Disabled Marine veteran Mickey Triplett was nervous when he walked into the Prince William General District Court this morning.
But shortly after the court was called to order at 9 a.m., the Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert stood before the judge and called for ‘null process’ – a legal term that means that the court will not prosecute the case – for a destruction of property charge brought against Triplett for painting a picnic table at his former apartment complex.
Politicians in Prince William County’s towns want to explore the possibility of expanding rail transit service.
Dumfries Mayor Gerald “Jerry” Foreman penned a letter to Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly about the importance of studying a possible extension of Metro to Dumfries. Connolly introduced a bill in Congress earlier this year to complete such a study.
A law enforcement task force, including Prince William police, has indicted 14 people in a cocaine conspiracy case.
Following a year long investigation, the task force was able to make the indictments in federal court for the 14 individuals – several of whom are from Prince William County.
Prince William police have charged a man following an attempted armed robbery in Woodbridge.
According to Prince William police, officers responded to G Street in Woodbridge on the evening of August 15 for the attempted robbery.
Firefighters and residents will climb the stairs of Sudley Tower to remember those who died on September 11, 2001.
The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will hold an event at the 9-story office tower on Sudley Road outside Manassas. Each participant in the stair climb will climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center in New York City that was destroyed.
Fire crews were called to a several house fires over the weekend.
The blaze broke out at 3681 Meandering Way, behind the Dillingham Sqaure shopping center at 11:46 p.m.
A Virginia Railway Express train struck and killed a man this morning near the Leeland Road station in Stafford County.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller made this statement by email:
Officials in Dumfries cut the ribbon on a multi-modal sidewalk along Route 1.
Eight-year-old J.T. wasn’t much into roller coasters.
He came with his mother and father to the Prince William County Fair last year and was scared of just about every ride on the midway — from the “Scrambler” the Ferris Wheel.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently amended the County Code to change the amount people are charged for having their cars towed after parking illegally. [Read more]
