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A man wanted for assault tried to slip out of the back door.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies went to Popeyes, at 253 Garrisonville Road, around 9 p.m. on May 2 to serve as an arrest warrant stemming from an investigation of a serious assault reported last month on Executive Circle in North Stafford. Identified as George Attakora, aged 21, the suspect was already on the radar in Fredericksburg for other infractions, police said.
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The project was made possible through a public/private partnership between Stafford County, the Langley Flight Foundation, the Stafford County Historical Society, the Stafford Regional Airport, and private donors. The aircraft will be on permanent display at the airport, along with interactive kiosks with educational programming on the science and history of flight.
The Foundation is hosting a community open house on May 11th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Stafford Regional Airport with aviation activities for kids and aerodrome demonstrations every half hour. Aerodrome No. 5 was one of several experimental aircraft developed by Samuel Pierpont Langley, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, in the mid-1890s to demonstrate heavier-than-air mechanical flight. Powered by a 1.5 hp steam-powered engine, the unmanned aerodrome weighed just over 24 pounds and flew 3,330 feet over 1 minute and thirty seconds on May 6, 1896, in Stafford County. T
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Recent protests erupted at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Charlottesville, and Mary Washington University, drawing attention to various issues ranging from campus safety concerns to social justice grievances. Tensions escalated as demonstrators voiced their demands, prompting discussions about the handling of protests and potential implications for campus communities.
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Virginia Department of Transportation: The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a hybrid public information meeting Thursday, May 2 on planned innovative intersection improvements along Route 28 (Centreville Road) between Manassas Drive (Route 213) and Spruce Street based on recommendations from the Centreville Road (Route 28) STARS Study. The project aims to improve safety, operations, and pedestrian accessibility and mobility.
The Route 28 intersections at Maplewood Drive and Browns Lane will be converted to restricted crossing U-turns (RCUTs) and a median U-turn (MUT) will be constructed between Birch Street and Spruce Street.
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School Threat Investigation – On April 25 at 10:01 a.m., officers responded to T. Clay Wood Elementary School located at 10600 Kettle Run Road in Nokesville to investigate a bomb threat made towards the school. The investigation revealed the threat was left on the school’s voicemail on April 24 at approximately 7:30 p.m.. Upon receiving the message the following morning, school personnel contacted the police. The school was evacuated as a precaution while officers and a police K-9 searched the grounds. No devices were located, and officers determined there was no active threat to the school. During the investigation, detectives identified the caller as a 16-year-old male student of another Prince William County school and confirmed the threat to the school was not credible. Charges are pending consultation with Juvenile Court Services.
I-95 Northbound: Exit 118 (Thornburg): Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. and Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Alternating lane closures at night at mile marker 119 north of exit 118 (Thornburg) at the bridge over the Po River for bridge maintenance repairs. Single lane closure during the day for bridge washing.
I-95 Southbound: Exit 148 (Quantico) to Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville): Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 10 a.m. and Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single lane closure between mile markers 147-146 for 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension work.
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Prince William County Police:
Fatal Crash Investigation *ARREST – On April 27, crash investigators obtained arrest warrants for the driver of the truck who was involved in the fatal collision that occurred in the area of Richmond Hwy. and Pine Bluff Dr. in Dumfries (22026) on April 24. The investigation revealed the driver of the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, later identified as the accused, failed to yield the right of way to the motorcycle before entering the intersection where the vehicles collided. The resulting crash killed a 20-year-old Dumfries man. The accused, identified as Michael Eugene DYER Jr., turned himself into the police on April 29.