STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. -- Investigators say a woman was pulled from her car while traveling on Route 3 in Stafford County and sexually assaulted.Â
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The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident where a young adult female was sexually assaulted after her vehicle was struck by another in the area of Kings Highway and Sherwood Forest Farm Road. The apparent accident occurred sometime around 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM while both vehicles were traveling eastbound. After the accident, the unknown male suspect forcibly removed the victim from her vehicle and dragged her into a ditch off the roadway where he sexually assaulted her over a two hour period.
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Assault & Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer [LEO] – On October 21 at 7:14PM, officers responded to the Food Lion located at 12420 Dillingham Square in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a suspicious person. When officers arrived, an employee of the store reported that a man was inside the bathroom and appeared to be acting strangely. Officers located the man inside the bathroom and identified him as the accused who appeared intoxicated. While officers were conducting the investigation, suspected narcotics were located in the pocket of the accused. As officers went to detain the accused, he pulled away and attempted to run. The accused continued to resist and, at one point, attempted to push both officers. The accused was eventually taken into custody and transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Both officers also sustained injuries as a result of the incident and one officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Following the investigation, the accused, identified as Joseph Christopher KRANZ, was arrested.
Arrested on October 21:
Joseph Christopher KRANZ, 27, of no fixed address
Charged with 2 counts of assault & battery on a LEO, 1 count of resisting arrest, 1 count of possession of a schedule I/II and 1 count of public intoxication
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Karen Holtz, 50, of Haymarket, was arrested today on charges related to her role in a financial fraud and identity theft scheme while working for JMS Ventures, Inc.
Holtz, who was indicted on October 26, is charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing false tax returns. The indictment was unsealed this morning after Holtz was arrested.
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STAFFORD, Va. -- The driver of a 2004 Jeep Cherokee slammed into the front of a CVS Pharmacy.Â
The crash occurred at 12:32 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 26Â when the driver entered the parking lot of the store at the intersection of Route 610 and Shelton Shop Road in Stafford.
The driver told a sheriff's deputy that he tried to stop vehicle and park in in parking space in front of the CVS. But his foot slipped off the gas pedal, and the Jeep collided with the front of the store.
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Submitted by Hailee Dees, of Fredericksburg:
On average, I spend 16 hours a week commuting to Arlington from Fredericksburg. That’s almost a part time job.Â
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. -- A South Carolina man was killed Saturday night while crossing Old Bridge Road near Springwoods Drive in Lake Ridge.Â
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Fatal Crash Investigation – On October 29 at 7:00PM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Old Bridge Rd and Springwoods Dr in Woodbridge (22192) to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian. The investigation revealed that the driver of a 2002 Mazda Protege was traveling eastbound on Old Bridge Rd just passed Springwoods Dr when the vehicle collided with a pedestrian attempting to cross Old Bridge Rd. The pedestrian was crossing the roadway outside of the intersection and a designated crosswalk. The pedestrian was flown to an area hospital where he died as a result of his injuries on October 30. The other driver remained on scene and was not injured. Speed, alcohol use and drug use do not appear factors for the driver involved in the crash. The pedestrian will be transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Anyone who may have witnessed this collision is asked to contact police at 703-792-5123.
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Robyn Williams is seeking a seat on the Manassas City School Board.
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Williams: 1. All schools must be fully state accredited 2. Every child deserves a great education from Special Ed to our most academic achievers 3. Consistent communication.
PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?
Williams: Every school must be fully accredited. It is my first and foremost priority to ensure all the schools in Manassas City are fully accredited. All of the Manassas City Public Schools are fully accredited except for Metz. There is a tremendous amount of work that needs to be done. We are too small of a district to have a school-of-choice program, but I envision grouping more of our same skilled set students together to obtain the greatest impact and excel our passing rates, not just to the minimum requirements, but to higher levels. I would like to see a working partnership with teachers. Teachers are who touch our children on a daily basis and have the most impact on our success as a district.
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Seaberg was appointed to the Board in June following the resignation of Ellen Purdy.
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Seaberg: Community engagement, school environment, advancing student success.
PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?
Seaberg:Â We can foster communication, engagement and leadership in the community with clear and accessible information, additional outreach measures to the families that need it most, and continually working to build more leaders that are representative of our community.
Expand the culture of caring with programming throughout the division to foster positive mental health for our students and staff and to elevate respect for self and others.
Expose all students to a variety of career opportunities. Expand CTE options for students and working partnerships with businesses through internships and externships.
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Albrecht: We have accomplished a lot in our City schools, yet we still have further to go, including full accreditation for all Schools.
PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?
Albrecht: Achieving accreditation at all schools must be a priority. Having even one school without the accreditation as we do now does not meet our communities expectation. It takes many things within the school "system" to achieve this kind of comprehensive result, and three actions I personally want to be sure that we do not lose the focus on are: retaining our small class sizes, continuing our early learning focus by expanding our State recognized PreK program for all students (so that every student starts school with equal learning opportunities), and achieving a robust CTE curriculum at Osbourn High School (that will allow all students to be employed upon graduation with career and life skills that will make them productive members of our society).
Albrecht: The Code of Virginia specifies the role and responsibilities of a School Board in the Commonwealth. From my perspective, first and foremost we are the link between the community and the school system. It is our job to be sure that all students receive the best education possible within the financial limitations set by federal, state and local budgets.
PL: What expertise will you bring to the office?
Albrecht: In over 16 years serving you I have learned that experience matters. With the retirement of Mr. Bushnell from the Board, there is the potential if I am not re-elected that the combined years of experience of the Board on January 1 will be about 18 years.
A Board without history and context could make bad decisions.Experience matters. My 16 years of experience in all phases of school governance and funding are needed. My specific local School Board experience includes: serving as Chair and Vice Chair, serving over 12 years on the finance committee. Representing Manassas to state and federal officials as a member of the legislative committee, helping plan, start up and lead our regional Governors School, twice as Board Chair, and serving on the education support and facilities committee, spearheading much of our long range planning and community engagement.
Additionally, if re-elected I have been honored by my peers across the Commonwealth of Virginia to be the President-Elect of the Virginia School Board Association. This will bring significant pride and notoriety to Manassas, and I would hope that in this position I can help elevate our local issues such as English Language Learning and the cost of competition in Northern Virginia. Finally, in my professional career, I am a certified Program Manager and oversee a portfolio of programs with full revenue, cost and profit responsibility for approximately $50 million annually.
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