Updated 10:30 a.m. — A man suffered life-threatening burns after trying to coax his pet from a house fire.
Fire and rescue crews were sent to the 12000 blocks off Point Longstreet Way in Lake Ridge at 12:06 a.m. for a two-alarm fire. Crews arrived with heavy fire and smoke conditions.
Here’s today’s report from the Prince William County Police Department.
Shots fired at a home in Lake Ridge
A moped rider was fortunate to escape serious injury after an accident last night with a semi-truck.
On Tuesday, September 18, at 11:13 p.m., Deputy K.L. Steffenhagen went to crash in the 1400 block of Warrenton Road (Route 17) near Poplar Road. She arrived to find a southbound 2019 Mack Truck had struck the rear of a southbound 2022 Honda Moped. The moped became stuck in the bumper of the truck.
Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputies will seek charges for a public school student accused of throwing water bottles from a Stafford County School Bus and damaging a passing school bus.
On September 14 at 4:39 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of Poplar Road. Deputy G.P. McCaulley learned a juvenile student had thrown a water bottle from the window of his school bus as it passed another school bus on Poplar Road.
An alert Panera Bread employee recognized counterfeit dough being passed by a customer and helped stop a forged currency crime spree.
On Thursday, September 15, at 10:43 a.m., deputies responded to Stafford Market Place for fraud at a Panera Bread. The staff told police the suspect had attempted to pass a bogus bill for his order.
On Wednesday, September 14, at 11:23 pm., officers were patrolling in the 13900 block of Route 1 in Woodbridge when they were approached by two men who reported being assaulted in Prince William Parkway and Botts Avenue.
One of the men, identified as a 35-year-old male, suffered from apparent injuries to his arm, and rescue personnel responded and took the victim to a hospital. The investigation revealed the victim and a 27-year-old male acquaintance were approached by a group of men.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) came to the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge to hear speakers testify and describe human trafficking survivors.
“It’s a crime that hides in plain sight. Too many people in Northern Virginia think that it’s not happening in our community, but it is. It is one of the most insidious crimes. It’s a multigenerational crime. It not only affects the victims, but it also affects their future partners, their children”, said a woman who identified herself as Mary.
On September 14 at 4:06 a.m., officers responded to the 7-Eleven located at 5401 Prince William Parkway in Lake Ridge to investigate an armed robbery.
Police said a man entered the store and approached the counter.
Updated 5 p.m. — For the second time this week, police in Prince William County have filed charges against a student after a gun weapon was found on school property.
On Tuesday, September 13 at 9:29 a.m., the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to Lake Ridge Middle School, at 12350 Mohican Rd. in Lake Ridge, was contacted regarding a student who assaulted another student with a knife while on school property.
