STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The sound of gunfire and shattering glass rang out in Stafford County over the weekend.
Authorities are looking into several reports of vandalisms that took place in the county between Thursday and Sunday.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to the Pick-A-Part salvage yard on Norman Road in the Widewater area of Stafford County on Saturday morning to find glass had been shattered out of 150 junk vehicles. Though junk, Pick-A-Part is able to sell windshields and other panes of glass taken from the junk cars and the damage resulted in loss for the business, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy. No one was injured.
Also on Saturday, deputies were called to the area of Mountain View Road about 4:30 a.m. after a resident stepped outside his home to get the morning newspaper heard what sounded like a semi-automatic handgun being shot. The man then heard the supposed shooters giggling, said Kennedy. Bullet holes were later found in a nearby street sign, he added.
And a series of thefts from vehicles promoted 911 calls from North Stafford’s Hampton Oaks and Shadow Woods neighborhoods, between Thursday night into early Friday, and again Friday night into early Saturday. Someone entered several cars – both locked and unlocked – and stole GPS units, iPods, cash, and other items, said Kennedy. In one instance, a convertible had its canvass roof sliced open.
Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged contact Stafford County Crime Solvers.
