U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Guatemalan national who has a felony conviction for possessing child sexual abuse material. Prince William County police reported a fatal crash on Dale Boulevard that killed an 83-year-old passenger, a death investigation in a Gainesville commuter lot, a residential burglary, and two arrests including a felony assault near Manassas. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported two fraud cases and a hit-and-run that damaged a mailbox.

ICE Washington, D.C. officers arrested Luis Antonio Alejandro-Ramos, a Guatemalan national, on Sept. 7, 2026. Alejandro-Ramos has a felony conviction for possessing child sexual abuse material. Authorities in Arlington arrested him on Feb. 28, 2025, and charged him with felony possession of child pornography. On Sept. 12, 2025, the Arlington Circuit Court convicted and sentenced him to three years in prison; the court suspended all three years and ordered three years of supervised probation. ICE entered him into removal proceedings; he remains in ICE custody pending the outcome of those proceedings.


Prince William County police said a 23-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday on Gordon Boulevard in Woodbridge. Officers also released details of several other arrests, including a sexual-battery case near Manassas and an assault on officers. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office daily report listed a hit-and-run arrest, DUI cases, and a vandalism report.

On October 13, officers responded to investigate a robbery that was reported to have occurred in the 12500 block of Gordon Blvd in Woodbridge (22192) at approximately 1:34 a.m. that morning. The investigation revealed the victim, a 23-year-old woman, was walking in the area when she was approached by an unknown man. During the encounter, the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded the victim’s purse before leaving the area on foot. No injuries were reported. A police K-9 searched the area for the suspect who was not located. The suspect was described as a black male aged 20-25 years, 6’0”, 200 lbs, wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes.


Prince William County police said a 38-year-old Manassas man was arrested after he called the Juvenile Detention Center near Manassas and threatened to blow up the facility, then assaulted officers. No injuries were reported. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office daily incident report listed a public-intoxication arrest at a Wyche Road Sheetz and a DUI stop near Hospital Center Boulevard.

On October 8 at approximately 2:11 a.m., officers responded to the Juvenile Detention Center, at 14873 Dumfries Road near Manassas (20112), to investigate what was originally dispatched as a phone call complaint, the Thursday daily incident report said. The investigation revealed a man, later identified as the accused, called into the center and threatened to blow up the facility. Officers located the accused at this residence and detained him. While being escorted to a police cruiser, the accused became aggressive and assaulted officers multiple times, before being secured. No injuries were reported by the officers. The accused was identified as Peshwaz Azad Waise, 38, of Manassas. Waise was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of threats to bomb. He was held without bond. A court date is pending. The report said no photo was available.


Prince William County police said officers found shell casings Tuesday night after shots were fired at Avana Stoney Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge. No one was reported hurt. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office daily incident report listed a locker theft at a Garrisonville Road gym and a shoplifting arrest at Target.

On October 6 at 8:31 p.m., officers responded to Avana Stoney Ridge Apartments, in the 14400 block of Artery Lane in Woodbridge (22192), to investigate a report of shots fired, the Wednesday daily incident report said. The investigation revealed multiple gunshots were heard, and a gray SUV and three unknown individuals were seen leaving the area. Officers located multiple shell casings in the parking lot. No injuries or damage to property were reported.


Prince William County police said two people shattered the front door of a Dale City vape shop early Tuesday, took merchandise, and left in a red sedan. No arrests were listed.

On Oct. 6 at 2:32 a.m., officers responded to Tobacco King & Vape, 5820 Mapledale Plaza in Dale City, to investigate a burglary, the Tuesday daily incident report said. The investigation revealed two unknown individuals shattered the glass front door and made entry into the business. The suspects took merchandise before leaving the area in a red sedan with tinted windows. Police described the suspects as two individuals wearing dark-colored clothing. No arrests were listed.


Prince William County police said a 29-year-old man was found dead Sunday morning in a field off Burwell Road in Nokesville. Spotsylvania deputies said Yousaf Chaudhry, 18, of Spotsylvania, died Friday night after a Corvette left Smith Station Road and hit trees. The Monday reports also list a residential burglary in Nokesville, an attempted burglary in Woodbridge, three DUI arrests in Stafford, and a planned sobriety checkpoint near Manassas tonight.

On Oct. 4 at 9:38 a.m., officers responded to the 10400 block of Burwell Road in Nokesville (20181) for a report of an unconscious individual, the Monday daily incident report said. The investigation revealed the individual, a 29-year-old man, was located in a nearby field with an apparent self-inflicted injury. The man was pronounced dead on scene. Preliminarily, there were no signs of foul play. Police said more information will be released if deemed necessary. The report did not name the man.


Stafford County Sheriff’s Office posted its Oct. 2 daily incident report. Deputies said Andrew Bunch, 36, of Springfield, was charged with public intoxication after an impaired-person call on Malvern Lakes Circle. The same report listed a fraudulent-check complaint on Courthouse Road.

The Oct. 2 daily incident report said that at 5:32 p.m. Oct. 1, Deputy L. Smith responded to an intoxicated person report in the area of Malvern Lakes Circle. Upon making contact, the suspect displayed signs of impairment, including a strong odor of alcohol coming from their breath, slurred speech, and an unsteady balance. The suspect was subsequently arrested. The suspect was identified as Andrew Bunch, 36, of Springfield. Bunch was charged with public intoxication and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober.


Prince William County police said a 17-year-old Woodbridge student was charged after security staff recovered a knife at Freedom High School on Sept. 24, while the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Nail Musayev, 36, of Stafford, was charged with eluding police after a vehicle failed to stop on Brixham Court.

On Sept. 24 at 1:59 p.m., the school resource officer at Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Road in Woodbridge (22191), was notified of a student found in possession of a knife. Police said the investigation showed security staff had recovered the knife and notified the officer. The student did not threaten other students or staff or display the knife. Following the investigation, the student, a 17-year-old male juvenile of Woodbridge, was charged Sept. 30 with possession of a weapon on school property. Court date pending. Status unavailable. Police did not release the student’s name.


Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect in a Sept. 21 robbery at a Chatham Heights Road massage spa was arrested after investigators determined the suspect had stolen money from the business on multiple occasions. The report also includes Michael C. Davis’s 178-year sentence, a Virginia State Police account of a triple-fatal crash on the Interstate 395 exit ramp at Shirlington Road, and Stafford’s Sept. 29 daily incident report, which listed three fraud complaints and a public-intoxication arrest.

The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney said Michael C. Davis, 38, was sentenced Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, by Judge Kimberly A. Irving to 258 years with 80 years suspended, leaving 178 years to serve.


Prince William County police charged a Gainesville woman after a firearm discharged inside an apartment at SomerHill Farms. Stafford deputies also took a cryptocurrency-website fraud complaint, two vandalism reports, and charged a Stafford man after an after-hours call at 540 Auto on Cambridge Street.

On Sept. 24, officers responded to the SomerHill Farms Apartments in the 7300 block of Yountville Drive in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a report of shots fired. Police said that on Sept. 23 at about 11 p.m., an occupant identified as the accused was cleaning her firearm when it discharged, striking the front door of the apartment and the ceiling of the breezeway. An officer located the spent bullet on the floor of the breezeway near the accused’s apartment. No injuries or additional property damage were reported. Helena Rayzette Perkins, 48, of Gainesville, was charged Sept. 24 with reckless handling of a firearm. Court date pending. Released on a court summons. Police noted no photo was available.


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