FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
01/14/25 / Health & Safety / Manassas / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.
FROM the Prince William Commonwealth Attorney’s Office
07/07/23 / Breaking News / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth has announced the sentencing of Robert Coltrain, 27, related to the murder of Brian Trotter which occurred in Prince William County, VA on or about Oct. 17, 2020.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
07/07/23 / Education / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
Police spend two weeks rounding up six suspects in June 14, 2023 strong-arm robbery that occurred in a student bathroom at Freedom High School school in Woodbridge.
VDOT will be assessing existing traffic, safety and multimodal conditions in the corridor, including driver weaving issues at the Dale Boulevard/I-95 interchange and accommodations for people walking and biking. This is known as a STARS study. Within the study limits, Dale Boulevard averages about 42,000 vehicles a day and Rippon Boulevard averages about 12,000.
No statistics were given for numbers of walkers and bikers.
The deed establishing the Commonwealth of Virginia as the owner of the natural wonder and 1,530 acres surrounding it was recorded June 15, 2023 in the Rockbridge County courthouse in Lexington, VA (home of Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University). The deed’s recordation date coincided with the 87th anniversary of the Virginia State Park System, which opened in 1936 with just six parks — Douthat, First Landing, Fairy Stone, Staunton River, Hungry Mother and Westmoreland.
FROM Prince William County Government
06/30/23 / Business / Local Government / People & Places /
A total of 29 small business owners received a certificate of occupancy/written authorization to ‘Open for Business’ from Prince William County's Department of Development Services Small Business Project Management (SBPM) Program in May 2023, according to a county news release. About 26 new businesses have opened every month in 2023 since January.
FROM the Office of Prince William Commonwealth's Attorney
06/28/23 / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announces the successful prosecution of Jordan Anderson arising from the December 26, 2019, robbery and murder at the Denny’s restaurant in Manassas, Virginia.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
06/26/23 / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
The investigation revealed the accused, two victims, and other occupants were inside a home in Dumfries when an argument ensued involving the accused. The parties were separated, and the accused went to upper level of the residence where the two victims were subsequently shot multiple times, both to the upper body.
The Community Services arm of Prince William County government can point you in the right direction on Monday afternoons in Manassas and on Wednesday afternoons in Woodbridge. Taxes help fund the information teams of clinical staff and trained peers.