WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A woman who was standing next to her car outside Potomac Mills mall was strangled by a man who asked her for directions.
It happened at 9:29 p.m. Thursday, March 20 when the 34-year-old female victim, of Lorton, had just left work and was in the mall parking lot, at the corner of Potomac Mills Circle and Nazarene Way in Woodbridge. A man walked up to her and asked for her directions but then began to choke her, Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
DALE CITY, Va. — A fire broke out this afternoon at a home 4032 Forge Drive, behind Forestdale Plaza and Cheshire Station shopping center.
Crews were called to the Forestdale neighborhood about 2 p.m. for the fire. Three people were inside when the blaze broke out but were able to escape the flames. A total of seven people – three adults and four children — were displaced, according to initial reports.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A car traveling on Joplin Road hit a tree and burst into flames late Thursday. The driver then jumped out the burning vehicle and fled into the surrounding woods.
Fire and rescue crews were called to mile post 20 on Joplin Road, about three miles south of the Prince William County Public Schools complex, about 9:15 p.m. They found an abandoned SUV fully engulfed in flames.
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The Amber Alert has been canceled. Prince William County Police noted he was found safe at home with family.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The Telegraph Road bridge connecting drivers on U.S. 1 to Quantico in Stafford is set to reopen this weekend.
The original bridge was demolished and replaced with a new bridge as part of the Interstate 95 Express Lanes Project.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — The decommissioned Fairfax Water plant in the western end of Occoquan is going to be removed to make way for a new town park. The plant, which was built in the 1960s, has been out of use for over four years, as increased demand led to the building of the Griffith Treatment Plant in neighboring Fairfax County.
The park, which has not been officially named, will sit on 1.11 acres of land.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Daniel Taber is back at work.
The Dumfries Town Manager took a bad spill slipping on ice back in January. He was hospitalized for several weeks, and in February town officials read a statement written by Taber that that noted he was recovering from his fall and was working remotely while keeping abreast of town issues.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Police tracked down a man who is accused of exposing himself in front of Khols store in Woodbridge.
Here’s more in an unedited police press release:
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Stafford woman who delivered pizzas to a home in Woodbridge was beaten with baseball bats.
Here’s more in an unedited police press release:
