The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday afternoon it is trying to locate a missing and endangered person and that there is a large police presence near Pepper Tree Lane and Regester Chapel Road.
In a series of posts on X, the sheriff’s office said people should not engage with the subject, who may be armed with a knife. Anyone who sees him should call 9-1-1 immediately, the office said. People with more information were asked to contact the emergency dispatch center at 540-658-4400.
Prince William County police arrested a 27-year-old Manassas man after a strong-armed robbery report at a Home Depot near Manassas on the night of Sept. 15. Officers said the man took a leaf blower, threatened employees and was detained in the parking lot; they also recovered pliers and shoes reported stolen. The same day’s county report charged a 15-year-old Woodbridge boy with reckless handling of a firearm after a gun discharged at a Woodbridge apartment complex and struck two nearby units.
Stafford County deputies reported a late-night traffic stop on Richmond Highway that led to two narcotics arrests, plus an altered-check fraud complaint.
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Stafford County supervisors failed early Wednesday to adopt a Business, Professional and Occupational License tax after a marathon public hearing that stretched past midnight.
Chairman Deuntay T. Diggs announced that the motion to approve Proposed Ordinance O26-34 as advertised “failed.” The meeting, which began at 5 p.m. Tuesday, adjourned at 12:59 a.m.
Loudoun supervisors advanced a 12-month pause on new data center applications, Virginia environmental officials ordered Microsoft to pay about $2.5 million over Leesburg generator emissions, Fairfax restored high school crossing-guard funding after students were struck, detectives said a Woodbridge death in a parked car showed no foul play, two men were stabbed after a gambling session at Potomac Mills, King George settled an ACLU lawsuit over a middle-school club, Caroline officials mapped a possible 1% school construction sales tax, the Fredericksburg Free Press won a national financial-health award, and a Fauquier farm town’s World War II listening post is back in the news.
According to FOX 5 DC, Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday advanced a proposed 12-month pause on new data center applications. The county attorney said an indefinite moratorium would not be legal, and the temporary halt would apply only to new filings. The resolution still needs a final vote; supervisors expect to take the item up again Oct. 13.
Canadian high pressure still covers the Baltimore-Washington region, but it has edged closer to the coast. That opens the door to a warmer day than early in the week.
Early morning temperatures are mostly in the upper 50s to low 60s, with mid-60s near Washington, Baltimore, and spots along the I-95 corridor and the bay. Skies are mostly clear. A little patchy fog is possible in mountain valleys and low spots before sunrise.
Occoquan Road (Route 906) between Horner Road and Old Bridge Road will close to through traffic from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, until 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, weather permitting, the Virginia Department of Transportation said Sept. 15.
Crews will demolish a portion of the southbound I-95 bridge over Occoquan Road as part of the I-95 and Route 123 interchange improvements project in Woodbridge.
