Late in the evening on May 10, Prince William police responded to a business on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, to investigate a call for disorderly behavior.
According to Prince William police, the caller stated that the suspect – 34-year old Philip Strader – was intoxicated and being aggressive against other individuals in the parking lot of the business.
The three candidates – Jeremy McPike, Delegate Michael Futrell and Atif Qarni – are hoping to fill the long held seat of Senator Chuck Colgan, will debate local issues concerning governance in the district, which includes Prince William County and Manassas.
The candidates will take part in a state-run primary on June 9, which will decide who will go against Republican challenger Hal Parrish, Mayor for the City of Manassas, in November.
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The cost for a government employee booking a hotel in Prince William County may be changing, as organizations fight to raise the rates.
When a government employee travels, they book a room using a “per diem” rate – a rate set by the General Services Administration (GSA), that is different from the rate any other traveler would pay.
On May 30, Supervisor Pete Candland and Rise Up Prince William will take part in the 3rd annual Walk for Prince William.
The walk, according to a release, is a 32-mile walk across the county – beginning in Woodbridge and ending in Haymarket.
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.
