Crime
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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.
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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
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Police in Manassas and Prince William County responded to a series of threats at schools today.
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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.
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On March 4, detectives with the Special Victims Bureau began an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred in multiple locations in the Woodbridge (22192) area of Prince William County between January 1997 and December 2000.
The investigation revealed the victim, who was between 9-13 years of age during the above timeframe, was sexually assaulted by a family member, identified as the accused, on more than one occasion. While investigating, detectives determined the accused sexually assaulted a second family member, who was between 8-12 years of age during the above timeframe, on more than one occasion. The incidents were recently reported prompting the police investigation.
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Fauquier County. The crash occurred Thursday, Sept.8, 2022, at 8:26 p.m. along Interstate 66 at the 16 mile-marker in Fauquier County.
A Winnebago RV was traveling east on I-66 when it collided with an eastbound tractor-trailer. The impact caused the RV to run off the interstate, through the guardrail, down an embankment, and into several trees.