On October 7, the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to Rippon Middle School, at 15101 Blackburn Road in Woodbridge, concluded an investigation into an assault that occurred in a classroom on September 22.
The investigation revealed during class, a male student made a homophobic slur towards the victim, another 13-year-old male student, before riping and removing the child’s facemask.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session on Wednesday, October 12, to discuss increasing the starting salary for the county’s public safety employees.
The move comes after the Virginia State Police increased its starting pay for troopers working in Northern Virginia to nearly $66,000, about 28% higher.
A dump truck spilled its load onto Dale Boulevard today.
Emergency crews were called to the crash near Route 1 at about 1:45 p.m. No one was injured.
Police still don’t know which bullets struck and killed 19-year-old Jaden Malik Carter during a hellfire exchange of shots during a police drug sting-turned robbery.
What they do know: Carter had a stolen, illegally modified, nearly fully-automatic gun with an extended magazine on him when he was shot in Dale City on September 1, 2022.
A Manassas man died after an SUV struck him while walking in the middle of a street.
On Wednesday, October 5, at 9:04 p.m., police were called to the area of Sudley Manor, and Chatsworth drives near Manassas to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian.
Officers stopped the suspect area of Belleplain Court and Allen Dent Road near Dumfries before 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Police officers, a police K9, and a helicopter from Fairfax County police all searched the area for the suspect but didn’t find him.
Shanti Negus Felton is described as black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and a facemask.
Pennys Used Auto Parts on Minnieville Road in Woodbridge caught fire [Photo: Prince William fire and rescue][/caption]
Penny's Used Auto Parts has started a GoFundMe to raise funds for its recovery after a devastating fire.
The Archie Family, the owners, and operators of Penny's, are asking for 100,000 to help rebuild the business. The fundraiser has received $650 in the four days since it has been online.
Penny's was founded in 1956 by Henry and Anne Archie as the first used car parts junkyard in Woodbridge. Penny was Henry Archie's nickname, which became the business's name.
Penny's was built on the land owned by the family since the 1900s and is one of the first black-owned businesses in the area. The business was passed on to the founder's son Richard who works alongside his daughter Shannon and two other members of the Archie family.
"We've made auto parts affordable for our community and made it possible for people with older cars to keep their cars on the road because a lot of yards cater to the newer vehicles," says Shannon Archie.
Penny's has also historically donated cars to single mothers and low-income families and money to local charities like boys' and girls' clubs, baseball, football, and soccer teams.
A report of fire at the used auto parts store located at 13059 Minnieville Road in Woodbridge was reported at 12:17 a.m. on September 28. The Prince William County Fire Department fought the blaze but was unable to save the building, which is a total loss.
The fire is currently under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal's Office. Donations can be made to the Archie Family's GoFundMe page.
A man walked into a Wells Fargo bank branch, passed a threatening note, and fled the scene.
Police said someone robbed the bank branch on Sudley Road, near Lomond Drive, at about 11 a.m. They provided few other details.
Authorities in Stafford County wrested a man suspected of drunken driving to the ground while he was armed, they said.
On Saturday, October 1, at 7:06 p.m., Sergeant G.A. Haney observed a Lincoln truck failing to maintain the travel lane on southbound U.S. 1 near Merryview Drive near Peet’s Coffee. The driver swerved in his lane and ran off the paved surface of the roadway several times onto the shoulder, said Stafford County authorities.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors held off on sending a letter to the Board of Local and Regional Jails that would express concerns about an ongoing study into inmate fees.
Under review fees to a telephone, visitation systems, and the cost inmates incur when purchasing items or services from jail commissaries.
According to the Rappahanock Regional Jail, inmates can pay for these goods and services via accounts set up for inmates, where family members and friends can deposit funds.
The Rappahannock Regional Jail Board Authority asked the Stafford County Board of Supervisors to send a letter outlining concerns regarding the study, which is looking into reducing or eliminating fees.
However, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors decided to hold off on sending the letter as some members were concerned about taking a particular position.
Aquia District Supervisor Monica Gary was concerned about its impact on residents with family members under incarceration and the economic effects it would have on them. Gary and Garrisonville District Supervisor Pamela Yueng felt that the letter was unfinished. To Yeung, the letter also seemed as though the Board of Supervisors opposed the study's recommendations.
"I'm not going to blindly send a letter to the board without knowing what the recommendations are," said Yeung.
The jail board authority believes that its general fund would be reduced, and the costs of any potential reductions would have to be made up by member localities of the authority, including Stafford.
Stafford, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and King George are the jurisdictions that have a seat on the jail authority.
The work group performing the study is scheduled to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairman of the House Committee on Rehabilitation and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services in the Virginia General Assembly on December 1, 2022.
The jail board esitmates that the cuts in any of these services or programs could result in a reduction of $2,727,525 from its general fund and its commissary purchase revenue by $625,576. The regional jail would also be required to pay for goods and services that would have been covered by inmate purchase revenues which would amount to $801,159.
The Rappahannock Regional Jail currently operates with a $43 million annual budget which comes from funding from its member localities.
The letter will be brought back as unfinished business at the board's next meeting on October 4, along with a summation of possible impacts of the jail.
