Dumfries Town Councilmembers offered a mostly upbeat assessment Tuesday of “The Rose,” a proposed $389 million gaming facility the Colonial Downs Group and its parent company, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, want to build atop the Potomac Landfill in Dumfries.
Armed Robbery – On February 16 at 11:00PM, officers responded to the Princeton Woods Apartments located in the 3300 block of Dry Powder Cl. in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a robbery.
The victim, a 44- year-old man, reported to police that when he arrived in the parking lot of the complex, he was approached by an unknown man. The man immediately brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property. The suspect fled the area on foot prior to police arriving at the location.
Mary Washington Healthcare’s network of outpatient doctors’ offices.
On February 1, 2021, Health First, located near Montclair Family Restaurant, joined Mary Washington Medical Group and became the newest of 11 office locations for Mary Washington Primary Care.
A Lorton man is in custody after a woman escaped from a Dumfries motel and told police she was abducted and strangled.
Strangulation | Abduction *ARREST – On February 9, the suspect sought in connection to the assault that was reported to have occurred at the Motel 6 located at 17133 Dumfries Rd. in Dumfries (22026) on February 1, was arrested. The suspect, Jeremy Dewayne NICKENS, was located and taken into custody by members of the Fairfax County Police Department.
An 82-year-old woman taken to a hospital after her home caught fire Tuesday morning has died.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the blaze at a home in the 17000 block of Tripoli Boulevard in Dumfries at 1:48 a.m.
A Dumfries Town Councilwoman is calling for greater transparency when it comes to how public funds are spent.
During last night’s Town Council meeting, Councilwoman Cydny Neville called for Town Manager Keith Rogers to require the town treasurer to come before the Town Council at least four times a year, to provide a presentation on the state of the town’s finances.
Barry Johnson arrived early for the opening of Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Dumfries on Friday and waited in the cold for an hour so he could play their slot-like machines.
