Investigator think that tissues doused in lighter fluid might have been used in a robbery at a CVS pharmacy on Va. 610.
The pharmacy at the corner of Va. 610 and Onville Road in North Stafford was robbed early Monday when a man jumped behind the pharmacy counter and grabbed Percocet. The pharmacist was assisting a drive-up window customer at the time the man jumped behind the counter, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
About $15,000 in cell phones were stolen from a Radio Shack store in Stafford County.
The burglary occurred sometime after 3 a.m. Sunday at the store inside Washington Square Plaza in south Stafford’s Ferry Farm area. A glass door was shattered, and a store manager told investigators the cell phones have been removed from a cage in the rear of the store, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Winter weather will move closer to Stafford County than originally thought, according to the National Weather Service.
A winter weather advisory has been issued or the county until 6 a.m. Wednesday. There’s a possibility the county could see 1 to 3 inches of snow. It’s all apart of a larger storm system moving through the southeast U.S. bringing up to a foot of snow to Hampton Roads here in Virginia.
Authorities said a Stafford man led them on a wild chase into Triangle.
A Stafford sheriff’s deputy saw a car traveling north on U.S. 1 near Stafford Courthouse on Saturday afternoon. The driver was speeding, so the deputy turned around to follow the car, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
A woman took a stolen credit card and gift card to a Best Buy in North Stafford and used them to by a computer.
The computer was purchased Saturday afternoon at a Best Buy in the Stafford Marketplace shopping center. The sales clerk told investigators a woman came in and made two separate purchases using the credit card and gift cards that turned out to be stolen.
A man from Lake Ridge is under arrest and charged in a bank robbery that occurred Monday at the Woodbine Shopping Center near Independent Hill.
More in a police press release:
MRE Cook-Off set for Quantico museum Saturday —Two MREs. Some water. Heat. And one gallon-sized bag of extras. [Washington Post]
Ice Recreation – Area Waters Unsafe — In an ironic twist of fate, emergency personnel in Virginia were training for an “active shooter incident” on Saturday while their counterparts in Maryland were responding to a very real shooting at a crowded mall. [WTOP]
William C. Hare, Jr. 85, died on January 21, 2014 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Woodbridge, VA. Mr. Hare worked as a Financial Officer for the United States Court of Claims for many years. He was also the President of the Woodbridge Chapter of the Jr. Chamber of the Commerce of America. Mr. Hare enjoyed sports and automobiles.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dolores Hare; his sons, Steve Hare and his wife April, and Phillip Hare; his grandson, Alexander Hare; and his sister, Joyce Ewansky.
Obituary for David Edward Whitman
David Edward Whitman, 72, of Woodbridge, VA, passed away on January 22, 2014. Beloved husband of Patricia A. Whitman. Loving father of Kimberly L. Whitman and Christopher D. Whitman (Joy) and their 4 children. Step father of Cindy Weare and John Weare (Martha) and their children Ashley and Melissa Weare. Dear brother of Marilyn Cellucci (Bill), Pamela Whitman (Stephen); and Carl Whitman (Rebecca). Mr. Whitman was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Mason E Gough, Jr., went home to be with the Lord on 1/21/2014. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dolores; his sons, Mason E Gough III(Kill Devil Hills, NC), Steven D. Gough/Carolyn (Stafford, VA);4 grandchildren, Barbara Strawser, Stephanie Gough, Tamara Goode and Karen Anderson; 5 great grandchildren, Cameron Strawser, Willow Mitchell, Danielle Mullins, Kristyn Mullins and Zachary Anderson and his sisters, Ruth Daffan, Senia Merchant and Dorothy Crummit.
A visitation for Mr. Gough will be held on Friday, January 24 from 7 to 8:30 at Triangle Baptist Church. A Life celebration service will be held on Saturday, January 25 at 12pm at Triangle Baptist Church, followed by interment at Stonewall Memory Gardens.
