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Manassas City Police Department's crime report for Nov. 14, 2011

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 14, 2011.

Prince William County police say residents can now report some non-emergency crime incidents online

A husband and wife and their three small children, all under six years of age, were unaware that a fire was burning on the second floor and in the attic of their Manassas townhouse until firefighters came through the front door in the early hours of Nov. 12.

. Stability balls help Gainesville Middle School teachers improve posture and burn calories during the school day. More than half of the staff members are using the balls instead of chairs.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 11, 2011.

PACE West school has many community partners who make good things happen at the Haymarket facility.

Prince William County Police Department’s crime report for Nov. 10, 2011.