Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Newington Forest Elementary Robbed

Two from Springfield apprehended, charged

Shawn Drury, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge

Early last Sunday morning Fairfax County police caught two men for breaking into a school trailer at Newington Forest Elementary School.

Police say that Leighton D. Diggs, 31 and Randy A. Priestly, both of Springfield, were arrested at 12:47 am after they forced entry into one of the trailers and stole several items inside. Diggs and Priestly were each charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property with the intent to sell.

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