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Beginning July 1, 2020, Virginia House Bill 1250, commonly known as the Community Policing Act, will become law. It requires local law enforcement agencies to collect and report certain data pertaining to drivers to the Virginia State Police during a motor vehicle (traffic) stop.
In Prince William County, some of this data was previously collected on stops that resulted in an arrest or the issuance of a Virginia Uniformed Summons (VUS).
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a pedestrian who was struck on Poplar Road.
Authorities tell us the incident followed a fight outside a house.
Those who support law enforcement marched from Hurkamp Park in Downtown Fredericksburg to the city’s police headquarters.
More than 1,000 people lined the streets Sunday, many holding signs and U.S. flags, shouting “back the blue.” The marchers were given a motorcycle escort by over 100 bikers who rode along with the marchers on their way across town.
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Keith Hill was born on February 18, 1963 and passed away on June 28, 2020. Keith was a resident of Gainesville, Virginia.
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More than 400 people came to Nelson Park to show their support for area law enforcement.
The park is about four miles from the scene of a riot that took place on May 30, following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, who died at the hands of a former police officer during an arrest attempt.
A woman called 911 after coming across a group of protestors in Downtown Fredericksburg blocking the intersection of Caroline and Hanover street.
The protest, one of the daily recurrences in Fredericksburg this past month, took place on June 13. It was sanctioned by the city.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office warns public of a scam after man gathers money to help, what he believed to be, his granddaughter in trouble and gives money to a courier.
A report on this scam occurred on Thursday, June 25, at 2:23 p.m., when a deputy was called to a home in Grafton Village for a complaint of fraud, according to a press release from Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, Layug was told that the resident had received a phone call from a woman claiming to be his granddaughter, according to police.
Here’s a look at construction hot spots in the Fredericksburg/ Stafford County region, from the Virginia Department of Transportation:
I-95 Southbound