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A Dumfries man who lives on Takeaway Lane is charged with indecent exposure after a Cracker Barrel employee said a customer exposed himself when receiving his takeout order.

Indecent Exposure – On April 7 at 10:23 AM, officers responded to Cracker Barrel, located at 17115 Dumfries Rd. in Dumfries (22025) to investigate an indecent exposure. The investigation revealed a patron, later identified as the accused, was parked in the parking lot when an employee went out to deliver his order. During the encounter, the accused exposed himself to the employee. At no time was there any physical contact between the victim and the accused? While investigating the incident, officers determined a similar incident occurred the month prior with another employee while delivering food to the accused. Following the investigation, officers obtained arrest warrants for the accused, identified as Brandon Michael JONES. On April 10, the accused turned himself into the police without incident.


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Police said the van in which they were passengers crossed into oncoming traffic and was struck by a Suburban. Rescue crews took the girl and woman to a hospital, where they died.

The driver of the van suffered serious injuries and is expected to survive. The driver of the Suburban was not injured.


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Dominion Energy is bullish on placing its remaining coal ash in a $347 million landfill at Possum Point.

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OmniRide’s board of directors, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, will meet on Thursday, April 6 and is expected to authorize a $1.6 million micro-transit service for the Dumfries and Quanitco areas.

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The ACTS Crisis Helpline will cease operation on June 30, 2023.

The Dumfries-based non-profit announced the closure of the 41-year-old telephone helpline on Thursday, March 30. During its time, staffers at the helpline took 500,000 calls from Prince William County residents and calls from across the U.S. as part of the National Suicide Hotline Network, said ACTS Interim CEO David Strand.


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Keep Prince William Beautiful called for local artists to beautify bus stops in Dumfries. The project is being facilitated to improve the community and ridership experience. 

The Adopt-A-Shelter program, managed by the Keep Prince William Beautiful non-profit, partnered with both local bus service provider OnniRide, and the Dumfries Town Government to encourage the community to keep the stops clean. 


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On November 14, 2022, a judge dismissed charges for Robert Wilson Jr., 37, a teacher accused of having weapons inside his apartment, located at Covington Harper Elementary School near Dumfries.

A postal employee dropped a package addressed to the school at the neighbor’s house. The neighbor opened the package to find ammunition and took the package to the school.


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