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Paintball Gun Prompts Missile at Vehicle Charge

February 22, 2012 Crime, Stafford Leave a Comment
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North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.

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3 Nabbed in Target Store Larceny

February 17, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.

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Stafford Business Burglarized

February 15, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.

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Police: Sex Assault Involved 6-year-old Boy

February 15, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Dumfries, Va. — Police were called to investigate a case of a sexual assault involving a six-year-old boy.

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Woodbridge, Stafford Men Convicted in Cocaine Case

February 14, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Erasmo Alvarado-Ibarra, aka “Chiquilin,” 28, of Woodbridge, Va., was convicted of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Jose Zuniga-Ruiz, aka “Tio Tony,” 40, of Woodbridge, Va., and Silvestre Castro-Sandoval, aka “Silver,” 36, of Stafford, Va., were both convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.

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Arrest Made in Dumfries Shooting

February 14, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Dumfries, Va. — The believed to have fired a gunshot that grazed the head of a female pedestrian turned himself into police.

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Woman Charged in Cash for Cell Phone Scheme

February 13, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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North Stafford, Va. — Investigators said a woman tried to sell a stolen phone to its rightful owner, and then got caught in the process.

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Formerly Homeless Man Charged in Sex Assault

February 13, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Woodbridge, Va. — A formerly homeless man whose story of recovery praised by so many now faces charges in a sex case involving an 11-year-old girl.

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Crime Watch: Man Exposes Himself

February 10, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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A roundup of crime news in Virginia’s Potomac Communities.

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Crime Watch: Sex Case Involves 14-year-old

February 8, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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A roundup of crime news in Virginia’s Potomac Communities.

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Taser Pulled in Suspect Chase

February 7, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
Dany Hernandez, of Florida Avenue in Woodbridge, faces several grand larceny charges after Stafford sheriff’s deputies said he got into a struggle with a law enforcement officer. (Stafford sheriff’s office)

North Stafford, Va. — A Stafford sheriff’s deputy drew his taser weapon and got into a struggle with a suspect Monday night.

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Charges Filed in Missing County Laptops

February 7, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Prince William County, Va. — A Fredericksburg man faces embezzlement charges after police looked into a case of missing laptops.

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Crime Watch: Victim Fights Off Gunman

February 2, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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A roundup of crime news in the Potomac Communities.

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Crime Watch: Teen Reports Rapes

January 30, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Museum Shooter Pleads Guilty

January 27, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Yonathan Melaku, 23, of Alexandria, Va., pled guilty today to damaging property and firearm violations involving five separate shootings at military installations in Northern Virginia between October and November 2010 and attempting to injure veterans’ memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Crime Watch: Cigarettes Land Man in Jail, Shooting Arrest Made

January 24, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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A roundup of crime news in Virginia’s Potomac Communities.

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Crash, Foot Pursuit Lead to Arrest

January 24, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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North Stafford, Va. — Two deputies and a retired law enforcement officer at right place at the right time all chased down a Dumfries man.

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Stafford Man Gets 25 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion

January 20, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Russell Fournier, 63, of Stafford, Va., was sentenced today to 25 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to pay more than $700,000 in employment taxes from 2000 to 2008

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Search Underway for Man Who Tried to Lure Girl

January 20, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Stafford, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to identify a subject involved in a suspicious activity in the Amy Clae subdivision in Stafford County.

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Crime Watch: Man Charged in Rape of Child

January 19, 2012 Crime Leave a Comment
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Police and Crime News

Paintball Gun Prompts Missile at Vehicle Charge

Orbinger

North Stafford, Va. — A woman said a pickup driver pulled a gun on her and now two men face charges.

3 Nabbed in Target Store Larceny

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North Stafford, Va. — Authorities in Stafford County say they have three people in custody who have previously eluded sheriff’s deputies and security officers at big box retail stores.

Stafford Business Burglarized

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Stafford County, Va. — Stafford sheriff’s deputies said $60,000 in appliances is missing from a business on U.S. 1.

The Latest Traffic and Transit News

Fare Increase Public Hearings Announced

Virginia Railway Express passengers exit a train at the Brooke station in Stafford County. (Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Stafford, Va. — Virginia Railway Express will hold a series of public hearings to discuss a proposed three-percent fare increase that could take effect in July.

More Highway Signs Coming Down

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Woodbridge, Va. — Another highway sign at Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge is coming down tonight.

Snowfall Has Road Crews Ready

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Fredericksburg, Va. — Transportation officials in the Fredericksburg area report snow is falling on roads there.

Happenings in Our Communities

High School Play Focuses on Bullying

Mountain View High School in Stafford.

“Blow by Blow: An Original Morality Play” was conceived and devised and written by the director and cast. It deals with bullying.

Poll: Shackle Birthing Inmates?

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Should jails be able to shackle female inmates while they give birth?

Around Town

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Prince William County Supervisors get behind a higher tax rate, there’s more people flying the friendly skies from area airports, and Virginia’s Governor is backing down from his position of requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion, in this morning’s Around Town.