On the evening of May 7, Prince William police went to Cloverdale Park on Cloverdale Road in Woodbridge, after receiving a call about a child that was found.
According to Prince William police, a caller stated that they saw a 4-year old girl alone in the park. The caller also said they had seen the child with her mother – 33-year old April Lee Davis – an hour before they witnessed the child in the park alone.
Seniors at the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community hosted their first pickleball tournament last week.
Pickleball – according to the tournament organizer William Spengler – is similar to tennis, but uses paddles and wiffle balls on a badminton sized court.
The Prince William County Police Department has released their annual crime rate statistics for 2014, and found that the crime rate in Prince William has continued to fall – but not for violent crimes.
According to the crime report, the county currently has 14.5 crimes per 1,000 residents – which is down more than 10% from last year.
Najera is now in police custody, according to Prince William police.
Early morning yesterday, Prince William police responded to Crescent Street in Woodbridge to investigate a call about a shooting.
A gang member – 26-year old Abdur Rahman Roland – was sentenced today to 156 months in prison and three years of supervised release in federal court.
Roland, an Alexandria resident, was sentenced following his conviction for involvement in multiple armed robberies – including an armed home invastion, said a U.S. Department of Justice release.
The individual has been located and identified. No crime took place. There is no need for public concern.
On the afternoon of May 5, Prince William police received a call at Creekbranch Way and Legend Drive in Gainesville to investigate a suspicious individual.
Repairs to a broken water main on Dale Boulevard were wrapping up Friday morning.
McDonald’s Restaurants of Greater Washington, D.C., have awarded 43 scholarships to students in the D.C. area, with three of them going to students in Prince William and Stafford counties.
According to a release, more than 500 applications were received and reviewed by a panel of judges that included Greater Washington, D.C., McDonald’s owners and operators. Requirements for applicants included a completed application, a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor or community service leader, plus two short essays.
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Early yesterday evening, Prince William fire and rescue were called to a fire at a home on Adirondack Court in Gainesville.
