Stafford County teachers overwhelmingly support police officers in the schools.
A Stafford Education Foundation survey found that roughly 90% of county teachers surveyed want school resource officers, while 5% surveyed were neutral, and 5% were anti-SRO.
Stafford County Public Schools (SCPS) students will be attending school both in-person and online.
During its July 14 meeting, the county’s school board approved SCPS Superintendant Dr. Scott Kizner’s return to learning plan, which has students attending school both virtually and in-person when school resumes August 31. Parents, however, do have the option for their children to attend school completely virtually if they so choose.
A man wanted for maliciously stabbing a woman before fleeing the scene was caught within the same day the crime happened.
According to a Manassas City Police Department press release, the event occurred on July 14, at 6:48 a.m. when officers arrived to investigate a report of a stabbing. Police stated that when they arrived at 10200 Block of Cedar Ridge Drive, they found a woman injured from a stab wound.
Two events of larceny, drugs, and one case of fraud have occurred in Stafford County, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s office.
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Two unrelated Stafford women won the top prizes for two different lottery games and both plan on spending it on a new house.
Anya Dennis received a phone call from her husband excitingly telling her that they matched all five numbers for the Cash 5 Lottery Game. According to a Virginia Lottery press release, the couple had bought 12 tickets for an upcoming June 14 drawing with all the same numbers.
A family altercation turned violent when a suspect struck a family member multiple times before throwing knives at the victim.
A press release from Prince William County Police Department stated that the crime occurred on Saturday, July 11, when officers arrived at a home located at 14000 Block of Mathews Drive in Woodbridge. According to police, a domestic dispute was called into police by a victim in the household.
Joan Geneva Benn was born on March 21, 1937 and passed away on July 15, 2020. Joan was a resident of Colonial Heights, Virginia.
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Stafford County saw multiple crimes happening on July 10 and 11 involving larceny, vandalism, a hit and run, drugs, and a DUI.
Major Shawn Kimmitz from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office sent us a press release detailing the criminal activity that occurred. Here is what we know:
Commuters driving on Northbound Interstate 95 will begin traveling over a new overpass of Route 17 near Exit 133 in Stafford County.
Motorists will experience a temporary rough travel surface near the new overpass and uneven lanes. Motorcyclists are advised to remain in their travel lane in this area. Paving of the final travel surface will occur on Tuesday through Friday evenings this week, with lane closures between 10 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.
On Tuesday, July 14 the Fredericksburg City Council will meet to decide on an action that could change the name of Route 1.
The City Council could vote to petition the Virginia General Assembly to remove the name of Jefferson Davis Highway from U.S. Route 1 statewide. This issue had been brought up at a June meeting of the council following protests in the city Fredericksburg in the wake of the police killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd.
