Police Blotter

A woman was charged at Publix on Publix Way after claiming she was lost and providing false information to Deputy T. G. Croson. The woman, identified as Sara Sims, 45, of Stafford, was found to be wanted in Spotsylvania County for failure to appear. Sims was charged with public intoxication, destruction of property, and providing false identity to avoid arrest. She was held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.

Earlier, Deputy Suter responded to a call at Giant on Town and Country Drive, where a man was found displaying erratic behavior. The man, identified as Donald Ullery, 44, of Stafford, was charged with public intoxication.


Police Blotter

A Stafford man was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana after a suspicious vehicle call at Autumn Ridge Park. Deputies detected a strong odor of marijuana from the vehicle and the driver, Kelvin Hamilton, II, 23, admitted to using the substance. Field sobriety tests led to his arrest, and he was given an unsecured bond.

In another incident, a man from Temple Hills, Maryland, was arrested for petty larceny and public intoxication after leaving a store with unpaid merchandise. The suspect, 65, was identified by the business and found to be under the influence of alcohol.


News

A 16-year-old male was robbed at gunpoint on November 25 near Manassas. The victim had arranged to sell clothing items through Instagram when he was approached by three individuals. One of the males brandished what appeared to be a firearm, while another took the clothing items before fleeing in a vehicle. No injuries were reported.

In another incident, a road rage altercation on November 27 in Haymarket involved a driver brandishing a firearm. The victim, a 23-year-old woman, encountered a man who exited his vehicle holding a gun. No shots were fired, and the suspect drove away without causing injuries.


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Stafford

Dominion Energy will meet with Stafford County Public Schools on Tuesday, December 9, to discuss the utility’s proposed Kraken Loop transmission project—an approximately 500-kilovolt line that could carve a corridor nearly as wide as Interstate 95 through several Stafford neighborhoods, school zones, farms, and environmentally sensitive areas.

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Manassas

The Manassas City Council is set to vote tonight on a proposal that would bring a 100-unit apartment building for essential workers to The Landing at Cannon Branch.

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Spotsylvania

Spotsylvania County Public Schools announced a two-hour early release Monday as light snow continued across portions of the region, prompting a full mobilization of Virginia Department of Transportation crews.

The National Weather Service reported that while snow has been breaking apart north of Fredericksburg, it continues to hold together in a band stretching from Harrisonburg to the Fredericksburg area. Higher elevations and the southwestern corner of Spotsylvania County have seen the most persistent snowfall, though warm pavement temperatures kept major routes mostly wet rather than snow-covered.


Prince William

Option A was ultimately approved by the Board, and it had a plurality of support from the nearly 13,000 survey respondents. More than 80% of survey respondents ranked Option A as their preferred calendar choice.

Students will start on Aug. 24, 2026, and finish the year on June 17, 2027. Teachers will start on Aug. 17 and finish on June 21. Winter break begins Dec. 21, 2026, and ends Jan. 1, 2027. Spring break is scheduled for March 22 through 29, 2027, with an additional teacher workday on March 29.


Manassas

Christmas festivities were interrupted Friday night when a vehicle crashed through a police barricade during the annual Santa Lights Manassas celebration, injuring an officer and sending families scrambling during one of the city’s most heavily attended holiday events.

The crash occurred around 7:43 p.m. in Old Town at the intersection of West and Center streets, where officers were directing traffic as thousands gathered for the tree lighting, wagon rides, and Santa’s arrival by Virginia Railway Express train.


Fredericksburg

A 32-year-old Spotsylvania man died Friday morning after his SUV crashed into a traffic light pole in Fredericksburg.

Police say the black Ford SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed around 9:36 a.m. on December 5 when it crossed several lanes at the intersection of Plank Road and Gateway Boulevard before striking the pole. The crash is under investigation, with police citing speeding and aggressive driving as potential factors.