On Saturday, February 4, at 5:50 a.m., officers responded to a home located in the 16500 block of Sherwood Place in Woodbridge to investigate shots fired call.
The investigation revealed multiple gunshots that struck a house. During a canvass of the neighborhood, two additional homes and three unoccupied vehicles were found to have been struck by the gunfire. Officers made contact at the homes and located the vehicle owners, and no injuries were reported.
From Prince William police:
Aggravated Malicious Wounding
From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:
ASSAULT
A subcommittee of the House Rules Committee killed a resolution proposed by Delegate Candi Mundon King (D-Woodbridge, Stafford) resolution called the STARR Alert, which aims to notify auto repair shops of hit-and-run crashes, prompting the owners to be on the lookout for drivers that fled the scene of crashes might seek vehicle repairs.
In August 2022, 25-year-old Alexis Hicks was struck outside a Norfolk hospital and later succumbed to her injuries. The driver fled the scene, and the case remains unsolved.
Stabbing
On January 31, 2023, at 8:30 p.m., Manassas City Police responded to a stabbing at the 8600 block of Carlton Drive, in the City of Manassas. Upon police arrival, it was discovered that a 22-year-old male was stabbed while walking in the area with a female friend. The suspect fled the area on foot in an unknown direction following the incident.
On January 30 at 7:36 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 9300 block of Victoria Street near Manassas to investigate a domestic dispute.
When officers arrived at the residence, they encountered a man, later identified as the accused, at the doorway of the home who attempted to prevent officers from speaking with the other occupants at the residence. At one point, the accused spat on the officer.
The president of a Woodbridge HOA says a case of some mysterious fliers that appeared to denounce him has been solved.
Belmont Bay HOA President KP Lau said the person who distributed the flier, which stated his name and a photo of Mao Zedong, founder of the Chinese Communist Party, apologized to him.
Updated 5:45 p.m. — Manassas police said city officials did a good job communicating with the public during a lockdown at several schools last week.
Just before 1 p.m. On Thursday, January 26, 2022, administrators placed Osbourn High School and two other schools, Baldwin Intermediate and Elementary schools and Metz Middle School, into “secure the building” mode, where no one could enter or exit the building while instructors continued teaching.
Last week, Stafford authorities said they arrested a vandal who painted Z’s around North Stafford.
Since posting the news, we’ve received comments and texts from PLN readers stating they’ve seen similar vandalism in Prince William County, just north of Stafford.
The investigation revealed the driver of a 2015 Jeep Wrangler was traveling north on Richmond Highway when the driver slowed to make a right turn onto Williamstown Drive.
As the vehicle slowed, the passenger opened their door and got out of the Jeep was still in motion.
