PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.

On October 25, detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit obtained additional information that led to the identity of the suspect sought in connection to the shooting incident that was reported to have occurred in the 12800 block of Island House Lp. in Woodbridge (22192) on October 17.

The National Park Service (NPS) has postponed the previously announced weekend closing of Arlington Memorial Bridge. The closing is now scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 and will last until 5 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18.

In the first economic development announcement for Virginia’s industrial hemp industry. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Oct. 31 that the first commercial industrial hemp fiber processing facility in Virginia will locate in Wythe County. Vitality Farms, LLC, operating as Appalachian Biomass Processing, will invest $894,000, create 13 new jobs, and plans to purchase more than 6,000 tons of Virginia-grown industrial hemp over the next three years, at a value of more than $1 million.

On the day before Halloween, an unknown dressed in a gray hoodie and also wearing a dark-colored baseball type hat, black glasses and gloves, entered the BB&T Bank located at 16541 River Ridge Blvd in Woodbridge and handed a note to a teller.

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 3. As you turn your clocks back, Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (http://www.pwcgov.org/fire) reminds residents to change the battery in their smoke alarms. When properly installed and maintained, working smoke alarms save lives and protect against injury and loss due to fire.

The Prince William Human Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for its annual Human Rights Awards to honor individuals, schools, community groups and businesses for outstanding accomplishments toward the advancement of human rights. Nominations due by Dec. 2.

In July 2019, detectives with the Special Victims Unit began an investigation into sexual abuse committed in the Haymarket (20169) area of Prince William County between August 2007 and November 2008.

On October 26, the suspect sought in connection to the brandishing that was reported to have occurred at a residence located in 2800 block of Woodmark Dr. in Woodbridge (22191) on October 20 was arrested.