Prince William County Crime Solvers has launched next-generation anonymous tipline services for residents, businesses, and visitors to Prince William County.

Prince William County Police have joined law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign and the local Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. The campaigns start today, Friday, Aug. 19, and continue through Monday, Sept. 5.

Va. State Police press release reveals some of the latest and newest tricks of telephone scammers and caller ID "spoofing." Residents, especially seniors, are urged to watch out. The caller ID number used by this scam is a legitimate Virginia State Police Area Office phone number. State police has received numerous calls concerning this scam within the past few days.

Virginia's governor Terry McAuliffe will host his first Cyber-Physical Systems Summit on Sept. 20-22 at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. The purpose of the summit, in conjunction with the National Governors Conference, is to build awareness of the growing challenges associated with securing autonomous systems, critical infrastructure and the Internet of Things.

Two adults were displaced by fire after a home in Dumfries struck by lightning Aug. 15, according to Prince William County Fire and Rescue.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Monday, Aug. 15, 2016.

In October 2015, detectives from the Prince William-Manassas City-Manassas Park Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Haymarket Police Department, began investigating a group of suspects in Prince William County who were allegedly involved in the import and distribution of high volumes of illicit Xanax pills.

Virginia Department of Transportation will be closing Bristow Road (VA 619) to through traffic between VA 28 and Lucasville Road Tuesday, Aug.16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to continue railroad crossing repairs begun on Aug. 13.