STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The sound of gunfire and shattering glass rang out in Stafford County over the weekend.
Authorities are looking into several reports of vandalisms that took place in the county between Thursday and Sunday.
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Crime
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Three horses in Fairfax County were found wounded on Thursday.
The horses, which graze on a property in the 2600 block of Frying Pan Road near Dulles Airport, were cut and needed medical attention. The wounds don’t appear to be life threatening, stated Fairfax County police.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A driver was robbed while sitting in the driver seat of his car by a man asking for directions, police said.
The robbery took place at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Morse Lane in Woodbridge, behind a Target store, at 9:22 a.m. Tuesday.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Prince William County elementary school teacher turned herself into police after being accused of not reporting sexual abuse among students.
The alleged abuse happened was reported to the teacher by her students at Marumsco Elementary School in Woodbridge on March 30, police documents state. That’s when two students independently came to the teacher and reported the alleged abuse following a “Hugs and Kisses” presentation, a play coproduced in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Social Services. The play focuses on avoiding and reporting inappropriate situations.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A delivery pizza restaurant was robbed by a man wearing a Kiss mask Wednesday night.
The robber walked in at 8:42 p.m. to the delivery location at 16693 River Ridge Boulevard off U.S. 1 near Dumfries, displayed a handgun and demanded money, according to police documents.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — Three men are in custody after a man walking his dog was robbed at gunpoint in Williamstown.
Police said the robbery happened at 1:24 a.m. in the area of Williamstown Drive and Old Triangle Road in Dumfries. A car pulled up alongside the victim and two males armed with handguns got out and took the victim’s jacket and cell phone, then got back into the car and fled the area, according to police documents.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Jubair Ahmad, 24, a native of Pakistan and resident of Woodbridge, Va., was sentenced Friday to 144 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge T. S. Ellis III.
SEX CHARGES FILED IN 2 SEPARATE CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A series of sexual assaults are being investigated by police in Woodbridge.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Investigators are looking into an allegation that a 13-year-old boy was tied to a chair with a rope, beaten and abused.
Police said the abuse was reported Wednesday, and that the child was struck in the face, head, face, neck, and arms with a belt. At one point the child was tied to a chair and then to a stair handrail with an electrical cord and rope, according to police documents.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — After a Bank of America in Woodbridge was robbed Thursday afternoon, police quickly apprehended their suspect.
Bank employees told police a man walked into the bank at 13976 Jefferson Davis Highway at 1:36 p.m. and approached the counter, handed the teller a note demanding cash, and then implied he had a weapon but never displayed one. The teller handed over the cash and the man fled the scene, according to police documents.