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Santa to arrive in Occoquan by boat — On Saturday, December 4 at 10:30 a.m. on the Town Dock adjacent to Mamie Davis Park, Santa will arrive by boat. [Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta]

Terracon expands in Woodbridge — On November 10, Prince William County Department of Economic Development (PWCDED) hosted a ribbon-cutting event at Terracon’s new DC South office located at 14001 Crown Court, Suite 109 in Woodbridge. [Prince William County Government]


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Police arrested one man in connection to a robbery in the 7200 block of Market Court near Manassas at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, November 25. The victim used a social media app to purchase a pair of shoes and arranged to meet someone to pick up the sneakers, police said.

While there, the suspect tried to walk away with the shoes, and a fight broke out between the suspect and the victim, police said. Then, a friend of the suspect pulled a gun, police said.


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Police went to the 1000 block of Magnolia Grove Drive for a report of a man with a rifle making threats to hurt himself, police said. Officers used de-escalation tactics and then arrested him, police said.

Police took the suspect to jail and held him without bond. Officers charged Timothy Harris, 49, of Manassas with three counts of simple assault, three counts of reckless handling of a firearm, and five counts of brandishing a gun, police said.


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The first units to arrive saw fire coming from the second story of a detached garage, which doubles as an apartment, said county fire and rescue spokeswoman Katie Brady.

Crews worked to extinguish the fire within five minutes, she said.


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The first of two phases of a new animal shelter in Prince William County opened this week.

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Ann Sang Hyundai is charged with illegal burning, said Prince William County Fire Marshal Matt Smolsky. Hyundai is the new tenant of the building that housed the old Tim’s Rivershore restaurant near Dumfries.

Hyundai is due in court to answer the charge on December 20, Smolsky adds.


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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors plans to use funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to hire two new full-time employees and to purchase new equipment for the county sheriff’s office.

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Atif Qarni is no longer Virginia’s Education Secretary.

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