Crews extended multiple lines and brought the fire under control in 20 minutes. Due to the location of the fire, fire crews had to pull water from nearby Lake Arrowhead to douse the blaze.
The two occupants of the home were not home at the time and were not injured. There were no reported firefighter injuries. There were no smoke alarms heard at the time of the fire.
Strong-Arm Robbery – On July 8 at 1:53PM, officers responded to the ABC Store located at 2225 Old Bridge Rd. in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a fight. The investigation revealed two male patrons entered the store together and began selecting items. One of the men purchased a few items and exited the store while the other man continued putting items into a basket. The man with the basket then attempted to exit the store with the unpaid merchandise.
When the manager confronted the man, a struggle over the basket ensued. During the altercation, the second man re-entered the store and intervened causing several bottles of alcohol to break before both suspects fled on foot. No injuries were reported. While investigating the incident, officers were informed of shoplifting that just occurred at another ABC Store located at 4255 Cheshire Station Plz.
The deputy had been called to investigate a mobile arrow board that had been struck by a car at 3:50 a.m. Friday, July 8. The striking driver fled the scene after colliding with the piece of equipment commonly used to warn them to move over to the next lane due to road work.
After inspecting the equipment parked outside an Arby’s restaurant, the driver of a black SUV slammed into the device, nearly missing the deputy who had walked back to his car 15 seconds earlier.
On July 5 at 9:55 p.m., officers were called to a home in the 15100 block of Alaska Road in Woodbridge to investigate a burglary.
When they arrived, officers were approached by three men standing outside of a home where the burglary occurred. Officers determined one of the men destroyed property inside the house.
An 18-year-old man is in custody after David Madison Fowler, III was found shot to death in Dale City.
On July 6, Prince William County detectives arrested a suspect concerning the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man, which occurred at the Cheshire Station Plaza located in the 4400 block of Cheshire Station Plaza in Dale City on June 14.
Lightning from a passing storm caused the blaze, said Prince William County fire marshal Matt Smolksy.
Crews arrived with heavy fire and smoke conditions throughout the structure. The home sustained extensive damage. The occupants were not at home at the time of the incident.
On July 4 at 9:01 p.m., deputies went to a call for gunshots on Kings Crest Drive in the Potomac Hills neighborhood in North Stafford.
When they arrived, they too heard gunshots coming from the woods. Deputies told the suspects to put down the gun and the suspects fled the scene, states Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Ryan Wilbur.
On July 2, officers concluded the investigation into the brandishing that was reported to have occurred near the intersection of Dumfries and Spriggs roads near Manassas on April 19.
On April 19, the victim, an 18- year-old man, told police that he was involved in a road rage incident with the driver of a red Chevy Impala while driving on Dumfries Road. The two vehicles were next to each other when the driver of the Impala brandished a firearm, police said.
