Late yesterday night, Prince William police responded to a call to investigate a robbery that was reported on Westminster Lane in Woodbridge.
According to Prince William police, the victim – a 52-year old Woodbridge man – stated that he was delivering pizza in the area when two unknown individuals approached him.
Late in the evening on April 12, Prince William police responded to a call to investigate a stabbing that was reported at an apartment on Briar Rose Lane in Woodbridge.
According to Prince William police, the investigation revealed that two individuals were involved in a verbal altercation, which then escalated.
On February 9, Prince William police detectives from the Special Victims Unit began a child pornography investigation.
The investigation was prompted by a cybertip that Prince William police received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said a Prince William police release.
On March 28, Prince William police responded to a call from Novant Health Prince William Medical Center to investigate an assault.
According to a Prince William police release, an investigation revealed that the victim, a 22-year old Manassas man, was with friends at a residence on Rembert Court in Gainesville, when the victim was assaulted by two acquaintances.
Christopher DiBenedetto, 32, of Prince William County, was sentenced to six years and six months in prison with an additional eight years and six months suspended for selling cocaine. The office of Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the sentencing on April 10. DiBenedetto sold the drugs to confidential informants working at the direction of the Fairfax County Police Department.
DiBenedetto was also ordered to pay restitution of $4,950 and serve five years probation, according to a release by the attorney general’s office.
Early yesterday morning, Prince William police responded to a call in Woodbridge to investigate a shooting.
According to a Prince William police release, the victim, a 20-year old man, was walking towards a residence on Filarete Street with three other acquaintances to attend a party.
According to a Prince William police release, the victim, Ruiz-Monchez, has been located.
She is currently receiving medical attention, said a release.
Yesterday evening, Prince William police responded to a call in Nokesville about shots fired.
According to a Prince William police release, the caller and now the accused, 38-year old Brandon Wood, stated to the police that someone was firing a gun into his residence.
To recap, the woman and young child had walked out of the store to her vehicle. She then placed the child in the carseat. When she stood back up, she was shocked to find a man standing next to her. She asked him to step back. He showed a gun and demanded money.
A similar thing happened to me years ago in another area. I am normally very aware of my surroundings. I had served in the Civil Air Patrol, and our motto was Semper Vigilans, which is Latin for “always vigilant” — always alert and ready. I took that motto to heart.
An armed man robbed a woman in the Target parking lot in Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford while the woman’s young granddaughter was with her.
According to Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Bill Kennedy, the woman and child had walked out of Target to her vehicle. She then placed the child in the carseat. When she stood back up, she was shocked to find a man standing next to her. She asked him to step back, and he responded by asking for change. She declined. That’s when it got scary.
