A look at news and events from around the Potomac Communities.
Author: Potomac Local News
Everyone who waited until the last minute to buy something for their Valentine called the Enchanted Florist in North Stafford on Monday, or so it seemed.
Six college students – friends of the owners’ children – were helping to load flower arrangements onto trucks and cars and deliver them.
It happened between 7:35 and 7:45 a.m. to two Graham Park Middle School students.
The first girl was standing at a bus stop in the area of Main Street and Graham Park Road when a man in an older model silver van with tinted windows pulled up and asked her if she wanted a ride. The girl declined and the man sped off, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok. (more…)
The victim had two GPS devices stolen from his car parked in the 13000 block of Pleasant View Lane in Fairfax County on Thursday.
Afterward, he saw similar items posted for sale on Craigslist.com and arranged to meet the seller at a doughnut shop on U.S. 1 in Fairfax County. (more…)
North Stafford, Va. –– The man suspected of robbing at GNC store in North Stafford has been arrested in West Virginia.
Historic Mount Vernon will begin offering its new tour, Mount Vernon in the Civil War, beginning April 2 at the estate grounds.
It will cover the role the mansion played during the battle, when Union troops who stormed Alexandria moved within four miles of the home, as well as the changing role of African American’s who lived at the plantation during the war.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Today was the day tighter commuter parking restrictions went into effect at Potomac Mills mall.
A Fairfax County police officer saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly in the area of U.S. 1 and Pohick Road about 9 p.m. Sunday.
The car struck the rear of the officer’s police cruiser, which prompted the officer to pursue the driver, said Fairfax County police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell. (more…)
Dumfries, Va. –– Five families are homeless this morning after a fire broke out at two condo units in Dumfries.
What’s Marumsco?
Residents like the name Woodbridge, but are not too happy with a plan to call a portion of the magisterial district Marumsco. A shopping center and at least two neighborhoods in Woodbridge already bear the name.