Neighborhood Notes

From Prince William police:

Stabbing | Attempted Armed Robbery – On November 14 at 10:43 a.m., officers responded to investigate a stabbing that was reported to have occurred in the area of Irongate Way near Manassas sometime between 3 and 4 a.m.


News

[Updated 2 p.m.]Police arrested the driver of a 2008 Kia Sportage following a Dumfries man killed in a crash in Montclair.

Police went to the home of the suspect, 54-year-old John William Harris and arrested him today without incident, police said. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter, and with driving without a license, police said.


News

From the Stafford sheriff’s office: An early morning burglar was captured in a North Stafford home Saturday, November 13, and released to forage in the wild. Normally this type of crime would result in a felony charge and no bond, but deputies had compassion for the naughty nocturnal nuisance.

Just after 3 a.m., deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a residence off of Novak Drive. Deputies checked the home and found no forced entry. At 3:36 a.m. the Emergency Communications Center received a second call about an opportunistic raccoon inside the home that had been missed during the initial check. Similar to the raccoon character RJ in the animated comedy Over the Hedge, a raccoon entered the home to look for food.


News

A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on the Neabsco Boardwalk in Woodbridge, police said. 

The boardwalk, which opened in 2019, is a popular destination for walkers and hikers and is a portion of the Potomac Heritage Scenic National Trail.


News

For the past week, 100 flags have been waiving outside the James J. McCoart building at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

The annual “Flags for Heroes” display honors 100 veterans from the area who have served their country in the armed forces.


Business

Governor Ralph Northam announced Amazon will build an east coast distribution hub in Stafford County.

It is the second Amazon logistical hub to be announced for Stafford in the past three months. The new 630,000-square-foot plant is described as a cross-dock facility on the Northern Virginia Gateway site, located at 220 Centreport Parkway. It will serve as one of Amazon’s East Coast hubs, representing the beginning of the supply chain where products from third-party vendors are sorted, repacked, and distributed to its other distribution centers.


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