April 23 was National Talk Like Shakespeare Day, and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office — known for its creative press releases — got in on the action. Here’s its full accounting of criminal incidents posted that day, written like the “Bard of Avon.”
Stafford County Sheriff’s Daily Incident Report: Release Date April 23, 2024
The Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Recruit Session #56 Graduation was marked by personal connections and unwavering dedication to public service.
County Supervisor Victor Angry of the Neabsco District recounted the journey of Officer Carla Coleman, his goddaughter, who had been a part of his wife’s daycare since she was five years old.
The following reports are from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:
Stafford County Sheriff is asking for public assistance in investigating an April 12 shooting. Deputies reported to Shasta Place at 10:38 p.m. and learned a red vehicle may have been involved. Several vehicles were shot, but no injuries were reported. The police are asking citizens to review any video cameras that may have captured footage of the incident or a suspicious vehicle.
Stafford County authorities are still looking for a bank robber who simply peddled away.
From Stafford sheriff’s office:
A sinkhole formed on Route 610 Road in North Stafford.
VDOT crews are on the scene to repair the hole in the center of the westbound portion of the street at Novak Drive. Garrisonville is reduced to a single westbound and eastbound lane near Novak Drive to allow crews to investigate the cause of the sinkhole and make repairs.
Updated 5:45 p.m. — Police tell us one person outside Conway Elementary School had a weapon and was arrested.
Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Ryan Wilbur says:
Stafford County Supervisor Deuntay Diggs will hold his first town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Stafford High School.
Diggs represents the George Washington District, said he’ll be joined by elected School Board member, Susan Randall, also of George Washington, as well as residents whom Diggs appointed to several county boards and commissions.
Today, those five employees are walking free after being released by a county magistrate after they promised to return to Stafford to appear in court.
The sheriff’s office reports:
“Hopefully this alert doesn’t put you in a trashy mood. Andrew Chapel Road is currently closed in the area of the railroad overpass and Brooke Road due to a stuck trash truck,” the Stafford sheriff’s office reports.
A press release indicates that the Traffic Safety Unit revealed the victim went outside to check her mailbox when the driver traveling eastbound on the two-lane Widewater Road struck her. The driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene and was uninjured.
The pedestrian was identified as Shelley Moncure of Stafford.
