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FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
01/14/25 / Health & Safety / Manassas / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.
FROM Virginia Dept. of Corrections
06/07/21 / Environment / Health & Safety / People & Places / State Government /
Virginia Department of Corrections says it has been making its annual preparations to keep staff and inmates safe during the extreme temperatures that can occur during Virginia’s summer months, according to a news release.
FROM Prince William County Department of Development Services Inspections Office
06/03/21 / Breaking News / Business / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / People & Places / Real Estate /
Prince William County Construction Inspectors will return to conducting in-person field inspections on Monday, June 7, 2021. The Department of Development Services Inspections Office said this concludes the self-certification inspection program put in place during COVID-19.
A Public Input Session on Prince William County's proposed purchase of 7300 New Market Court in Manassas for a daytime Homeless Navigation Center (HNC) to serve adults experiencing homelessness will be held on Wednesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western Battlefield Ballroom, located at 10820 Balls Ford Road in Manassas.
OmniRide’s Spring Service Changes will take effect on Monday, June 7, and will include changes to most routes. All schedules have been reprinted with new effective dates. New schedule brochures are available from operators upon request and are posted on the OmniRide website, OmniRide.com
Virginia State Police report they have been alerted to an alarming increase in phone scams targeting convicted sex offenders. The consistent theme among these scams has been phone fraudsters portraying themselves as a Virginia State Police sergeant and threatening the individuals into paying hundreds of dollars in gift cards to the caller, Va. State Police said.
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
06/02/21 / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes / Police & Fire Beat / Transportation / Kids Konnection /
Prince William County Police are running the annual safety "Click It or (get a) Ticket Seatbelt Campaign" through Sunday, June 6. It is the driver’s responsibility to make sure all children, age 15 and under, are secured properly. Virginia law allows police to cite anyone driving a car in which an occupant under age 16 is not wearing a safety belt or is not in a child safety seat. It also provides that drivers may be cited if they are not properly restrained if stopped for other violations.
On May 24, George Liffert of Woodbridge became the new superintendent of Prince William Forest Park, the national park in Triangle where he started his career as a park ranger with the National Park Service (NPS).
FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports
05/31/21 / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
On May 29 at 3:09PM, Prince William County Police officers responded to a residence located in the 1900 block of Winslow Ct. in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a burglary. The homeowner reported to police that he was inside his residence when he observed an acquaintance, identified as the accused, take rocks, and begin to force entry into his home through the sliding glass door.