Police Blotter

A 16-year-old Manassas driver has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in an Oct. 24 crash that killed a 70-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman near Manassas, Prince William County police said in Tuesday’s daily incident report. Police also said three men assaulted a McDonald’s employee in Woodbridge and took his AirPods, while the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported four DUI arrests and several public intoxication arrests between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1.

Leland Rd. and Maplewood Dr., in the Yorkshire area near Manassas (20111), Oct. 24, 11:56 p.m. — Police said the driver of a 2024 GMC Sierra was traveling at a high rate of speed on Leland Road, disregarded a stop sign at Maplewood Drive and collided with a 2004 Honda Civic entering the intersection. The Civic’s driver, a 70-year-old Manassas man, and passenger, a 54-year-old Manassas woman, died at the scene. The Sierra’s passenger, a 14-year-old girl from Manassas, suffered non-life-threatening injuries; the driver was not hurt. Police used a Manassas postal address for the crash location.


News

Today’s elections will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate for the final two years of the current presidential term, along with several competitive races in Virginia and three proposed amendments to the state constitution.

Republicans currently hold 218 seats in the House to Democrats’ 214 (plus one Independent who caucuses with Republicans and two vacancies). Democrats need a net gain of three to four seats to reach the 218 required for a majority and control of the chamber, including the Speaker’s gavel and committee leadership.


Fredericksburg

Mayor Kerry P. Devine and Beth Black, chair of the Fredericksburg 300th Anniversary Blue Ribbon Steering Committee, unveiled the city’s new 300th anniversary logo at the regular City Council meeting on Oct. 27.

The logo is intended as an image residents can recognize at a glance. Officials said they hope it will appear on jerseys, mugs, T-shirts, race bibs, sports uniforms, signs, flags and other merchandise across the city. Garden flags were shown at the meeting. Merchandise is expected to be available for purchase soon at the Visitor Center.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Stafford

Stafford County Board of Supervisors spent more than an hour at its Oct. 27 work session arguing over whether and how to commission a deeper look at county finances after repeated public calls for a “forensic audit.”

Supervisor Crystal Vanuch (Rock Hill) moved to add three items previously discussed publicly: removing by-right data centers in M-2 zoning, removing data centers from the technology zone, and a forensic audit. Supervisor E. Darrell English (Hartwood) seconded. Deputy County Administrator Donna Krauss said the two data-center items are already scheduled for the Nov. 17 work session. The annual county audit presentation is set for Dec. 5.


Prince William

Prosecutors rested their case in the murder trial of Naresh Bhatt after emotional testimony from the brother of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, NBC Washington reported.

A forensic expert also testified about blood evidence, which NBC Washington said connected key points for the prosecution. Watch News4’s report.


Police Blotter

A 16-year-old boy was seriously hurt when an unknown person stabbed him in the upper body while he was walking in Woodbridge on Halloween night, Prince William County police said in Monday’s daily incident report. Police also reported three arrests on charges of assaulting officers, including a woman accused of assaulting an officer six times at the regional jail.

15700 block of Tassia Ln., Woodbridge, Oct. 31, between 7 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. — Officers responded to investigate a stabbing. Police said the victim, a 16-year-old boy, was walking in the area when he was stabbed in the upper body by an unknown individual. He suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital. Police said the victim became uncooperative with officers during the investigation. No suspect description was available.


Prince William

Prince William County Registrar Eric Olsen is turning down a U.S. Department of Justice request to place observers inside county polling places on Election Day, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

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Manassas Park

Jirani Coffeehouse opened its second location Friday, Oct. 30, in Manassas Park’s Park Central downtown, next to City Hall.

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