The Prince William County Police Department aims to diversify its ranks.
The department, in conjunction with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), is requesting input from the community on how to improve diversity in recruiting and hiring. The current demographics of the department are as follows: 76% White, 8% African-American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% other.
It’s not the best time to be traveling around Manassas.
Sudley Road in the area of Sudley Manor Drive was closed about 8:45 p.m. ‘out of an abundance of caution’ due to nearby protests, according to a Facebook post from the Prince William County Police Department. Additional road closures can be expected, as the protestors are moving toward I-66.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Sunday held an emergency meeting where it asked its police department to discuss the tactics used during a massive protest outside Manassas.
More than 250 people gathered at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30 for a peaceful protest at the corner of Sudley Road and Sudley Manor Drive, about five miles from Manassas. They were protesting the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, 46, who died during an arrest attempt by a police officer who is now charged in his death.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) has called for the immediate resignation of Delegate Lee Carter (D-Manassas, Bristow) for ‘abusing his power as an elected official in Virginia to bully and intimidate law enforcement officers and threaten to cut police budgets.’
This comes in the wake of a video posted on Facebook by Isaiah Knight, the Director-Elect of the Peaks of Otter Soil and Water Conservation District and Chairman of Virginia Families PAC, that appears to depict Delegate Carter saying ‘I’m a member of the general assembly. I write the state police’s budget. They’re gonna f***ing regret it.’
A total of 39 CVS pharmacies are now serving as coronavirus testing sites in Virginia, and here’s where they are near you.
Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Dumfries, Manassas, Stafford County, and Alexandria all have CVS stores ready for coronavirus testing. According to CVS Pharmacy’s “Covid-19: Expanded Testing Locations” page, here’s where they are nearby.
A peaceful protest escalated into civil unrest Saturday evening, ending in multiple arrests and a Virginia State Delegate in a standoff with police.
Virginia Delegate Lee Carter (D-Manassas, Bristow) announced on Twitter tonight that he was sprayed with CS gas (tear gas) by a Virginia State Police officer at a protest on Sudley Road. Carter also alleged that police tried to hit him with a flashbang as he walked away from them.
Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that on Friday, May 29, Northern Virginia will move into phase one of reopening.
On Wednesday, May 27, Northam tweeted what will and will not be available for the public to do upon reopening.
Three elementary schools in Prince William County will have their roofs replaced.
Earlier this year, the Prince William County School Board approved contracts for replacing roofs at Marshall Elementary School, at 12505 Kahns Road near Dale City, and Pennington Traditional School, located at 9305 Stonewall Road in Manassas, from the Northeast Contracting Corporation.
Nancy B. Weaver, a retiring second-grade teacher at T. Clay Wood Elementary School, has had a love of reading since she was a young girl, but she never imagined she would have a library named in her honor.
“I have always loved to read. I have fond memories of my mother reading to me when I was too young to read by myself, and I loved hearing the stories she read to my sister and me,” Weaver said.
Safety in the built environment is an essential component of maintaining public health, making Building Safety Month in May more relevant now than ever before.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Building Safety Month. The campaign, “Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World,” highlights the importance of building codes for providing a strong and resilient built environment. Regularly updated codes ensure that our residential and business communities are protected in the face of natural disasters.
