Crime

Police in Prince William County made arrests in two separate rape incidents. One of the cases involves the arrest of a 14-year-old male whom police said sexually assaulted two children, ages 7 and 10 years old.

More in an unedited press release:

STAFFORD, Va. — Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home at 636 Belle Plains Road in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, at 10:18 p.m. Sunday for a report of a man who had been shot.

A friend of the victim told deputies that William Conner, 35, had been shot while on his front porch. The victim staggered off porch and was found dead in the yard, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

Update 1:30 p.m. 

Prince William police announced an arrest today in connection with this case: 

MANASSAS, Va. — A Manassas woman got a call from someone who told her that her child had been kidnapped and was being held hostage.

More in a police press release:

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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Investigators are looking for a man who robbed parishioners at two churches in Stafford County.

MANASSAS, Va. — People in Manassas are being told their power will be cut off if they don’t wire money immediately.

City officials say it’s the latest phone call scam targeting unsuspecting residents where someone poses as an employee with the city’s power company.