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. 


Between April and May 2015, a coalition including the Northern Virginia/DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and detectives from the Prince William County and Manassas City Police departments, completed an operation to identify individuals soliciting minors online.

According to a Prince William police release, officers went undercover on an online site and posted as juvenile females. During the investigation, several men contact these detectives and solicited sexual acts, said Prince William police.


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