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From Prince William County police:

Burglary While Armed – On June 7 at 11:18 p.m., officers responded to the 7400 block of Pinehurst Ln in Manassas to investigate a home invasion. When officers arrived, they spoke with a victim, a 31-year-old man of Manassas, who reported that he was outside the residence when he was approached by two unknown men.


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Join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts as Cruise Planners Beth & Rod present a special travel-inspired matinee featuring the beloved film Under the Tuscan Sun.

Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM


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Prince William police in late 2011 began seizing more and more heroin on the streets.

It was an early warning sign that the drug was becoming a problem in the community. Since then across the state, the use of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanyl have exploded. The use of fentanyl alone increased 147% between then and now, according to Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Marissa Levine.


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A new sign honoring the life of a Prince William County crossing guard was erected Wednesday. 

The sign at the intersection of Hedges Run Drive and Mount Burnside Way remembers the life of Besty Rose, 62, a who served as a county crossing guard for 26 years. The sign was erected outside Lake Ridge Elementary School where she helped hundreds of children across the street. 


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From Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

On June 6, 2016, at 1:38 a.m. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery that had just occurred at Mr. B’s Exxon on Warrenton Road. The victim advised dispatch that the suspect was a black male and displayed a silver handgun that had black handgrips. He also stated the suspect had fled the area in an unknown vehicle.


Obituaries

Eunice Virginia Johnson, age 85, went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

Virginia, as she was known to all, loved her family and her Lord. Virginia accepted Christ and was baptized at AME Methodist Church at a very young age. Along with her sisters she was a part of a gospel group formed by their uncle called the four lilies. She was educated in the Chestertown, Maryland public school system. Having been married to a military man she loved to travel and has lived in Hawaii, Texas, and Germany. In her spare time, she enjoyed quilting, sewing, reading, crocheting, playing video games and horse racing. She was known as Mom to her grandchildren and as Nonni to her great grandchildren. She had worked as a nursing assistant.