Manassas Park police said they took a runaway sheep into custody after finding it grazing in a backyard near Nancy Street in Blooms Crossing, WJLA reports.
Officers found the sheep on Oct. 28, and police said it is safe and sound. The department is looking for its owner, who can call 703-361-1136.
Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 29 through Nov. 13, including overnight operations, the base said.
The schedule:
Prince William County police are investigating a death in Dumfries and arrested a man after he brandished a machete during a road-rage incident in Woodbridge. Officers also charged a man with felony child neglect after a 3-year-old was left in a vehicle and made other arrests. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office released its daily incident report covering fraud, vandalism, DUI and narcotics cases.
On October 25 at 10:14PM, officers responded to the 16900 block of Old Stage Rd in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a report of an unconscious individual. The investigation revealed the individual, identified as a 50-year-old woman, was located unconscious inside her vehicle in the parking lot of a hotel. Medics rendered aid to the individual, who was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced deceased. Preliminarily, there were no signs of foul play concerning the death. More information regarding the investigation will be released if deemed necessary.
The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is raising money to restore the Iwo Jima monument outside Marine Corps Base Quantico after vandalism on Oct. 21 left one figure without a head and caused other significant damage.
Prince William County police estimate the damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The limestone sculpture by Felix de Weldon depicts the flag-raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. It is a smaller version of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, also by de Weldon.
A new research collaboration between George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University aims to improve understanding of peripheral neuropathy, a painful side effect experienced by breast cancer survivors, George Mason University said.
The project, funded by a $200,000 grant from the Commonwealth Health Research Board, focuses on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and is led by Nadine Kabbani of George Mason’s Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Imad Damaj of VCU, and Paula Bos of the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Prince William County Parks & Recreation set the Annual Dale City Holiday Market for Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 14050 Gemini Way in Dale City, the agency said.
The market will feature unique gifts, crafts, specialty items, books, jewelry, leather goods, wreaths, holiday items, crochet items, children’s clothing, and ready-made foods and drinks.
A porch collapse at an off-campus residence injured William & Mary students Friday night, with 28 people reported to have gone to hospitals, WJLA reported. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
Emergency crews responded to the 200 block of Matoaka Court after a report of a structure collapse around 10:07 p.m. Oct. 23. Williamsburg firefighters and police, along with the James City County Fire Department, arrived to find a collapsed back porch.
Marine Corps Base Quantico listed live-fire training from Oct. 23 through Nov. 6, including overnight operations, the base said.
A multi-day range starts Oct. 23 at 7 a.m. and ends Oct. 30 at 2 a.m., with live-fire demos of 50 pounds and below (non-fragmentation), missiles/rockets, 60/81 mm mortars, fragmentation grenades, MK19, and 7.62 mm and below.
Manassas City Police say officers responded Friday night to reports of gunshots near Church Street and Main Street in Old Town.
Police said no one was injured. Investigators recovered cartridge casings in front of Bull Run Unitarian Church, where a private gathering of about 150 to 200 people had been taking place. One parked vehicle was damaged.
