In light of the ongoing pandemic, all parades and fireworks shows have been canceled in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Manassas Park, Manassas, and Prince William.
As the Fourth of July inches closer and residents turn to personal fireworks, state code outlines what fireworks are legal in Virginia.
The driver of a gray Honda Accord made a left turn and slammed into another car, then fled the scene, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Here’s more in today’s crime report:
A business owner got a life-changing prize after winning $800,000 at a BP gas station in Dale City.
Gary Pierpoint won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, not once, but eight times in the same drawing. He matched all five winning numbers in the April 13 night drawing on eight tickets, according to a press release from Virginia Lottery News.
A sudden car problem caused an accident on Interstate 95 that ended with one man and another injured.
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper J. Fletcher is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Spotsylvania County, according to a press release from police Sergeant Brent Coffey.
An argument a Homestyle Inn turned violent and one man suffered stab wounds.
A Manassas police report states they’re searching for a man who stabbed the victim on Sunday, June 7, at 11:15 a.m. Police were called to the motel at 9913 Cockrell Road, near downtown, for a report on a stabbing incident.
A suspect who fled the scene of a car accident was later found reeking of alcohol while hiking along Cool Spring Road and was promptly taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
The event occurred on June 5 at 10:51 p.m. when Deputy Houde responded to a car accident in the area of Kings Highway and the Blue and Gray Parkway, according to Major Shawn Kimmitz of Stafford County Sheriff’s Department.
Police have caught the suspect accused of shooting a family member in the leg after an argument.
Potomac Local News was first to tell you about the shooting, which occurred Sunday, June 7, at 4:20 p.m., officers responded to a home located in the 12100 block of Chaucer Lane in Lake Ridge, according to a Prince William County Police Department press release. Police say that an 18-year-old man victim and the suspect, a family member were involved in an argument that escalated.
Police are seeking a suspect in a hit and run that left three 17-year-old boys hospitalized.
Prince William police say the crash occurred Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 4:48 p.m. Investigators were called to the intersection of Dumfries and Bristow roads near Manassas to look at an accident.
Waste and recycling workers are going to be honored for their work on the week of June 14 and here’s how you can show your appreciation.
Prince William County residents, businesses, and organizations are encouraged to celebrate National Waste and Recycling Workers Week, from June 14-20, 2020, according to Deborah Campbell, a communications analyst in a media release. Formerly known as “National Garbage Man Day”, the idea came from John Arwood, an owner of a waste and recycling collection company in Florida.
