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Sex Crimes Investigated

Published May 21, 2012 at 8:00AM | Updated May 23, 2012 at 10:16AM

FROM POLICE REPORTS:

Rape / Aggravated Sexual Battery – On April 23rd, police began an investigation into two sexual assaults which were reported to have occurred in the 14200 block of Lindendale Rd in Woodbridge (22193) between 2004 and 2006. The investigation revealed that the victims, a 5-8 year old girl and a 7-10 year old girl at the time of the offenses, were both sexually assaulted by the accused, a known family member, on several occasions during the time frame above. Following an investigation, warrants were obtained against the accused who was located and arrested in Fredericksburg on May 17th. The accused is currently awaiting transport back to Prince William County.

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Teen Goes Undercover to Nab Illicit Sellers

By Potomac Local News

Published May 21, 2012 at 7:33AM | Updated May 23, 2012 at 10:16AM

Jessica Wood, 20, participated to help undercover agents bust establishments selling alcohol and tobacco to minors. (Photo: Capital News Service)

By ALEX MORTON
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – Jessica Wood understands better than most how easy it is for minors to purchase alcohol and tobacco in Virginia. When she was 15, she had an unusual part-time job – helping undercover agents bust retailers who sell such products to minors.

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Shooting Victims Recovering, Arrest Made

By Potomac Local News

Published May 17, 2012 at 3:03PM

Coleman

MAN, WOMAN SHOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man and woman who were shot last night in Woodbridge are recovering, and now an arrest has been made.

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2 Shot in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2012 at 9:23PM

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police in Woodbridge are investigating a shooting tonight in the 2900 block of Wetherburn Court.

Two adults are reported to have been shot, and one of them was flown to a local hospital, according to police. Their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

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Murder-for-Hire Plot Uncovered in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2012 at 7:31AM

Rusinack

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Investigators made an arrest in an alleged murder-for-hire plot which was reportedly arranged just blocks from a major police station in Woodbridge.

Prince William police and the ATF Northern Virginia Violent Crimes Taskforce began investigating an arrangement made May 10 between the accused and the would-be victim, a 28-year-old man of Woodbridge, according to police documents. Those documents state the suspect and the 28-year-old have been continuously involved in a domestic-related dispute.

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Search Links Man to North Stafford Auto Larcenies

By Potomac Local News

Published May 16, 2012 at 7:04AM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Investigators identified a man they say can be linked to a series of 32 larcenies form cars in North Stafford.

Bill Kennedy of the Stafford sheriff’s department said several larcenies from autos have been reported over the last few weeks in the Shadow Woods and Towns of Hampton Oaks neighborhoods.

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New Law Targets Cigarette Smuggling

By Potomac Local News

Published May 15, 2012 at 12:31PM

By PIA TALWAR
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – You soon will face state fines and criminal charges if you buy large quantities of cigarettes in Virginia intending to resell them in state with a higher tobacco tax.

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Woman Faces Unlawful Wounding Charge

By Potomac Local News

Published May 14, 2012 at 8:44PM | Updated May 15, 2012 at 3:04PM

Ragusa

DUMFRIES, Va. — A woman faces an ~~malicious~~ unlawful wounding charges after an argument turned violent Saturday morning.

Police were called to the 3500 block of Briarwood Drive, near Va. 234 near Dumfries, after a 21-year-old man said he was involved in an altercation with a 19-year-old woman about at 10:30 a.m.

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New Law Prohibits Pointing Lasers at Aircraft

By Potomac Local News

Published May 14, 2012 at 4:00AM | Updated May 16, 2012 at 11:31PM

By LEAH SMALL
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – When a police helicopter was flying overhead searching for a criminal suspect in Virginia Beach, Christopher Willingham did something he now acknowledges was “stupid”: He pointed a green laser at the helicopter – temporarily blinding the pilot and halting the search.

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Korean Baptist Church Burglarized

By Potomac Local News

Published May 10, 2012 at 6:58AM

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A church in North Stafford was burglarized and now lawn its care equipment is missing.

A sheriff’s deputy was called to the Stafford Korean Baptist Church on Onville Road, just off Va. 610, on Tuesday when the a riding lawnmower, push mower, gas, and other items were reported stolen from a shed. The burglary happened between 8 and 10:30 a.m., said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.