Armed robber evades Stafford drone
7-Eleven, 327 Deacon Road, Saturday, May 11, 3:55 a.m. On this date, units responded to a hold-up alarm at a 7-Eleven located at 327 Deacon Road. The caller advised that a subject with a handgun had just robbed the store.
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STAFFORD — A fire truck crashed on Sunday while traveling one of the most dangerous streets in Stafford County.
The truck had been dispatched from fire station 14 on Shelton Shop Road to a car crash at the intersection of Garrisonville and Aquia roads, on the Stafford/Fauquier County line.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Work on the Interstate 95 “FredEx” express lanes extension, and the Rappahannock River Crossing projects will bring lane closures this week in Stafford County.
The “FredEx” project will extend the I-95 E-ZPass Express Lanes south from Garrisonville Road in North Stafford to Truslow Road near Route 17 near Fredericksburg.
This forecast produced by the National Weather Service.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – Metrorail is closing six stations south of National Airport for platform repairs this summer, and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and OmniRide are stepping in with alternative transportation options.
VRE has lowered the cost of a single-ride Amtrak Step-Up ticket from $8 to $4. It will also free up space on its trains for new riders, particularly those boarding at Franconia-Springfield or Alexandria – by giving passengers with multi-ride tickets (monthly, 5-day, 10-ride, and transit link card) the option to use any of 12 Amtrak trains listed on the current VRE schedule.
ROCKHILL — A Stafford County fire engine ran off the road.
A crew from station 14 on Shelton Shop Road was traveling west on Route 610 near Rockhill Church Road about 7:30 a.m. Sunday when the right side tires on the truck ran into the shoulder.
RICHMOND – Virginia State Police honored fallen troopers, including the late Johnny Rush Bowman, from Manassas. He died in 1984 after he was stabbed 45 times while off-duty at his home.
The case is still unsolved, and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the case.
STAFFORD — Senator Tim Kaine (D) on Friday participated in a roundtable discussion with educators in Stafford County.
Chief among the concerns of educators who gathered Friday at Stafford Middle School on Spartan Drive was how to attract and retain teachers in rural areas. Kaine listened to teachers and administrators in the hopes of finding ideas of how to solve the county’s woes.
