Website Purpose
This website contains news and information for the northern portion of the state of Virginia, including arrests and crime reports. All information is obtained from verified sources, such as press releases, media releases and first-hand accounts. All images used are owned by the site publisher, provided by a law enforcement resource or free-use stock images with attribution. Any videos used are attributed with legal permission or the creation of the site publisher.
Author
The publisher of this website is Tracy Leicher. She has previously written for several online publications and may be found on several social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Northern Virginia Free Press also has a presence on LinkedIn and Bluesky.
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Privacy and gathered information
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Safety
All the information on this website is publicly-available — either via social media or FOIA requests. This website does not contain any malicious software or malware.
Copyright
This website does not intentionally break any copyright rules, follows DMCA statement, and the ownership of the original materials is respected and well referenced either by quote, attribution or direct link. All content is original. This website does not use AI for content or images. No text or images from this website may be used without express written permission from the site publisher.