WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police used automatic license plate readers to find two cars that had been reported stolen, and to put one man behind bars.
About 7 p.m. Monday, police in Lake Ridge got a hit on a stolen car traveling in the area of Old Bridge Road and Springwoods Drive. Officers pursued the car, activating the police cruiser’s lights and sirens, to the area of Marquis Place off Springwoods Drive.
STAFFORD, Va. — An undercover investigation has led to charges for two men accused of purchasing steel used to form railroad tracks, which is illegal to possess  in Virginia.
A detective from the Stafford Sheriff’s Office went to Northern Virginia Metal Recyclers at 32 Eskimo Hill Road in Stafford on March 19 and sold the metal, known as Pig Iron, to the two suspects. After the sale was complete, sheriff’s deputies swooped in, executed a search warrant, and arrested the suspects, said sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A woman was pepper sprayed while sitting in a car with two other women, sheriff authorities said.
The Stafford Sheriff’s office at 12:13 a.m. Saturday was called to Dunbar Drive in a rural area of Stafford County, near the Lake Arrowhead subdivision, where they found a woman who was shaken and upset, wearing a shirt covered in dirt.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in Prince William County are investigating a series of rapes.
In the first case, a 27-year-old woman told police Saturday morning she had been involved in an argument with a suspect at an apartment in the 15000 block of Lost Canyon Court in Woodbridge on Friday night. The fight escalated and the suspect broke the victim’s cell phone preventing her from calling police and then sexually assaulted the victim, according to police documents.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — On Thursday March 22, 2012, Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi will host his fifth tele-town hall. At 7 p.m., 10,000 phone numbers will be automatically dialed, asking Woodbridge residents to participate in the live town hall discussion over the phone. The focus of the discussion will be on the proposed 2013 Budget. Once connected, residents can press 1 to ask a question or choose to just listen to the dialogue.
“I get very good feedback from these teletown hall meetings,” said Supervisor Principi. “People appreciate this easy and convenient way to get informed about what’s happening with local government. It also helps me reach an audience that doesn’t regularly attend town halls, for whatever reason. I would encourage anyone who receives my call to feel free to ask a question.”
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — A man was robbed at gunpoint in Lake Ridge on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old victim was walking in the 12600 block of Harbor Drive when a man with a gun approached him, told him to lay on the ground, and then the demanded his wallet.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Washington Nationals today announced they have agreed on two-year Player Development Contracts extensions (2013-14) with the Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple-A International League, the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Eastern League, the Potomac Nationals of the Single-A Carolina League and the Auburn Doubledays of the Short-season Single-A New York-Penn League.
Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President/Player Development Bob Boone and Director of Player Development Doug Harris made the joint announcement.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A smoke-filled dining room forced restaurant goers outside Thursday night.
Stafford fire and rescue units were called to Jimmy the Greek restaurant on Va. 610 in North Stafford about 6:30 p.m. after a fire ignited in an outside dumpster.
STAFFORD, Va. — A road that carries commuters and thousands of school children is about to get an improvement.
Stafford County transportation officials Thursday held a public meeting about improvements to Mountain View Road. Last night, officials showed plans for improving about a half-mile stretch of the two lane road between Rose Hill Farm Drive and Pickett Lane. It’s the second section of a two-phase project aimed at modernizing the road, a thoroughfare which carries students to Margaret Brent Elementary and Mountain View High schools.
