Police press release | Reckless Handling of a Firearm – On January 5 at 8:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Chesapeake Dr. and Beveridge Dr. in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a shots fired call.
The investigation revealed that a resident in the area, later identified as the accused, fired shots from the balcony of their residence towards a wooded area, before leaving on foot.
Prince William police tell us two people are in custody after an armed robbery in Dumfries.
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Authorities in Stafford County say these two men stepped out for more than just a pack of smokes.
A press release states:
From Prince William police:
Armed Robbery – On January 1 at 6:59PM, officers responded to investigate a robbery that was reported to have occurred in the area of Stoney Ridge Pl. and Lady Catherine Ct. in Triangle (22172) earlier in the evening.
From the Stafford sheriff’s office:
Victoria Drive, 12/30, 9:55 p.m. On this date, a resident reported receiving multiple calls throughout the day from a male subject who identified himself as Lt. Westbrook.
The two men charged in a December 26 murder at a Denny’s restaurant on Sudley Road near Manassas were arrested Sunday.
They’re believed to have been responsible for a string of other armed robberies in the area, including this one that occurred at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Woodbridge on Christmas Eve.
8:3o p.m. | Prince William police updated us with more information about the arrest of the two men wanted in connection to the murder at a Denny’s restaurant on Sudley Road. A press release states:
Murder Investigation *ADDITIONAL ARREST – On December 29, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force apprehended Ryan Thomas WALKER, who was sought in connection to the murder of Yusuf OZGUR and the malicious wounding of a second man that occurred at the Denny’s located at 8201 Sudley Rd in Manassas (20109) on December 26.
A woman told police that man walked up to her inside of a Haymarket liquor store, told her that he was a cop, and then rubbed her back. A Prince William police press release states:
Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer [LEO] | Assault – On December 24 at 5:00PM, officers responded to investigate a police impersonator that was reported to have occurred at the ABC Store located at 5331 Merchants View Sq. in Haymarket (20169) earlier that morning at approximately 11:00AM.
“Heinous” and “callous” were the words used by Prince William police Chief Barry Barnard to describe the murder of a food delivery worker who was shot and killed at a Manassas-area Denny’s restaurant.
Yusif Ozgur, 56, was shot early Thursday inside the restaurant and was taken to a local hospital where he died from his gunshot wound. Another 34-year-old man, of Rixeyville, was also shot and remains hospitalized. Both were shot in the upper torso, said Barnard.
Police have now reclassified the case of this morning’s fatal double shooting at a Denny’s restaurant near Manassas from an armed robbery to homicide.
But if you count it, there have been a total of 17 reports of armed or attempted armed robbery in Prince William County since November 30.
