Lake Ridge, Va. –– Police say a man robbed a grocery store and then led police on a chase, all while his young child was inside the getaway car.
Officers were called to the Bloom grocery store at 12420 Dillingham Square in Lake Ridge at 9:53 p.m. Monday for a report of a robbery.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– As flu season approaches, Fairfax County officials are betting many have questions how to protect themselves from getting sick.
An online discussion will be held at 11 a.m. on the county’s Web site where residents can ask questions about the upcoming flu season to Dr. Peter Troell, of the county’s health department.
He will take questions about taking the flu vaccination at county health clinics, questions about the vaccination and what residents can do to protect themselves from becoming sick.
Advanced questions are being taken right now at the county’s Web site.
Quantico, Va. –– It’s going to get loud near the Quantico Marine Corps Base this week.
On Wednesday and Thursday, residents who live near the base may have their windows rattled as explosives will be set off on base as part of munitions training.
Training will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release.
But that doesn’t mean that those are the only times explosions may be heard or felt. Read More
North Stafford, Va. –– Investigators say a brazen burglar broke into a series of businesses on Va. 610 on Monday.
A Stafford County sheriff’s deputy who happened to be driving by a shopping center in the 600 block of Garrisonville Road (Va. 610) heard a burglar alarm going off at 2:53 a.m.
That alarm was coming from the Car Quest auto parts store, which sits next to a nail shop, hair salon and a florist.
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Springfield, Va. –– A Washington man was shot a party Saturday night and now a Lorton man faces charges.
Police were called at 8:30 p.m. to the Courtyard Marriot hotel, at 6710 Commerce Street in Springfield, after shots had been fired.
When they arrived, they found a 21-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Read More
Fairfax County, Va. –– A motorcyclist was killed Sunday when he collided with a SUV on Edsall Road, police said.
Samuel Posey, 31, was driving his GSX 100 motorcycle east on Edsall Road when he collided with a 2002 Isuzu Rodeo, driven by a 48-year-old woman.
The woman had stopped at the corner of Dublin Avenue, and then made a left turn onto Edsall Road, said a Fairfax County police spokesman.
Posey’s motorcycle crossed the path of the turning vehicle at 4:43 p.m., and afterward he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries at 5:25 p.m., said police. Read More
Washington’s transportation department Tuesday is expected to release the results of a new survey of commuters who were told to relocate their Downtown Slug line.
A two-week pilot project earlier this month required the relocation of Slugs – commuters who ride in vehicles of three or more occupants – from their pick-up point on 14th Street, between H Street and New York Avenue, one block over to 15th Street.
City officials wanted to gauge whether the relocation would improve traffic flow on busy 14th Street, said District Department of Transportation spokesman John Lisle.
Commuters were concerned that drivers who pick up slugs wouldn’t go to 15th Street, but instead would go to other spots in the city to pick up slugs for their drive back to Virginia. Read More
Stafford County, Va. –– There is renewed talk about improving Stafford’s roads following the death of a high school student.
Every road in the county should be reviewed for safety, said Board of Supervisor’s Chairman Mark Dudenhefer earlier this month. But he focused specifically on Mountain View Road – a two-lane thoroughfare that is used to transport commuters to and from work, and students to Mountain View High School.
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Fairfax County, Va. –– Police say they tracked down the man responsible for burglarized a series of businesses in the Alexandria area and arrested him.
The suspect on Oct. 3 broke into several businesses along Shawnee Road, off Edsall Road in Fairfax County, and took six laptop computers, said Fairfax County police spokesman Richard Henry.
Investigators went to work and arrested 47-year-old Antonio Mosley, of 1317 K Street, #19 in SE Washington, D.C., with two counts of burglary and grand larceny, said Henry.
He was arrested by Alexandria police Oct. 23
Mosley has three previous charges of petit larceny in Fairfax County dating back to 2002, according to court records.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Changes are coming to some OmniRide and some OmniLink buses today, as part of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission’s fall service change.
Here’s a list of the some of the changes that will affect riders in the Potomac Communities:
OmniRide Changes:
Dale City – Navy Yard – AM D-301 trip retimed.
Montclair and South Route 1 – PM Stop at 11th before G Street no longer served due to safety concerns.
Tysons Express – New shuttle connects locations in eastern Tysons with Tysons Express buses at West Park Transit Center. Promotional fares have been extended to June 2011. Read More
