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Crime Watch: Man Found Unconscious at Door, Woman Dies in Crash

By Potomac Local News

LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Police have a mystery on their hands in Lake Ridge after a man was found unconscious on his doorstep.

Officers were called at 3:13 a.m. Sunday to the 12800 block of Tumbling Brook Lane in Lake Ridge, inside the Rolling Brook apartment complex, after a 29-year-old man came home and began knocking loudly at his front door. Police did not say if the man had become locked out of his home. But another occupant then opened the door and found the man lying unconscious, and then called 911, according to police.

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Dale City Man Made Child Porn

By Potomac Local News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – MacArthur Taylor, 36, of Dale City, Va., pled guilty Monday to producing child pornography.

Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Charlie T. Deane, Prince William County Chief of Police, made the announcement after the guilty plea was accepted by United States District Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

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New Police Station to Bring Focused Beats

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — For the first time in the department’s history, a new policing district will be created for the Prince William County Police Department.

The $912 million 2013 budget passed by county officials this year funds a new police station that will be built at Davis Ford Road and Prince William Parkway. The new Central Police District that will come with the new station will sit in the middle of the county and employ officers who focus on patrolling portions of Dale City, Lake Ridge, Independent Hill and the Lake Jackson area near Manassas.

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Wounded Warrior Commander Steps Down

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National Museum of the Marine Corps (Mary Davidson)

QUANTICO, Va. — Col. John L. Mayer will pass his duties as commanding officer for the U.S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment to Col. Willard A. Buhl during a change of command ceremony June 15 at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Mayer has been the commanding officer of the Wounded Warrior Regiment since July 2010. He has played a pivotal role in the development of the Regiment’s lines of operation, family support plan, and many other programs. Mayer’s vision for the Regiment focused on ensuring that every wounded, ill and injured Marine participated in multiple programs to enhance their recoveries. He has been selected to serve as the chief of staff for amphibious operations for the 1st Division Royal Australian Army.

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Expect Overnight HOV Closures All Week

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Photo: Mary Davidson
Commuters use a busy Interstate 95 near Woodbridge on a weekday morning. (Mary Davidson)

DUMFRIES, Va. — Expect a week’s worth of overnight closures on the I-95/395 High Occupancy Vehicle lanes.

Crews will close the entire express lanes facility between Dumfries and the Pentagon starting at 8 p.m. through 4 a.m. Tuesday for test boring, utility markings, and survey work for the upcoming conversion of the lanes to toll lanes.

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