Prince William police reported the following incidents:
“Shooting Investigation – On January 10 at 9:24 p.m., officers responded to investigate a shooting that reportedly occurred in the area of Cloverdale Road and Dodson Drive in [Dale City] earlier that evening. Officers were initially called to an area hospital where a 20-year-old man was being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation revealed the man was walking in the above area when he heard gunfire before being struck in the leg. After being injured, the man contacted a family member who brought him to an area hospital. Officers checked the area, locating no evidence of a shooting. No additional calls were received regarding gunfire. The man refused to cooperate further with detectives regarding the incident. Anyone with information to aid investigators in this investigation is asked to contact police.”
National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington: “As a potent frontal system pushes through the region, flooding and strong winds will impact portions of the area today. The wind sticks around much of the weekend while the coldest air mass of the season arrives early/mid next week.”
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The water line broke under Austin Run, intersecting with Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Stafford County. The line broke late Tuesday night as a heavy rain storm was ending. Officials told Potomac Local News that high water flowed from the pipe into Austin Run.
At the time, the National Weather Service had placed Stafford under a flood warning, meaning water was topping roads, creeks were topping banks, and the Rappahannock River was beginning to swell into what would be water levels of nearly 10 feet above flood stage.
The fire broke out at the townhome in Bristow, the 9000 block of Falcon Glen Court, just off Linton Hall Road in Bristow. Crews arrived on the scene to discover fire extending up the side of an end-row house. The fire was quickly extinguished.
A homeowner discovered the fire after hearing strange sounds emanating from where the fire had ignited; a trash can outside the house. No injuries were reported.
“Kicking off the first day of Virginia’s 2024 legislative session, Gov. Glenn Youngkin gave the annual State of the Commonwealth address,” reports Morgan Sweeney at The Center Square.
Woodbridge Senior High School administrators kept students inside today as police searched Lake Ridge for a killer.
A school division spokeswoman told Potomac Local News that eight Prince William County Public schools in the Lake Ridge area were placed into a secure-the-building status today for more than an hour due to police activity.
Free water: I was out today with the emergency management folks distributing water to those living under a boil-water advisory east of Route 1 in North Stafford.
New Local Spotlight member: I’m excited to welcome Peden Accounting Services in Manassas to the Local Spotlight team.
