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1 teen dies, 2 others OD after using ‘Perc30′ counterfeit Percocet pills containing Fentanyl

Published December 8, 2022 at 9:12AM

Since Dec. 3, 2022, the Prince William County Police Department has responded to three overdoses, one in which was fatal, involving juveniles possibly consuming counterfeit Percocet pills containing the lethal narcotic Fentanyl.

The first incident occurred on December 3 when officers responded to a home in the Manassas area of Prince William County for an unresponsive 17-year-old boy. The family began CPR and administered Narcan as medical services was being contacted; however, the juvenile died.

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Police seek info on driver who struck and killed pedestrian on I-66

By Potomac Local News

Published December 8, 2022 at 8:56AM

Virginia State Police are seeking the public’s help locating a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in a work zone on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County on Thursday morning, December 8, 2022.

As the worker was running towards the crash, a third vehicle came through the work zone at a high rate of speed and struck the worker. The vehicle – a maroon passenger vehicle – then fled the scene.

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Just-released video surveillance captured armed suspect in Dumfries homicide

By Potomac Local News

Published December 7, 2022 at 4:33PM

Prince William County detectives with the Violent Crimes Bureau are continuing their efforts to identify and locate the suspect or suspects involved in the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man that occurred in the area of Morgan Court and Old Triangle Road in Dumfries on November 12 shortly after 5:30 a.m.

Police found the victim, Demetrious Levar Graham, 44, of Woodbridge, in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, after police responded to the area for multiple reports of shots being fired. Video surveillance captured the armed male suspect wearing no shirt with his face covered walking along the sidewalk. The suspect is then seen firing multiple rounds towards the man’s vehicle as it drove by.

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Woman suffers life-threatening burns inside Bristow home

By Potomac Local News

Published December 7, 2022 at 11:20AM

A woman suffered life-threatening burns at a home in Bristow on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

At 10:31 p.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to the 10000 block of Twin Leaf Drive for a reported house fire with injuries. Crews arrived to find one adult male and one adult female with burn injuries.

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Witness describes driver slamming into telephone pole

By Press Release

Published December 7, 2022 at 9:47AM

Hit-and-Run (City Property Damage)

On December 4, 2022 at 1:15 a.m., Manassas City Police responded to a collision near the intersection of Tudor Oaks Dr. and Signal Hill Rd., in the City of Manassas. Upon police arrival it was discovered that a vehicle struck a light pole and then fled the scene in an unknown direction. The suspect was described by a witness as a heavyset Hispanic Male wearing a white shirt and driving a silver compact sedan with front end damage and a flat tire. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information is encouraged to contact Manassas City Police at (703) 257-8000.

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Spotsylvania man faces attempted murder charge after police found man beaten

By Potomac Local News

Published December 7, 2022 at 9:43AM

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A Spotsylvania man is being held without bond after an assault in North Stafford last week.

On November 30, at 6:38 p.m. deputies received a call from someone on Town Square Circle claiming they were attacked and they were dying.

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Woodbridge house fire displaces two

By Potomac Local News

Published December 6, 2022 at 8:42PM

At 4:31 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2022, Prince William County Fire and Rescue crewsunits were dispatched to the 1700 block of Varsity Drive in the Marumsco Village neighborhood in Woodbridge for a report of a fire in a single-family house.

Crews were able to quickly extinguish a fire located in the home’s basement. No injuries were reported. The structure sustained moderate damage. Two adults were displaced. The Fire Marshal’s office determined a candle was the ignition source of the fire.

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1 shot in Coverstone neighborhood near Manassas

By Potomac Local News

Published December 6, 2022 at 7:38PM

One person was shot at a home near Manassas.

Police report the shooting occurred Tuesday, December 6, 2022, on Hiram Court in the Coverstone neighoborhood near Manassas, about 7 p.m.

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Police ID pedestrian struck twice, killed outside Quantico

By Press Release

Published December 6, 2022 at 7:34PM

Fatal Crash Investigation *DECEASED IDENTIFIED – Today (Tuesday, December 6) investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit notified a next-of-kin of the 36-year-old man who was struck and killed while walking in the roadway along Richmond Hwy in Quantico (22134) on December 5.

The driver of the second vehicle that is believed to have struck the victim as he laid in the roadway remains unidentified. Investigators continue to ask anyone who may have witnessed this crash to contact police and are urging the driver of the second vehicle to come forward. The investigation continues.

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One shot on Battleview Parkway near Manassas

By Press Release

Published December 6, 2022 at 2:36PM

Shooting into a Residential Dwelling – On Sunday, December 4 at 1:40 p.m., officers responded to a residence located in the 14400 block of Village High St. in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a shots fired call. The investigation revealed a dark-colored vehicle was driving down Village High St. when an occupant of the vehicle brandished a firearm out the window and fired multiple rounds before the driver fled the area. The rounds struck the exterior of two homes in the area. No injuries or additional property damage were reported.

— Prince William police