Prince William County police announced the arrest of a Falls Church man wanted in connection with a September 6 abduction in Woodbridge.

reported a stabbing investigation at Potomac Mills in which two men were injured. Stafford County deputies arrested a Fredericksburg woman for driving under the influence and a Stafford man for public intoxication, and took reports of a stolen vehicle, a stolen package and unauthorized account openings.


Prince William County police arrested a Dumfries man after a domestic dispute in which a 69-year-old man was struck with a baseball bat and the accused barricaded himself for hours. Stafford County deputies arrested a Stafford man for public intoxication at a gas station and took reports of a stolen vehicle tag and two fraud attempts, including a Best Buy Geek Squad scam that the victim recognized and did not fall for.

On September 9 at 10:32 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4300 block of Mulcaster Ter in Dumfries to investigate a domestic dispute. The investigation revealed the victim, a 69-year-old man, was struck in the upper body with a baseball bat by a family member. The accused then barricaded himself in a room within the home. The victim and an additional family member safely exited the residence, and the victim was treated on scene by medics. Over several hours, officers attempted contact with the accused for a peaceful surrender. Nearby residences were evacuated as a precaution. At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers entered the residence and detained the accused. Cody Christian Lance, 35, of Dumfries, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding. Court date pending. Status unavailable.


Prince William County police reported a brandishing arrest in Woodbridge, burglaries and an attempted burglary in Dumfries, and a juvenile charged with brandishing near Manassas. Stafford County deputies arrested two men on DUI charges and one on petit larceny and public intoxication.

On September 9, officers responded to a residence in the 17200 block of Larkin Ct in Dumfries for a burglary. Between September 7 at 9 p.m. and September 8 at 9 p.m., a basement window was shattered and entry made. Jewelry was reported missing. No suspect information was available.


Prince William County police reported a death investigation at Potomac Festival in Woodbridge, several shots-fired calls, an abduction case with a wanted suspect, a malicious wounding arrest and an attempted robbery at a Salvation Army.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported five DUI arrests, a drug charge tied to one of those stops, an assault at a Wawa, a cigarette theft and other cases.


Spotsylvania deputies arrested a 30-year-old Spotsylvania man Friday morning after a vehicle pursuit, ending a joint search tied to two sexual assaults at massage businesses on Plank Road.

Cesar Mario Torres Juarez was the only person in the vehicle and was taken into custody without further incident, the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies are seeking additional charges related to the chase.


A passenger was killed early Wednesday after a vehicle left Richmond Highway in Stafford and caught fire, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Deputies are still trying to identify the driver of a black SUV who stopped and pulled the other occupant from the burning vehicle. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.


Prince William County police are looking for a man who jumped a counter at a Woodbridge CVS, threatened two employees with a box cutter and an aerosol can, and stole a lighter. Officers also released photos of a man they say exposed himself to a 15-year-old girl at a Dumfries Target.

The daily reports also include a Woodbridge brandishing arrest, a garage burglary in Woodbridge, a commercial burglary at a Bristow water facility, and Stafford cases involving a public intoxication arrest and a rental scam.


Prince William County police on Monday identified the driver who died after an Aug. 27 crash in Haymarket. Tyler Paul Graybill, 18, of Haymarket, ran a stop sign at Dominion Valley Drive and Waverly Farm Drive, struck trees, and was later pronounced dead. Speed is believed to have been a factor.

The county’s daily report also includes an armed robbery Friday night at the AutoZone on Cape Cod Court in Woodbridge, a shots-fired call that left a home struck on Royal Court, and a driver accused of brandishing a gun on Richmond Highway.


The same roundup includes the arrest of a man charged in an August 19 sexual assault near Sudley Road in Manassas, and the arrest of a Manassas Park High School teacher accused of being intoxicated on school grounds Thursday morning.

Police also reported a man charged with assaulting an officer at the adult detention center after a disturbance near Potomac Mills Road, and a teen’s arrest in a Woodbridge smoke shop burglary. In Stafford County, deputies reported a public intoxication arrest and two fraud reports.


Prince William County police are seeking a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a 39-year-old woman in Manassas. Detectives also arrested a man in a separate sexual battery case at a Woodbridge grocery store and another man after a shooting that left a victim with non-life-threatening injuries.

In Stafford County, a man was arrested after punching a victim in the face at a Sheetz, and another was taken into custody after trying to climb through a McDonald’s drive-through window while impaired.


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