Three hero Marines jumped into action to prevent a stabbing during an altercation at Chick-fil-A in North Stafford on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

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Updated — The woman killed after a police pursuit that ended near the National Museum of the Marine Corps was a kidnap victim, reports The Ithica Voice.

Tatiana David was abducted from her Ithaca, N.Y. home at 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023. At about 9:40 p.m., police in Fairfax County, Virginia, spotted the car she was traveling in and tried to conduct a traffic stop. More.

Updated 6:30 a.m. April 6, 2023 — A man driving a car fleeing from police is severely injured, and a female passenger died after they shot at police.

The unidentified victims crashed twice near Quantico after being pursued by police. After the crash, the suspects began firing, and police returned fire.

The woman died at the scene, and rescue crews flew the man to a nearby hospital.

Police have been working the crime scene overnight since the incident occurred at about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023. VDOT reported one lane near the crime scene had been reopened, near the National Museum of the Marine Corps, at about 6 a.m.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use Route 1 as an alternative route.

More from Virginia State Police:

At 9:40 p.m. Wednesday (April 5), a Virginia State Police trooper alerted to an SUV with an improper registration – the wrong license plates were displayed on it. The vehicle was traveling south on I-95 near Exit 167 in Fairfax County. When the trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle, the SUV refused to stop and sped away.

The fleeing vehicle initially crashed near the 152 mile marker, when it struck the guardrail, but kept going south on I-95. Near Exit 148 in Prince William County, the SUV ran off the right side of the road and crashed into the woods. As troopers approached the SUV, the driver began shooting at them. State police returned fire.

Both the male driver and female passenger sustained injuries. The male was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The female died at the scene.

No state police were injured in the shooting. In accordance with state police policy, personnel involved in the shooting are being placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

A firearm has been recovered from the SUV.

The incident remains under investigation by the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Fairfax Field Office.

Update #Quantico: I-95 SB main lines and @VAExpressLanes expected to be closed for extended period of time due to @VSPPIO @PWCPolice activity. Please avoid this area. Our crew will work to divert traffic currently backed up in queue. #VaTraffic https://t.co/RI6qhG9IQd

— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) April 6, 2023

The extended lunch period known as "power hour" has ended at one Stafford County high school.

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Dominion Energy is bullish on placing its remaining coal ash in a $347 million landfill at Possum Point.

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Metz Middle School Principal Gary Morris provided the Manassas City Council with an update about students at its campus.

The first-year principal highlighted the school’s intellectual disabilities program, which allows students to volunteer in the community. Students in the program regularly volunteer at Grace Methodist Church in Manassas.

Morris did not say how many children were in the program or when it was founded. A school division spokeswoman did not return our request for comment.

Morris also highlighted the school’s performing arts programs, with students participating in the all-city choral and band programs.

Morris’ update was part of a regular briefing the city’s school board delivers to the city council.

More than 1,100 students are enrolled at Metz Middle School, 9950 Wellington Road.

Someone is shooting at cars on Interstate 66 at Prince William / Fauquier county line.

From Virginia State Police:

At 2:41 p.m. Tuesday (April 4), Virginia State Police responded to an emergency call about a vehicle being shot at on I-66. An SUV traveling east on I-66 was struck by gunfire at the 40-mile marker, near the Fauquier and Prince William county line.

There are no injuries reported. According to witnesses, the shooter was operating a motorcycle and sped away after the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing at this time. At this stage of the investigation, the shooting does appear to have been isolated incident.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident and/or has information related to the shooter is encouraged to contact Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or [email protected].

Manassas will celebrate opening its Farmer's Market for the 36th time.

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Police in Prince William County are seeking comments from the public during its accreditation process from now until May 31, 2023.

From a press release:

The Prince William County Police Department is proud to be a nationally accredited law enforcement agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the primary crediting authority in the United States. Our police department is committed to providing the highest quality professional police service to the residents, business owners, and visitors of Prince William County.

As part of its ongoing commitment to service, community partnership, and continuous improvement, the Police Department is pleased to announce the availability of a community portal which our residents and business owners may share feedback related to the agency’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status.

We invite our community to submit comments, which can be in the form of commendations or concerns, via the links to the comment portal provided below. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence. This community portal will remain open for a period of 60 days during the period of April 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. We would like to thank all participants in advance for taking the time to share comments.

IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgement to submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.

• Submit a comment about the Prince William County Police Department
• Submit a comment about the Prince William Public Safety Academy

A Stafford County sheriff's deputy nabbed a group of teenagers, who range in age 14 and 15, who wore ski masks, beat someone unconscious, and stole his shoes on Monday, April 3, 2023.

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