Internet usage has increased in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and along with it, cybercrime.
The Prince William County Police Department held a webinar on April 28 that outlined who is most vulnerable to cybercrime, common types of cybercrime, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you are a victim.
A man defrauded a Tropical Smoothie Cafe, according to authorities.
The man called the restaurant at 15 South Gateway Drive in Stafford County on April, 27, at 5:18 p.m. An employee answered the phone and a caller stated he was from the company’s corporate office.
At least four people are now suspected in a series of armed robberies at 7-Eleven stores near Manassas and in Woodbridge.
Most recently, two men were arrested on April 17, 2020, and were both charged in connection to the robberies while they were already in a Fairfax County jail.
A Dale City man accidentally shot himself in the leg while in his car.
On April 26, at 10:46 p.m., Prince William police were called at a home in the 13700 block of Kingsman Road in Dale City for a report of shots fired, according to Prince William police.
A fight between two men ended with one in jail, and a police officer was bitten.
Police were called to the 1500 block of James Street in Woodbridge at 1:30 a.m. Monday, April 20, to investigate a fight between a 32-year-old man who told police someone broke into his home.
Someone staying at a hotel near Manassas told police they were threatened with a gun.
In the early morning hours of April 12, Prince William police received a call to investigate a report of someone brandishing a gun that was used to threaten a victim walking in a hallway at the Holiday Inn Express, at 10810 Battleview Parkway, near Manassas.
Multiple drivers who parked in the area of Adventure Brewing Company had catalytic converters stolen.
The Stafford sheriff’s office reports the incidents happened at:
A man thought he was going to sell his motorcycle to another man that he met on Craigslist.
That other man had other plans.
He didn’t make it very far.
A man who had just been released from the Rappahannock Regional Jail was found a short time later inside of the Rowser Building, at 1739 Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford, which is home to the county’s parks and recreation department.
There are now two suspects behind bars who were wanted in connection to an armed robbery of a WaWa gas station in Woodbridge is in custody.
Todd Christopher Lawson, 51, was located and taken into custody in Washington DC by members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect will remain jailed in Washington, D.C. until extradited to Prince William County, according to police.
