Warrants issued after woman abducted, assaulted
A woman was abducted by an acquaintance after an argument, police say.
Officers were called to a home in the 1500 block of Walnut Street in Woodbridge after the 33-year-old victim said she was assaulted by a male acquaintance that held her against her will.
The victim was eventually able to leave the house and call police the following day, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
Police are unable to locate the man accused in the attack.
Investigators have issued warrants for Juan Carlos Ramirez, 24, of Woodbridge, charging him with abduction, intent to defile and malicious wounding, said Perok.
He’s described as Hispanic, between 5 feet 8 inches tall, with brown eyes and black hair.
Woman hears shots, finds bullet holes
A woman who was watching TV at her home Friday heard gunshots ring out, and then noticed a large hole in her bathroom window.
The shots were fired at 12:03 a.m. in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive in Woodbridge, just off Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1).
After seeing the hole in her bathroom window, she noticed another one in an adjacent window, police said.
No one was injured.
Home burglarized, cash missing from safe
Cash was reported missing from a safe at a home in North Stafford on Thursday.
Police say a home on Park Road in the Windsor Forest neighborhood was broken into between 8 and 11 a.m. Thursday.
The homeowner told Stafford sheriff’s deputies when he returned home items in the house were out of place, and saw that a window had been opened, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Man robbed in Triangle
A 56-year-old man told police he was robbed in the 18200 block of Graham Court in Triangle at 12:50 a.m. Saturday.
The man was getting out of his vehicle when he was approached by a group of men that took his wallet, which had an undisclosed amount of money inside, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
The men fled on foot and the victim was not injured. The victim was not able to provide a description of any of the men, police say.
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