From Prince William police:
Attempted Malicious Wounding – On July 18 at 9:00PM, officers responded to the 15600 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a disorderly involving a tow truck. The investigation revealed that the accused, a tow truck driver for A&A Towing, responded to the area to repossess a vehicle which was seen parked at a nearby business.
This letter to the editor was sent to us by Mark Scheufler, a Prince William County resident. All of the letters we’ve posted by him all have to do with improving mobility around our region. This latest letter comes as the Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on improving Interstate 95 statewide, at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg from 6 to 8 p.m.
Getting between Richmond and Washington, D.C.c can be difficult with very unpredictable travel times, especially on weekends in the summer. The Commonwealth of Virginia is building a significant number of projects along I-95 in the Fredericksburg area that will improve traffic flow over the Rappahannock River.
MANASSAS — A fire broke out at Harris Pavilion, a large gathering space in Downtown Manassas used for everything from farmers markets in the summer to ice skating in winter.
City officials tell us:
DUMFRIES — Police have identified the victim in Saturday night’s shooting in Williamstown in Dumfries.
This is the second homicide case in the last month where police have no suspect.
MANASSAS — (Press Release) Now through July 25, local middle and high school students are participating in the Leadership Prince William Summer Youth Academy’s annual Leadership Lemonade fundraiser. The Red Team will be raising funds for Bright Care Center; the Blue Team will be raising funds in support of CASA Child Intervention Services.
Leadership Lemonade is an entrepreneurial competition that encourages philanthropy and community awareness among the students. The exercise culminates on Wednesday, July 24 with two competing lemonade stands on the grounds of Youth for Tomorrow—home base for the two-week summer camp. As part of their experience, this week the students had the opportunity to meet with representatives from seven Prince William/Greater Manassas area not-for-profit organizations. Using the information gathered during their meetings, the students were divided into two teams and asked to choose which organizations they would be raising money for. They chose the Bright Care Center and CASA.
NORTH STAFFORD — (Press Release) The suspect behind a homicide that occurred this morning has been arrested by units with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
On July 21, 2019, at approximately 8:25 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence on Clearview Lane in the Clearview Mobile Home Park in the Boswell’s Corner area, near Telegraph Road. The caller, Brandon Cohen, advised the dispatcher that he had shot and killed his grandfather.
TRIANGLE — A man has died after being shot, Prince William police report.
From Prince William police:
UPDATE
A park service representative just posted this to our Facebook page:
STAFFORD COUNTY — (Press Release) A methamphetamine dealer was arrested earlier this month following a long term investigation led by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, information generated during the course of SIU’s investigation led to the location and apprehension of a drug dealer identified as Wesley Lee Beverly, 33, of Fredericksburg. During the arrest, a firearm and approximately eight grams of methamphetamine were located. A subsequent search of a hotel room on Warrenton Road led to the discovery of a significant amount of methamphetamine and several firearms.
