Crime

Authorities say they now have a man in custody who is tried a grab a woman outside of a North Stafford Target store.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest on Tuesday, October 21. It said that on October 1 at 4:21 p.m., deputies were called to the store at 1090 Stafford Market Place for a report of an attempted abduction.

A body was found this morning at the American Recycling Center on Residency Road, located on the border of Prince William County and Manassas.

The body was taken to a medical examiner for identification.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Walmart in North Stafford after a store employee said someone was seen clearing off the shelves in the electronics section of the store. This, and other  incidents, are included in today’s Stafford sheriff’s office report:

100 block of Butler Road, 10/10, 6:39 p.m. The victims reported they left their vehicle parked in the area at 4:15 p.m. When they returned to the vehicle at 6:20 p.m., they discovered the vehicle’s back passenger window had been broken. Two purses containing cash and credit cards were reported stolen.

A Stafford resident fell victim to an internet scam, but through the efforts of Stafford County Deputy B.A. Talbot, the property was recovered.

On June 11, a Stafford resident contacted the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office to report a fraud.

Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to a report of an assault on Ballantrae Lane just off Hope Road on Sunday, October 4 at 9:02 p.m.

Deputy R.M. Connelly said the suspect was inside of a car when arrived, and was trying to flee the scene. The deputy was able to stop the suspect, according to a Stafford sheriff’s office spokeswoman.