All Stafford County sheriff’s deputies will wear body cameras by the summer.
Sheriff David Decatur took questions about his department’s new body cameras, which will record interactions between law enforcement and residents. The system, developed by Axon and approved by the Stafford Board of County Supervisors just over a year ago, merges other cameras already used in the deputys’ cars and on taser weapons.
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed in Woodbridge on Monday, January 16.
At 8:50 p.m., police went to the 13900 block of Richmond Highway, near Todos Supermarket in the Maurumsco Plaza shopping center, to find a 22-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower body. Fire and rescue personnel took the man to an area hospital where his injuries were deemed non-life threatening.
The crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. in Stafford County, at milepost 134, north of exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton), for a multi-vehicle crash involving a large truck.
Drivers south of the crash site are sitting in about five miles of congestion as of 11:50 a.m. We’ll post more about this crash when we have it.
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Woodbridge bank.
Yesterday, Wednesday, January 11, at 2:09 p.m., officers responded to the Truist Bank located at 16541 River Ridge Boulevard, just off Route 1 in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery.
A Stafford County 911 operator is credited for helping to deliver a baby over the phone.
At 2:26 a.m. today, Thursday, January 12, 2022, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said the child’s mother went into labor at her North Stafford home. The child’s father was also home, realized he didn’t have enough time to drive the mother to a hospital and dialed 911.
A Maryland man faces charges after shots were fired during a child custody exchange Sunday evening, January 8, 2023.
At 8:35 p.m. that night, Stafford County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home at Windsor Circle and Federal Drive in Argyle Heights for a call about a disturbance with a weapon.
A Philadelphia man is charged with shooting pellets at a Prince William County school bus.
On Monday, January 9, at 3:52 p.m., officers responded to the area of Rollingwood Dr. and Jenny Dr. in Woodbridge to investigate the report of projectiles fired at an occupied school bus.
On Thursday, January 5, at 10:18 a.m., officers responded to Fannie Fitzgerald Elementary School, located at 15500 Benita Fitzgerald Drive in Dale City, to investigate an assault. The investigation revealed on Wednesday, January 4, during class, an eight-year-old male student was struck by his teacher, identified as the accused.
The student reported the incident to a family member, who notified the school the following day when police were contacted. The victim reported minor injuries. Police identified the suspect on January 9. At the time of the incident, the accused was a Prince William County Public Schools teacher.
On Sunday, January 8 at 4:32 p.m., officers responded to the area of Kahns Road and Dark Forest Drive near Manassas to investigate a single-vehicle crash.
The investigation revealed the driver of a 2022 Honda CRV was traveling southbound on Kahns Road when the vehicle left the roadway and traveled down an embankment through a ravine up and a second embankment before coming to rest in a ditch after crossing Dark Forest Drive.
Just after 2 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2022, police reported officers were called to the 1400 block of Dillion Avenue in Dale City for a shooting report. They found a victim suffering a gunshot wound to the upper body.
We don’t yet know the condition of the victim or their identity. There is no word yet on a suspect.
