CRIME & SAFETY
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 […]
‘Nobody's going to shut me down': Israeli flags stolen twice from house in Woodbridge
A Virginia man says the Israeli flag flying in front of his home has been taken down twice in the past four months. Dan Oxenburg’s Israeli flag and American flag were removed from his home in the Mount High neighborhood of Woodbridge about 5 a.m. Saturday. Security video shows...
Maryland high school student arrested after authorities discovered a 129-page document detailing school shooting plan, police say
A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting.
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.
Israeli, American flags destroyed at Woodbridge home
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — An investigation is underway after a home in Woodbridge was vandalized over the weekend, just months after it happened previously. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to a home on Mount High Street, off of Old Bridge Road, on April 16 after a report of vandalism. The crime took place around 5 a.m. just days before on April 13.
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...
Police ID Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In I-395 Arlington Crash
Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on I-395 in Arlington Thursday, April 18.Joshua A Craig, Jr., 23, of Dumfries, was heading north on I-395 at a high rate of speed when he lost control and struck a 2012 Acura TL around 4:50 p.m. near milepost 7, Virginia State Police sa…
MD Fugitives Captured In Takedown Of $100K Target Store Theft Ring In Stafford: Sheriff
Stafford County Sheriff deputies responding to Target at Stafford Market Place around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, April 18 were met by a group of men hiding skin care items in a large bin, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Among the men were Wilbur Sibert, 58, of Hyattsville, MD;...
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