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.
On Monday, September 12 at 10:10 a.m., a School Resource Officer assigned to the school at 15201 Neabsco Mills Road was notified by school personnel that a student with a gun was inside the school. The investigation revealed a student, identified as the accused, brought the gun to school, and displayed it to other students while in a bathroom.
The accused gave the firearm to another student before the parties left the bathroom, said police. One of the students posted a photo of the gun on social media showing the firearm on school grounds which was seen by other students.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
Shooting into a Residential Dwelling
Police in Manassas and Prince William County responded to a series of threats at schools today.
A teenager already in jail faces murder charges in connection to a July 2022 slaying in Woodbridge.
Detectives with the Violent Crimes Bureau obtained petitions for a juvenile suspect in connection to the homicide that occurred in the 16600 block of Georgetown Road in Woodbridge on July 20.
