Those free fares riders on the very first OmniRide bus ever to serve Stafford County came to an end Tuesday.
Those buses are the Stafford-Washington route (Route 543) and the Stafford-Pentagon route (Route 942). Service on the new routes began Oct. 28, 2019, as part of an effort to get more people out of their cars and onto buses along the Interstate 95 and 395 corridor, just as the newly tolled E-ZPass Express Lanes on I-395 were opening.
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A man accused of shooting at a vehicle on Warrenton Road in Stafford County on Saturday night has been arrested with the assistance of the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. A press release states:
On December 28, 2019, at 11:57 p.m., Deputy McAlister was on patrol in the area of 550 Celebrate Virginia Parkway when he observed a vehicle with several occupants approaching him. A passenger then exited the vehicle and made contact with the deputy.
The two men charged in a December 26 murder at a Denny’s restaurant on Sudley Road near Manassas were arrested Sunday.
They’re believed to have been responsible for a string of other armed robberies in the area, including this one that occurred at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Woodbridge on Christmas Eve.
After receiving a reader tip about a new traffic pattern on Route 1 at Route 123 in Woodbridge put in place on Dec. 20, we’re checking with the Virginia Department of Transportation and with police to get more information.
Here’s the reader’s tip:
A Woodbridge man was killed today while traveling on Purcell Road near Dale City.
A Prince William police press release states:
8:3o p.m. | Prince William police updated us with more information about the arrest of the two men wanted in connection to the murder at a Denny’s restaurant on Sudley Road. A press release states:
Murder Investigation *ADDITIONAL ARREST – On December 29, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force apprehended Ryan Thomas WALKER, who was sought in connection to the murder of Yusuf OZGUR and the malicious wounding of a second man that occurred at the Denny’s located at 8201 Sudley Rd in Manassas (20109) on December 26.
Newly elected Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey told us who will be working in her office, helping her to manage constituent issues. A press release states:
Edwin Santana will serve as the Chief-of-Staff. Edwin joins our team from Whitney, Bradley, and Brown Inc. where he served as an Operational Logistics Analyst.
A woman told police that man walked up to her inside of a Haymarket liquor store, told her that he was a cop, and then rubbed her back. A Prince William police press release states:
Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer [LEO] | Assault – On December 24 at 5:00PM, officers responded to investigate a police impersonator that was reported to have occurred at the ABC Store located at 5331 Merchants View Sq. in Haymarket (20169) earlier that morning at approximately 11:00AM.
(VDOT Press Release) Interstate 95 southbound traffic exiting to Courthouse Road in Stafford County has begun using a new off-ramp.
