From the Stafford Sheriff’s Office:
On February 11th, Deputy C.R. Szentkuti investigated a shoplifting at the Ferry Farm Walmart and developed Victoria Myers, 23, of Stafford as a suspect. The shoplifting totaled over $1,900 in merchandise and Deputy Szentkuti believed it would be found at Myers’ home.
Deputy T.A. Vasquez wrote a search warrant for Myers’ residence on Mountain View Road and the deputies came out early, before their shift on February 12th, to execute the search. The extra work was worth it, as numerous stolen items were recovered including hoverboards and a turntable. Deputies also recovered the green “Be Happy” Snoopy shirt the suspect was wearing during the theft.
Myers’ car from the shoplifting was described as a grey Mercedes with front end damage. As deputies were arresting Myers for the grand larceny, they realized the car matched the school bus hit and run vehicle and had damage consistent with that accident. Myers was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail for grand larceny, but bonded out later that evening.
Meanwhile, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office had posted a lookout for the pink haired suspect who had fled the scene after crashing into a school bus on Barrett Heights Road on February 11th. Deputy R.T. Kulbeth was assigned this investigation and reported there were no injuries in the crash.
The social media post became the “talk of Stafford” after our followers found a post on the Facebook group Stafford Talk. In the Stafford Talk post, Victoria Myers asks for help getting spare parts for her damaged Mercedes. It didn’t take long for the Facebook detectives to see Myers’ pink hair and present the information to law enforcement. The change in hair color didn’t thwart our efforts.
Deputy Kulbeth returned to work, and on February 14th arrested Myers for hit and run and driving suspended. She was ordered held without bond, but the judge released her today after her arraignment.
However, the story doesn’t end there. On February 11th, Deputy J.C. Curtis took a complaint of hit and run from Victoria Myers’ mother, Ginger Myers. Ginger Myers reported parking her undamaged Mercedes at the Walmart Neighborhood Market Place on Garrisonville Road at 3:30 p.m. She explained she later exited the store to find front end damage on the vehicle. This was obviously a fabrication, as the damage occurred that morning at 7:53 a.m. when her daughter crashed into the school bus.
On February 14th Deputy Curtis obtained and served a releasable warrant on Ginger Myers for filing a false police report.
Thank you to these deputies for their work on the cases. To all our Facebook detectives- we are hiring. If you enjoy solving crimes, check out our current job opportunities at staffordsheriff.com.
Photos courtesy Stafford Sheriff’s Office
