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Published January 2, 2026 at 11:07AM

A narcotics investigation led Manassas police to a major drug bust and the arrest of two women wanted in multiple jurisdictions. On December 27, 2025, officers with the Special Problems Unit were investigating a possible drug operation at a home on Bruton Parish Court when they spotted a known wanted individual entering the residence.

Police obtained permission to enter and quickly discovered suspected drugs and paraphernalia in plain view. Two women—ages 30 and 21—were found hiding in a bathroom and arrested. A search of the home turned up more than 230 small bags of suspected crack cocaine, additional drugs including PCP, and packaging materials commonly used in drug distribution.

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Shots Fired in Woodbridge and Manassas, Man Arrested After Assaulting Officers

By Potomac Local News

Published January 2, 2026 at 10:53AM

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Prince William County police investigated two separate incidents involving gunfire into homes on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day—fortunately, no injuries were reported in either case.

In Woodbridge, around 5:16 a.m. on January 1, a bullet shattered a glass door at the Dale Forest Apartments on Wabash Place. Two shell casings were found nearby. The day before, near Manassas, a bullet entered a home on Lucasville Road around 3:26 p.m. No injuries were reported in either incident, and both cases are under investigation as reckless handling of a firearm.

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Dumfries man pleads guilty in 2023 shooting that killed toddler, injured four others

By Potomac Local News

Published December 23, 2025 at 3:00PM

A Dumfries man has pleaded guilty in connection with a 2023 shooting that left a 3-year-old child dead and four others — including three other children — seriously injured.

Kenyatta Oglesby, 23, entered a guilty plea on December 22, 2025, to one count of second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement for a 40-year prison term. He also pled guilty to four counts of aggravated malicious wounding, with sentencing still to be determined. Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth and Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Sweet are prosecuting the case. Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026.

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Teen Arrested for Stabbing at Woodbridge Apartment

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Published December 16, 2025 at 11:44AM

A 17-year-old male from Springfield was arrested for malicious wounding after a stabbing incident at Orchard Mills Apartments in Woodbridge. The incident occurred during a gathering on November 30, where the accused stabbed a 16-year-old male multiple times. Another juvenile also suffered a minor injury. Both victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

In another incident, a strong-arm robbery occurred at Smoketown Station shopping center in Woodbridge. A 37-year-old man was approached by a woman who entered his vehicle and demanded money. The suspect, identified as Georgina Megan Regazzi, 27, was later arrested.

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Manassas Barricade Arrest Follows Weapon Assault; Two Men Face Charges

By Potomac Local News

Published December 12, 2025 at 3:46PM

A barricade situation in Manassas ended peacefully Thursday after police arrested a man accused of brandishing a gun and cutting a woman with a knife during a domestic dispute. Officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to a reported fight involving weapons at a home on the 8600 block of Carlton Drive.

One man, a 26-year-old from the area, fled the scene but was detained. A witness helped officers locate a discarded firearm. Meanwhile, two other victims were found on foot nearby, one with a non-life-threatening wrist injury.

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Woodbridge man charged with transporting and planting explosive devices outside RNC and DNC

By Potomac Local News

Published December 4, 2025 at 3:50PM

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“Brian J. Cole, Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested this morning and charged for transporting and planting two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on January 5, 2021, at the headquarters of both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C.,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced. “Cole is charged in a complaint unsealed today with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce with the intent to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or unlawfully to damage or destroy any building, vehicle, or other real or personal property.”

“He is also charged with attempted malicious destruction by means of fire and explosive materials,” the office added.

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Court Documents Detail Alleged Gang Plot in Fatal Shooting Outside Alamo Theater

By Potomac Local News

Published November 29, 2025 at 3:01PM

Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, located between Dale and Opitz boulevards in Woodbridge.

“(Sesay) told Attakora that ‘he was going to use (Vaughn) for what he could and thereafter (Vaughn) was disposable,’” Prince William Times reported. “Sesay also referred to Vaughn as his ‘opps’ meaning opposition or rival.”

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Fredericksburg man sentenced to over 13 years in attempted rape case near UMW campus

By Potomac Local News

Published November 21, 2025 at 11:15AM

A Fredericksburg man will serve more than 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape, assault and battery, and violating felony probation. The charges stem from a September 10, 2024, incident near Double Drive and College Avenue, located on the University of Mary Washington campus.

Raymond Mungro III was sentenced on November 19, 2025, in Fredericksburg Circuit Court to 13 years and 4 months of active time. The court suspended an additional 10 years and 4 months, and imposed conditions including no contact with the victim, supervised probation after release, and compliance with sex offender registration laws.

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Help! Help! Help! — Neighbors Stunned as Bullets Fly in Fredericksburg

By Mike Salmon

Published November 19, 2025 at 2:58PM

Looking into town on the 800 block of William Street where the first shooting occurred.

Two shootings in Fredericksburg over the past week left multiple people wounded and rattled residents in a city where such incidents are rare.

At the Express Food Mart on William Street—across from the apartments where the first shooting occurred—the store manager said her cashier heard someone yelling for help.

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Federal Jury Convicts Woodbridge Man on Income Tax Charges

By Uriah Kiser

Published November 14, 2025 at 6:57PM

“Omini Tete Riman, 60, earned income as an information technology specialist and landlord,” U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced. “Riman filed false Internal Revenue Service Forms 1040 for tax years 2013 and 2014, resulting in tax refunds of $213,577 for 2013 and $186,468 for 2014, to which he was not entitled.”

“Riman took numerous steps to frustrate the IRS’s collection efforts,” the office said, including transferring property to a trust, directing income to accounts in the trust’s name, telling a tenant to ignore IRS notices and calling them a “scam,” and submitting false documents claiming an IRS officer had received more than $600,000 from him.