QUANTCO, Va. — The top man in charge of Quantico’s Officer’s Candidate School, where three Marines died in March, is out of a job.
The Marine Corps Times reports decorated infantry officer Col. Kris Stillings was relieved of command Monday. Stillings was selected to lead OCS two years ago, but officials told the corps newspaper the decision to relieve him was a “painful” one that “boiled down to accountability.”
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Update 11:30 a.m.
A man from Dumfries was killed this morning after he lost control of his motorcycle, and now police hope witnesses will provide information on the tractor-trailer that struck him.
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MANASSAS, Va. — On Arbor Day, April 26, the third-graders at West Gate Elementary School in Prince William County had a chance to get their hands dirty and plant some trees. It was all part of Dominion Virginia Power’s environmental program Project Plant It!, a fun and educational way to help the kids learn about trees and the environment.
QUANTICO, Va. — A man said to be trespassing on train tracks near Quantico was struck by a locomotive about 9 a.m. Saturday.
The 44-year-old man victim is said to be from Spotsylvania County and was attempting to cross the tracks when struck , said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
QUANTICO, Va. — The scene is now clear, and what officials at Quantico thought was a suspicious white powdery substance at the town’s post office turned out to be nothing.
A HAZMAT team called to the post office was cleared at 9:40 a.m., according to a base spokesman. The post office was closed about 10 a.m. today after a suspicious substance was found, according to base officials.
DALE CITY, Va. — With the help of a neighbor, the stolen property of a woman who was away from her home on vacation has been recovered by police.
The burglary victim who lives in the 13300 block of Kerrydale Road in Dale City called police April 19 after returning home from a trip. After she was away for four days, the woman told police jewelry, a game system, laptop, and firearm were all missing from her home.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police were called to a town home community in Woodbridge where they arrested a woman they said falsely called 911.
The caller told police she rents a room in a home in the 13000 block of Carolyn Forest Drive and could hear voices in a nearby basement. Apparently, the woman told police a burglary was in progress, but when officers arrived they found a dispute between the tenant and a landlord taking place, according to police reports.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — It’s time to take steel from the World Trade Center currently under lock and key and put it on display, said Maureen Caddigan.
The Prince William Potomac District Magisterial Supervisor said she wants to place the steel at a memorial and reflecting pool at the county government center in Woodbridge honoring those who died inside the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The steel would be placed erect into the ground, and it would also honor a volunteer firefighter from from Dumfires and two other county residents killed when the twin towers collapsed.
Officer of the Week
Dumfries Police Officer Sgt. Jose Vasquez is a newly trained leader.
