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Prince William County police: Former Woodbridge man left dead, alive animals behind in apartment
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said that officers charged a 21-year-old man who moved out of his Woodbridge apartment building and left several animals behind, some of which died. PWCPD said that its Animal Control Officers started their investigation after a report on Jan. 25. The report […]
No charges for deputies who chased carjacking suspect leading up to deadly crash
WALDORF, Md. — No charges will be filed against three Charles County Sheriff's deputies who took part in a deadly car chase last year. On June 29, deputies William Saunders, Dureyea Toland, and Keegan Dunn were called to the Walmart parking lot on Action Lane in Waldorf. A woman...
Police charge a Woodbridge father for leaving his 2-month-old boy inside a car unattended while he went shopping inside a Walmart
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The father of a 2-month-old boy in Woodbridge is facing charges for leaving his son in a car unattended while he went into Walmart. On Saturday, April 13, officers responded to a Walmart store located in the 1400 block of Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, Virginia, to investigate an unattended child. The investigation revealed that a witness noticed the boy inside a car in the parking lot with no one around.
ACPD: Intoxicated woman damages convenience store, assaults police
A 40-year-old Fredericksburg woman is facing multiple charges after police say she damaged a local store and kicked a police officer. The incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday at the 7-Eleven store across from the Ballston Metro station. According to an Arlington County police crime report, the woman “entered the...
Woodbridge woman arrested for strangling a 4-year-old girl
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Virginia woman is under arrest after police say she strangled a child. Shanna Deniece Freeman, 44, of Woodbridge was arrested on April 15 and charged with strangulation, nearly three weeks after the incident allegedly occurred. At 3:31 p.m., on March 27, officers responded to a...
$140M indoor sports complex planned for Prince William County
MANASSAS, Va. (DC News Now) — Prince William County could move closer to trying to cash in on the sports tourism industry. The Board of Supervisors has until May 18 to decide whether to proceed with a proposed $140 million indoor sports complex along a stretch of Telegraph Road in Woodbridge. “It will provide, an […]
Isaiah Rice, Julius Ford, Among Four Facing Robbery Charges
Isaiah Terell Rice, of White Plains, and Julius Ford, of Waldorf, both 18, were among four who were arrested and now face charges for a reported armed robbery in the area of Meadow Lane. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were...
LOVE AND RESPECT
The UMW Dr. Jane Helm Maddock Service Award dinner at the Lewis & Clark Room on campus last week captured the raw emotion of love and respect as Ashley Willett and Chris Mehring were honored for their service to Western and to the community. The campus community posthumously honored Mehring, who passed away in November of 2021 at the age of 56.
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