Crews from the Prince William Service Authority were called to investigate steam coming from a manhole cover near an Olive Garden restaurant.
Someone at Wendy’s fast food restaurant poured extremely hot water into their drains, said Service Authority spokesman Kipp Hanley.
From Prince William police:
Strong Armed Robbery *ARREST – On October 12, members of the U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force and detectives from the Prince William County Police Street Crimes Unit located and arrested the three suspects wanted in connection to the October 9 robbery which occurred at the Super 8 Hotel located at 17416 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Dumfries. Suspects FLORES and BARBOSA-PALACIOS were arrested in the area of Hoadly Rd and Dumfries Rd while the BLANCO suspect was located in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. Detectives from the Robbery Unit were also able to identify the fourth suspect involved in this incident as Clifford Rafael MONTIEL. Detectives obtained warrants for the arrest of this suspect who turned himself into police on October 13 without incident.
A plan to build a mosque just inside Prince William County’s Rural Crescent near Bristow will be heard by the county’s Planning Commission.
From Prince William County Brenstville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson:
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The victim was not taken to a hospital.
Rescue crews were dispatched to a county government office on Courthouse Road at 11:30 a.m. The dispatcher on the call noted the incident as “electrocution.”
Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer tells us the bus was a “Potomac View [Elementary School] bus transporting Head Start students. No injuries were reported and parents are being contacted. Another bus was sent to transport the students.”
A Prince William County School bus collided with a parked police car in Woodbridge.
Press release:
The Flory Small Business Development Center, Inc. will receive software specifically designed for small businesses and worth nearly $20,000 as a result of an offer made by Rhonda Abrams at the national America’s ASBDC Conference held in Orlando, Fla. At this event, Ms. Abrams, author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist, generously offered 100 BizGear licenses for one year.
One of four suspects police are searching for, connected to a strong-armed robbery at a Dumfries motel, was also charged earlier this year in a Dale City bank robbery.
From police:
A Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said he could not provide any new information about this incident.
A man was injured about 1 p.m. when what was said to be a wall fell inside of a Home Depot store.
Press release:
With interest growing in how landfills can benefit local communities, the public and media are invited to tour Prince William Energy, a renewable landfill gas to energy (LFG) plant at the Prince William County Landfill. The tour is part of the Prince William Recycles Day event on Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The LFG plant owner/operator Fortistar, management specialists focused on investments in energy sources for transitioning to a zero carbon economy, is a sponsor of the annual free event.
