
Author: Arabella Thornhill


IKEA in Woodbridge donated 100 gift boxes to area senior care centers with residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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A Dumfries man is now in police custody and charged with robbery following a two-month search.
The suspect was found at his home and taken into custody without a struggle on Tuesday, July 28. Banks was involved in a robbery at a Walmart at 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway near Dumfries, and were on the run until now, police said.

The driver of a motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail was died.
Police were called Thursday, July 30 at 7:57 a.m. to the area of Nokesville Road and Fauquier Drive in Nokesville to investigate a crash. An investigation revealed that the driver of a blue, 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 650 motorcycle was traveling north on Nokesville Road near Fauquier Drive when he operator lost control and crashed into a guardrail.

Police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman in Woodbridge.
Prince William police were called on Tuesday, July 28, at 12:44 p.m. to Potomac Ridge Apartments located at 2800 block of Woodmark Drive in Woodbridge. The victim, a 22-year-old woman, told police that she and a man were involved in an argument that escalated on July 12.

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A man wanted in connection with a reported abduction and assault and battery is now in custody.
Paul Parker Gordon, 64, of 19142 Potomac Crest Drive in Triangle, was arrested on Thursday, July 23. Police had been searching for him since Monday, July 21, after he was charged following an assault on a woman at a home in the 4700 block of Kilbane Road in Dale City.

Mason Neck State Park, located in Lorton, V.A., is closed until further notice after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.
While the employee is currently at home being quarantined, closing the park was necessary to protect the health of park visitors and employees, according to Julie Buchanan, senior public relations and marketing specialist.

Several lane and shoulder closures are planned for July 27 to July 31 for the Route 1 widening project.
The project aims to widen Route 1 to six lanes, between Mary’s Way and the Occoquan River.