On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 2:56PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to a residence located in the Lake Ridge (22192) area of Prince William County to investigate a rape.

On April 13, following an extensive police investigation and use of a K-9 unit, the School Resource Officer (SRO) obtained detention orders for four juveniles involved in the initial robbery and gun on Rippon Middle School school grounds. Three other juveniles were disciplined by school administration.

On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 12:56PM, investigators from the Prince William County Police Department's Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Lee Hwy (US 29) just beyond Pageland Ln in Gainesville (20155) to investigate a single vehicle crash.

Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland has announced a listening session on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Battlefield High School Auditorium (doors open at 6:30). Planning Commission and School Board representatives want input on PW Digital Gateway CPA and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and how these land use decisions impact schools.

The victim of a March 15, 2022 fire at a home in the 14000 block of FleetwoodDrive, Nokesville, has been identified, according to Matt Smolsky, Deputy Chief – Fire Marshal.

This morning, March 15, at 5:51 AM, emergency units were dispatched to the 14000 block of Fleetwood Drive in Nokesville for a reported house fire, according to Matt Smolsky. Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal.

On Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:19PM, investigators with the Prince William County Police Department's Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of River Ridge Road and Jefferson Davis Highway in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian, according to Officer Wade Dickinson, public informer officer.

On Wednesday, March 9, 2022 detectives with the Prince William County Police Department's Special Victims Bureau, in coordination with Child Protective Services (CPS), began an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a residence located in the Woodbridge (22191) area of Prince William County on March 8.

On March 3, 2022 detectives with the Property Crimes Unit concluded the investigation into two commercial burglaries previously reported to have occurred at the Bristow Vape & Smoke Nokesville Rd. in Manassas (20109) on Sept. 29, 2021 and again on Oct. 2, 2021 and arrested a juvenile male, age 14.

Mountain Road between Quaker Road and Ridge Road will be closed to through traffic for 24 hours, weather permitting, from Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. to Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. so a culvert pipe can be replaced, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

At the time of the incident, the school bus was occupied by four people: the bus driver and two family members identified as an infant and a 14-year-old male juvenile, and a bus attendant.

The community is invited to participate in a free Tele-Town Hall this Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. ET to hear the latest on the proposed FY23 Prince William County budget and other project updates impacting the Gainesville District. The local supervisor, Pete Candland, says, "I want to provide you with some of the latest details and give you the chance to ask questions."