PWC Police Beat 7/5/13

**INCIDENTS**
**PREVIOUSLY RELEASED**
Drowning – On July 4 at 11:13 PM, police officers responded to the 15500 block of Royal Crescent Court in the Montclair-area of Prince William County (22025) for a report of missing persons. 

A neighbor reported that at approximately 8:30 pm they found a 9-year old child screaming at the top of a walkway leading down to Lake Montclair.  The neighbor took the child back to her home and waited for the rest of the family to return. 

When they did not return and after attempts within the neighborhood to locate them, they called the police.  Upon arrival, the officers determined that 3 people resided in the house.  A canvass of the neighborhood was conducted as well as an aerial search by the Fairfax County helicopter.  The Police SCUBA team was called out and recovered 2 bodies close to the dock near the home. 

The 9-year old was placed into the care of Child Protective Services until a family member could assume care.  She has a developmental disability that made communicating impossible.  No photos are available at this time.

Identified:  Grace Darlene Shields, 40 year old female, of 15524 Royal Crescent Ct., Montclair, VA

Raina Alexandra Shields, 6 year old female, of the same address.

Fatal Motorcycle Crash – On July 4 at 12:50 PM, officers responded to a 3-vehicle crash that occurred near the 17900-block of Joplin Road in the Dumfries area (22026).  Two motorcycles were eastbound on Joplin when the driver of the first motorcycle passed the other vehicle in the opposite lane of travel.  The driver continued on the wrong side of the road and collided with an oncoming vehicle.  The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene.  The other motorcycle operator and the driver of the car received minor injuries.

Identified Driver:  Stephen Michael Croft, 26, male, of Dumfries, VA.

Sexual Assault – On July 4 at 10:24 AM, police received a report of a sexual assault that occurred in the 13300-block of Gordon Blvd. in the Woodbridge area of the county (22192).  The victim, a 34 year old female from Warrenton, VA, reported that she was assaulted by a male she had met the night before when she met a friend at a local restaurant.  They all went to a hotel where she was assaulted sometime between 3 and 4 AM when her friend left to buy cigarettes.

Suspect:  White, male, 35 to 40 years of age, 5’ 7”, 160 pounds, brown hair.

Burglary / Vandalism – On July 1 at 11:22 AM, police responded to the 5000-block of Higgins Drive in Dumfries (22025) in regards to a burglary.  The reporting party stated that unknown persons entered the Southlake Recreation Center through the roof and damaged the facility by clogging the sink drains and opening the faucets to flood the building.  They also discharged multiple fire extinguishers in the building and damaged some other equipment.  Total damage is estimated to be in excess of $6,000. It appears entry was gained by accessing the roof from a vending machine placed against an exterior wall.

Attempted Burglary – On July 2 at 1:09 PM, officers responded to the 3500-block of Moon Way in Woodbridge (22193).  The victim reported that someone had attempted to enter her residence by the screen on her rear door.  Other property on the deck had also been moved.  No entry was gained.

End of crime report for Friday, July 5, 2013.