Prince William County police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man found unconscious early Friday outside a Woodbridge restaurant. Preliminary findings showed no signs of foul play.
In separate cases, officers obtained warrants for a man accused of sexually assaulting a store employee in Woodbridge and arrested another man for impersonating a police officer at a county station. Stafford County deputies also handled two fraud reports and arrested a man for public intoxication.
The driver of a Kia involved in the collision was charged the day of the crash. Elsewhere, officers investigated a commercial burglary at an apartment complex in Dumfries where refrigerant was taken from a maintenance building.
In Stafford County, a northbound Route 17 closure linked to an auto accident has been cleared. Deputies also handled a fraud report involving an altered check, a vehicle vandalism case, and issued a fresh warning about callers impersonating the sheriff’s office.
A 24-year-old man died Tuesday night after a canoe capsized on Lake Montclair near Dumfries.
Prince William County police also investigated a residential burglary early Wednesday in Woodbridge where two suspects broke into a home and tried to take a dirt bike before fleeing on foot.
A man sought in connection with an armed robbery at an Aldi in Woodbridge has been arrested, according to the latest reports from local law enforcement.
Prince William County police said Malik Lanier Day, 29, of Stafford, was taken into custody Aug. 17 in connection with the March incident. A residential burglary was also reported in Gainesville.
Stafford County deputies reported a DUI crash, a shoplifting stop that turned up narcotics and a concealed weapon, and several other arrests over the weekend.
Here is the latest daily police blotter from local agencies.
A pedestrian was killed late Saturday night after being struck by two vehicles in Dumfries. Early Sunday, a separate fatal crash on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County left one driver dead and another charged with driving while intoxicated.
The Dumfries crash involved a man crossing the road outside a marked crosswalk. The Fairfax County crash left a Toyota Camry in flames. Both incidents remain under investigation.
Prince William County police investigated a report of shots fired Thursday evening in Nokesville after multiple gunshots were heard in the area. Officers found a shell casing in the roadway but reported no injuries or property damage.
Stafford County deputies arrested two Fredericksburg men for public intoxication late Thursday—one at the Rappahannock Regional Jail lobby and another after a disturbance at a Super 8 motel. Deputies also took a report of check fraud involving an altered check on Payton Drive.
Fauquier County deputies have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old at a Quinceañera near Catlett over the weekend. The arrest came Wednesday following an investigation that began when deputies responded to a noise complaint and found the victim with a gunshot wound.
In Prince William County, a 26-year-old construction worker died after a mobile trailer collapsed on him at a Woodbridge job site. Separate calls brought reports of two men brandishing firearms at a pedestrian in Woodbridge and the theft of an e-bike from a Bristow garage.
The shooting happened July 5 in the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane in Woodbridge. Officers responded about 10:12 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Police said the victim and two acquaintances arranged to confront and rob another man, Damion Jamon Atwater. During the encounter, shots were fired that fatally struck the 16-year-old. After the shooting, Darrian King Rutherford, who had been with the victim, left in a vehicle. Officers tried to stop the vehicle and began a pursuit. Rutherford later stopped and fled on foot.
In Stafford County, deputies reported arrests for assault and battery, multiple driving under the influence cases, shoplifting, narcotics possession, and public intoxication. Several fraud reports, including Sheriff’s Office impersonation scams, were also logged.
Here is a summary of recent incidents from local law enforcement.
