The Prince William County Police Department has released their annual crime rate statistics for 2014, and found that the crime rate in Prince William has continued to fall – but not for violent crimes.

According to the crime report, the county currently has 14.5 crimes per 1,000 residents – which is down more than 10% from last year.


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You can look at it, and stand on its banks in and fish in it. But whatever you do, don’t boat or swim in Lake Manassas.

The lake remains closed to the public this summer, as it has for every summer since 2004. Manassas officials say they must do everything to protect the city’s drinking water supply from contamination, and to prevent the invasive Zebra Mussel from populating in the lake.


A gang member – 26-year old Abdur Rahman Roland – was sentenced today to 156 months in prison and three years of supervised release in federal court.

Roland, an Alexandria resident, was sentenced following his conviction for involvement in multiple armed robberies – including an armed home invastion, said a U.S. Department of Justice release.


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