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A family was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday, Sept. 5.

The victims — a mother, father, and three children — had just returned from dinner to their home on Bertram Boulevard in the Vista Woods section of Stafford County. It was dark outside, and the father was trying to fit his key into a front door when a man appeared and put a rifle in the face of the two adults, said Stafford sheriff’s office spokesman Bill Kennedy.


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The Manassas Park City Hall will close temporarily after some employees reported becoming nauseous.
The roof of city hall is being replaced to the tune of about $200,000. The work was planned, but the building was closed due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Here’s more in an email from City Manager Kimberly Alexander:


Business

Ventech Solutions, an information technology company, is bringing 200 new jobs to Prince William.

According to a release from the Prince William County Department of Economic Development, Ventech Solutions is planning to invest more than $1.5 million, establishing the company’s regional base of operations at 23,392 square foot facility on Battleview Parkway in Manassas.


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The Stafford County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Eric Olsen, has decided not to seek the death penalty in the case against Antoine Johnson.

Antoine Johnson – a 26-year old Maryland man – was originally charged with first degree murder of 29-year old Stafford resident and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) police officer Jeremy Brown.


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