ICYMI: Neabsco Bridge work on 95SB completed ahead of schedule; @VAExpressLanes now back to being open in the northbound direction.
— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) April 30, 2017
Author: Potomac Local News
Good morning Prince William – Please join us for a free family concert on Friday, May 12th, 6-10pm at Battlefield Garden Center in Catharpin. There will be food trucks, craft vendors, moon bounce and the Beer & Wine Garden that will benefit the Un-Trim-A-Tree Holiday Gift Program for needy kids. Music by Skinny Wallace! I’m pouring at the beer truck so come out for the fun.
· House of Mercy is collecting new packages of underwear, briefs, undershirts, socks and bras in any size, age, gender or color on Thursday, June 8th. Just drive through the parking lot at 8170 Flannery Court anytime 10am-5pm to help families with the basics! This event is called U is for Undies- super cute!
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Stafford County authorities are investigating an “incident” at a elementary school neighborhood in North Stafford.
From the sheriff’s office:
After a body was found inside a burning Lake Ridge apartment, investigators ruled the death a suicide.
From Prince William police:
Last month, we posted a portion of an email from a resident who lives in the Knolls of Dumfries neighborhood who wanted to know why the culdesacs in her neighborhood were paved, but the main street Tebbs Lane was not.
On Sunday, Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman penned this response to her via email and also copied Potomac Local.
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Photo: Civil Warscapes
Have you ever been walking, driving, or riding along and asked: “why?”
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From Prince William police:
Brandishing a Firearm – On April 27 at 8:44PM, officers responded to Hylton High School located at 14051 Spriggs Rd in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a fight with a weapon. The investigation revealed that the victim, an 18-year-old male, and the accused, an acquaintance, were involved in verbal altercation which escalated. During the encounter, the accused brandished a firearm which he had retrieved from his vehicle. The parties eventually separated and the police were contacted. Following the investigation, the accused was located and arrested without incident at his residence later that evening. Further investigation determined that the firearm was a BB gun.
From Prince William police:
Sexual Assault Investigation – On April 10, detectives from the Special Victim’s Unit responded to investigate a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a residence in Woodbridge (22191) sometime after January 2017. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 13-year-old female juvenile, was inappropriately touched by the accused, an acquaintance. The victim recently disclosed the incident to a family member who contacted police. Following the investigation, the accused was arrested on April 26 without incident.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Missing your child’s baseball game because you’re stuck in traffic: There’s an app for that.
It’s called the Interactive Scorebook, and it was developed at the Workforce Development Center in Woodbridge as part of an intensive 12-week coding boot camp. The application can be used to score games, pinpoint players on the diamond, and to post the data for real-time monitoring for those who can’t make it to the field.
From Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department press release:
On April 21, the Fire Marshal’s Office received a complaint from a member of the Sudley Road/Lomond Drive homeless community indicating that people were vandalizing other members of the homeless community’s tents and personal belongings by means of fire. Investigators from the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office developed a suspect and obtained a warrant for SHAVONIA “Mi Mi” EAFFORD.