A woman took a stolen credit card and gift card to a Best Buy in North Stafford and used them to by a computer.
The computer was purchased Saturday afternoon at a Best Buy in the Stafford Marketplace shopping center. The sales clerk told investigators a woman came in and made two separate purchases using the credit card and gift cards that turned out to be stolen.
A man from Lake Ridge is under arrest and charged in a bank robbery that occurred Monday at the Woodbine Shopping Center near Independent Hill.
More in a police press release:
MRE Cook-Off set for Quantico museum Saturday —Two MREs. Some water. Heat. And one gallon-sized bag of extras. [Washington Post]
Ice Recreation – Area Waters Unsafe — In an ironic twist of fate, emergency personnel in Virginia were training for an “active shooter incident” on Saturday while their counterparts in Maryland were responding to a very real shooting at a crowded mall. [WTOP]
Here’s a look at tonight’s sunset looking west on Dale Boulevard in Dale City.
After a relatively warm day of temperatures that soared into the mid 50s, the mercury was forecast to fall back into the teens overnight.
Update 6:30 p.m.
Six people are displaced after a fire ripped through their Lake Ridge home tonight.
Update
Here’s the latest from Prince William police on this afternoon’s armed robbery. A description of the suspect is provided:
A Navy Federal Credit Union is now open in Woodbridge.
The new center opened this month inside the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center which is anchored by Wegmans.
Updated
A Freon detection unit at a building on Quantico gave a false alarm this morning prompting a HAZMAT response.
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Haymarket police chief re-suspended, council overrides mayor’s veto —If you’re keeping score at home, Haymarket Police Chief James E. Roop is back OFF the job, along with his deputy chief, Gregory A. Breeden, and Officer Jacob T. Davis, after all three were suspended last Monday night, then un-suspended on Thursday afternoon by Mayor David Leake. On Friday night, the town council overrode the mayor’s veto and re-suspended Roop, Breeden and Davis. So once again, the town of about 1,900 residents is left with three officers to stem the tide of crime in western Prince William County, at least for the next 60 days. [Washington Post]
Ice Recreation – Area Waters Unsafe — Although an attractive place to play, frozen ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams present unusual risks to everyone, including the rescuers challenged with attempting to rescue them. [Prince William County]
