Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017.

Winter is coming. So is the need for home heating. To provide heating assistance to low-income people in the region, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative asks area residents to contribute to NOVEC's Operation Round-Up® (ORU) program.

On October 15 at 1:43AM, Prince William County Police officers responded to the 14800 block of Danville Rd in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a possible abduction, according to Sgt. Jonathan Perok, police department spokesman. The investigation revealed the victim, a 16-year-old female, was attending a party at a home in the above area with the accused, an acquaintance.

On October 15 at 1:43AM, officers responded to the 14800 block of Danville Rd in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a possible abduction. The investigation revealed a female juvenile, identified as Sinahi Aguilar-Cruz, was attending a party at a home in the above area with a male acquaintance. The female exited the home where witnesses observed her being forcibly placed in a vehicle by the male acquaintance.

Much to his surprise, and to thunderous cheers from the crowd Oct. 6, JJ Kuchan, Osbourn Park High School's band director, was named New Educator of the Year by Apple Federal Credit Union.

Steven Fine of Pullin Electric, a 2008 graduate of Northern vIrginia Community College, recently spoke to a business class at the Manassas Campus. The students who were interested to hear his real-world advice about the topics they are studying in their “Introduction to Business” course.

Staff and students have returned to the building at Marsteller Middle School in Bristow Oct. 10 following a precautionary evacuation.

Marsteller Middle School, 14000 Sudley Manor Dr., Bristow, has been evacuated as a precaution due to the fire alarm and smoky haze in building, according to Irene Cromer, supervisor of community relations for Prince William County Public Schools.

Fauquier County Public Schools will participate in an earthquake drill on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 10:19 a.m. The drill is part of the sixth annual Great SouthEast ShakeOut, a multi-state simultaneous earthquake drill in which participants practice the recommended action to take during an actual earthquake.

Prince William County's Community Services Board will host its annual afternoon of Mental Health Awareness at the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. to educate, inspire and dispel myths about mental illness.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms under an agreement signed by the companies, according to a news release. Aurora, headquartered at Manassas Airport, specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications and vehicles.

Prince William County Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will host a Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. for the community in the main parking lot near Sears.