Manassas City Police Department's crime log for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

On Jan. 4, 2017, Manassas City Police identified John J. SCHAFER, 47, as the suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at 7-Eleven (9056 Liberia Ave) and in an attempted robbery that occurred at Family Dollar (9112 Mathis Ave). Both incidents took place between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 3, 3017. SCHAFER was arrested without incident at his residence, located at 8887 Grant Ave.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime log for thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

The initial steering committee of the LGBTQ Task Force, as authorized by the Prince William County School Board on Oct. 19, 2016, will meet at 1 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2017 at the Kelly Leadership Center at 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas.

On January 4 at 3:41PM, officers responded to the area of Rixlew Ln and Ashton Ave in Manassas (20109) to investigate a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located two male victims by a wooded area near the above location.

At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2017, Manassas City Police responded to DC Pups, located at 9021 Center St, for a report of a burglary. The reporting party told officers that sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Jan. 1, someone entered the business by breaking a window and stole six young, small-breed dogs.

A new state-funded commuter bus route linking Gainesville directly with the Pentagon started in December. In addition, Manassas OmniRide commuter bus service was split into two separate routes - one serving Washington, D.C., and the other serving the Pentagon.

Affordable health care information & help will be available at Central and Potomac Libraries, Jan. 5, 7 and 14, with health care navigators from Enroll VA.