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Manassas VA city police department's crime report for Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.

The Manassas City Police Department is investigating the burglary of Baldwin Elementary School around 9:00PM Thursday, August 29, when two suspects forced entry through a window into a trailer classroom, behind the main school building.

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Alaska Governor Sean Parnell jointly announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a formal operating relationship between the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority (VCSFA) and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC).

On August 28th at 9:59AM, police responded to the 1700 block of River Bend Way in Woodbridge (22192) for an assault in progress and have released a description of the intruder.

Manassas VA city police department's crime report for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013

What bus does your child ride to a Prince William County school? Postcards were mailed Aug. 21; info is also online.

Godwin Middle School in Woodbridge will be the site a concussion education training session for parents/students on Saturday, September 7 at 10 a.m.

Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS), the organization that operates SERVE in Manassas, has announced establishment of a thrift store in Manassas. The store is expected to open the week of Sept. 16.