Pet alerts owner to sound at window; resident calls police; arrest made

Incidents and arrests released on: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

**ARRESTS**

Burglary | Possession of Burglarious Tools – On January 15th at 2:16AM, officers responded to an apartment located in the 2000 block of Horizon Ct in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a burglary.  The investigation revealed that the resident of the apartment was awoken by a pet alerting to a sound at one of the windows. The resident contacted police who arrived at the above location to find the accused attempting to gain entry to the residence through a secured window.  The accused was taken into custody by police after a brief foot pursuit.  No entry was made into the residence and no items were reported as missing.
Arrested January 15th:
Sylvester Earl DAWSON, 47, of 14938 Enterprise Ln in Woodbridge
Charged with burglary and possession of burglarious tools
Court date: February 13, 2014 | Bond: Held WITHOUT bond

Narcotics Investigation – On December 5th, detectives from the Prince William-Manassas-Manassas Park Narcotics Task Force concluded a narcotics investigation involving the distribution of marijuana with the execution of a search warrant in the 11000 block of Koman Cir in Manassas (20109).  During the search, marijuana was located and the accused was arrested without incident. This arrest was previously held for investigative purposes.
          Arrested December 5th:
          Larry Nelson WASHINGTON, 31, of 11006 Koman Cir in Manassas
          Charged with distribution of marijuana
          Court date: March 21, 2014 | Bond: $5,000 secured

**INCIDENTS**

Attempted Strong Armed Robbery – On January 14th at 9:52PM, officers responded to the area of Point Pleasant Ln and Naples Ln in Dumfries (22026) to investigate an attempted robbery.  The victim, a 24 year old man of Dumfries, reported to police that he was approached by two unknown males while walking in the above area.  One of the men punched the victim in the face and then demanded the victim’s bag.  After the bag was checked it was returned to the victim who was then punched in the head by the second man. Both men fled the area on foot prior to police arrival. No injuries were reported.
Suspect Descriptions:
Black male, between 16 & 18 years of age, 6’0, black hair, brown eyes
Last seen wearing a black north face jacket and dark jeans

Black male, between 16 & 18 years of age, black hair, brown eyes
Last seen wearing a beanie style hat, black north face jacket with hood and dark jeans

Residential Burglary – On January 14th at 1:59PM, officers responded to an apartment located in the 14500 block of Piccolo Ln in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate a burglary.  The resident of the apartment reported to police that the burglary occurred between 12:00PM and 1:50PM.  Entry was made into the residence through a window which was broken out.  A television, several computers, and miscellaneous jewelry, total value around $3,450, were reported missing.

Attempted Residential Burglary – On January 14th at 5:31PM, officers responded to an apartment located in the 15000 block of Lost Canyon Ct in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate an attempted burglary.  The resident of the apartment reported to police that between 4:00PM on January 13th and 4:30PM on January 14th, an unknown person(s) attempted to enter the residence through a window. The window was secure and no entry was made into the residence. No property was reported missing.

**END**

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