Chapman Reorganizes Office, Hires Former Fauquier Sheriff Mosier

Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman has reorganized his agency following recommendations in an International Association of Chiefs of Police study last year.

The Sheriff ’s Office will expand from two bureaus to three: Field Operations, Investigations, and Administrative and Corrections. Chapman said the reorganization would better position the agency to decentralize and strengthen its patrol operations.

“This realignment places the LCSO in a stronger position to serve Loudoun County now and in the future,” Chapman stated. “It will be accomplished within LCSO’s approved budget, with no additional costs to taxpayers.”

He said he expects to announce additional initiatives after the realignment is in place.

The office will also hire a third lieu- tenant colonel, rather than naming a new under sheriff, a position that has been vacant since the departure of Col. Mark Poland last fall.

That will be former Fauquier County Sheriff Robert “Bob” Mosier, leading the Administrative and Corrections Bureau.

“Bob is a highly respected professional with outstanding leadership skills and a lifelong commitment to public service. He will be an immediate asset to Loudoun County and the LCSO, complementing the forward-looking leadership of Lt. Colonel Christopher Sawyer and Lt. Colonel Gun Lee,” Chaman stated.

Mosier comes to Loudoun with more than 30 years of experience in federal, state, and local law enforcement, most recently as secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for Governor Glenn Youngkin, who also appointed him to serve on the Virginia Substance Abuse Services Council and Criminal Justice Services Board.

He came up through the ranks of the Fauquier County Sheriff ’s Office, serving as commander of Special Operations, the Patrol Division, and the Criminal Investigations Division. He was twice elected Fauquier sheriff, resigning two years into his second term in 2022 after being appointed secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security. He resigned from that position effective June 1.

He has also worked for the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense and for the International Justice Mission, a human rights nongovernmental organization.

Alongside Mosier will be Lt. Col. Christopher Sawyer over the Field Operations Bureau and Lt. Col. Gun Lee over the Investigations Bureau. The sheriff ’s office restructure is effective July 6.

Sawyer joined the Sheriff ’s Office in 2005 and oversees the Operations Bureau, which is seeing the most significant restructuring. He has previously worked as major of the Criminal Investigations

Library Summer Reading Program Begins Friday

Loudoun County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program returns this Friday, June 9.

Participants can pick up a challenge card at their local library branch with this year’s theme, “Voyage Through Time,” to track their progress in travel-themed programs, writing workshops and challenges all summer. Completed cards can be submitted online by Monday, Aug. 14 for a pair of tickets to see a Washington Nationals game and an entry for a grand prize raffle.

The nine-week event marks the Summer Reading Program’s return to library branches after moving offsite and online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are thrilled to bring LLF-sponsored programs back to the branches for the first time since 2019,” Division Manager of Programming and Community Engagement Susan VanEpps said. “As precautions have lifted, Summer Reading Program is a perfect way to encourage customers to make coming to the library a regular part of their routine again.”

Find more information and register online at library.loudoun.gov/srp starting Friday, June 9.

Fishback Honored for Historic Courthouse Records Volunteering

John Fishback, the first ever Historic Records Manager under the Clerk of the Circuit Court, has been recognized for his years of service.

Fishback joined the Clerk of the Circuit Court in March 1988, serving under three Clerks of Court

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“It started out as a normal outing. My wife and I had to run to the grocery store. We were driving down the road casually going over our shopping list when the car ahead of me started to slow down anticipating the yellow light.

I started to move my foot from the gas to the brake as any normal person would do when they see brake lights in front of them but I couldn’t. I couldn’t feel my foot.

The car kept moving forward and I just couldn’t get my foot on the brake. And CRUNCH!

I finally came to a stop when I hit the car in front of me.”

This tragic story was shared with us by Dan S. an Ashburn resident who has peripheral neuropathy And while no one was hurt in this accident, Dan S. had suffered almost everyday of his life with tingling and burning in his feet until numbness set in and he could no longer feel even the brake pedal beneath his foot.

“The first stage is pain.” shares Rachal Lohr, Acupuncturist of FIREFLY Acupuncture & Wellness. “You feel burning, tingling, sharp pains, or you feel like you’re walking on tacks or marbles This pain eventually subsides and the numbness sets in. Unfortunately the numbness brings with it a whole other host of problems.”