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Manassas City Police seeking information on shooting death of man, 25

Published April 17, 2017 at 12:03PM

From Manassas City Police Department:

At 1:10 a.m. on April 17, 2017, Manassas City Police responded to 9000 block of Centreville Rd for a report of shots fired. Officers located a 25-year-old male victim who appeared to be suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of the family. This is an ongoing investigation and more information will be forthcoming as the investigation continues.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema coming to Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center

By Potomac Local News

Published April 12, 2017 at 2:27PM | Updated April 19, 2017 at 1:22PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Alamo Drafthouse will locate at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center.

From a press release:

Two new arrests made in Rivas murder; Eight face charges

By Potomac Local News

Published March 30, 2017 at 10:51AM

From Prince William police:

Murder Investigation *ADDITIONAL SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED – Detectives from the Prince William County Homicide Unit have identified two additional suspects wanted in connection to the murder of Christian Alexander SOSA RIVAS. The victim’s body was located along the shoreline of the Potomac River on January 12, 2017. Additional information obtained in the ongoing investigation identified one of the suspects as 27-year old Dimas Misael CANALES SANTOS of Hyattsville, Maryland. The second suspect was identified as a 17-year-old male juvenile, also of Maryland. The juvenile suspect was located and arrested without incident on March 29 in Montgomery County by members of the Montgomery County Police Department. The juvenile suspect will be held in Maryland until he is extradited back to Virginia. The CANALES SANTOS suspect remains wanted and is being sought by police. Six other suspects, including a separate juvenile, were previously arrested in connection to this investigation.

Updated: Pedestrians injured after PRTC commuter bus slams into Arlington apartment building

By Potomac Local News

Published March 29, 2017 at 7:23PM | Updated March 31, 2017 at 4:00PM

From an email written by PRTC Interim Executive Director Eric Marx:

I’m writing to inform you that one of our OmniRide commuter buses was involved in an accident within the last half hour or so. Details are few and sketchy – all we know at this time is that bus number 355 appears to have struck the Lennox apartment building in Crystal City, that the operator has been transported to the hospital, that there were no passengers onboard, and that there appear to have been additional injuries.

Updated: Human remains found belong to missing Manassas area man

By Potomac Local News

Published March 27, 2017 at 4:04PM | Updated March 28, 2017 at 1:04PM

From Prince William police:

Death Investigation *VICTIM IDENTIFIED – Detectives from the Homicide Unit have positively identified the body located on March 27 along the creek bed of Bull Run near the 7500 block of Ben Lomond Park Dr in Manassas (20109).

Winter strikes back! Find storm-related info, closings, and delays

By Potomac Local News

Published March 13, 2017 at 11:37AM

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We could get anywhere between three and eight inches of snow from this later winter storm that is slated to impact our region Monday night into Tuesday.

Here’s the latest forecast.

Update: Victims in Prince William Parkway crash identified

By Potomac Local News

Published March 11, 2017 at 11:07PM | Updated March 12, 2017 at 4:35PM

From Prince William police:

Double Fatal Crash Investigation – On March 11 at 8:50PM, investigators with the Crash Unit responded to Prince William Pkwy between I-95 and York Dr in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a two-vehicle accident. Two victims, identified as adult males, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third victim, also an adult male, has been flown to an area hospital with

Potomac Mills stabbing suspect in custody, found in Washington, D.C.

By Potomac Local News

Published March 7, 2017 at 1:33PM | Updated March 7, 2017 at 4:37PM

The man suspected of stabbing to death a security guard at Burlington Coat Factory at Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge is behind bars.

From Prince William police:

Updated: Shoplifter stabs to death Burlington Coat Factory guard at Potomac Mills

By Potomac Local News

Published March 4, 2017 at 6:58PM | Updated December 27, 2017 at 1:26PM

From Prince William police:

Homicide Investigation – On March 4 at 2:33PM, officers responded to the Burlington Coat Factory located at 2700 Potomac Mills Cir in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a stabbing. The investigation revealed that the suspect was observed shoplifting inside the store. Two loss prevention employees confronted the suspect as he exited the business.

Wells Fargo Bank in Dale City robbed, police search for suspect

By Potomac Local News

Published March 3, 2017 at 9:33AM | Updated March 5, 2017 at 9:16AM

DALE CITY, Va. — The Wells Fargo Bank branch at on Dale Boulevard, near the intersection of Interstate 95 was robbed this morning.

Police were called to the bank in Dale City about 9:15 a.m., as well as to areas around Ashdale Plaza, and the area around Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center search for the suspect.