Prince William County Police Department's crime report for Friday, July 26, 2013

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative warns all customers to be alert to anyone who calls them, claims to be a Co-op employee, and directs the customer to pay bills with a specific prepaid debit card. The Co-op says the caller is a scammer. NOVEC customers reported three phone-scam attempts last month.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) offers suggestions for ways that Virginia consumers can celebrate Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 4-10. There are 200 markets now, up from 88 in 2006.. A number of them are in this area. Watch for stories during Farmers Market Week.

Manassas City Police Association and Manassas City Police Charitable Foundation, Inc. are coordinating public awareness and fundraising campaigns in response to the July 13, 2013 tragedy involving Manassas City Police Officer Heather Munsterman, who was injured in the line of duty.

Melissa Robson, president of Novant Health Prince William Medical Center & COO, Greater Northern Virginia Market, will give an in-depth look at how Novant Health is making healthcare remarkable in Prince William County at a July 30 breakfast sponsored by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce in Haymarket.

A 25-year-old Herndon man was charged with four offenses following a July 13 incident in which a Manassas City police officer was struck by a vehicle on Centreville Road about 9 a.m.

Governor Bob McDonnell has announced a partnership between the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) allowing DMV to issue birth certificates at customer service centers beginning March 1, 2014. DMV can already look up the information. Death, marriage, divorce records will become available Jan. 1, 2015.

Northbound VA 28 in the city of Manassas was closed temporarily on Saturday, July 13, 2013 after a Manassas city police officer was struck by by a vehicle about 9 a.m. while conducting a routine traffic stop on VA 28 near Phoenix Dr.