Police Blotter

Prince William County police arrested a 58-year-old Manassas man after a strong-armed robbery at a Dumfries Walmart in which he took merchandise and assaulted an employee. Two school employees were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a 5-year-old boy left Occoquan Elementary School grounds. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported a DUI arrest involving a child in the vehicle, a warrant service on a fugitive, license plate theft, and two fraud cases.

On October 15 at 10:33PM, officers responded to the Walmart located at 17041 Richmond Hwy in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a robbery. The investigation revealed an unknown man, later identified as the accused, took various items of merchandise and assaulted an employee, before leaving the store. Officers quickly located the accused and detained him. No injuries were reported by the employee. Following the investigation, the accused, identified as Ronald Lynn HARRIS, was arrested.


Breaking News

The City of Manassas and Historic Manassas Inc. have canceled the final 2026 First Friday after considering community feedback. The decision follows the Sept. 4 shooting during the packed downtown event that killed 16-year-old Patriot High School student Ashley Intihar, an uninvolved bystander, near the train depot.

Police said gunfire broke out about 9:30 p.m. amid roughly 10,000 people. Xavier Wanzer, 19, of Orange, approached Tasheem Rashad Douglas, 21, over a prior conflict. Douglas, a convicted felon already out on bond, fired and struck Intihar. Wanzer and Talib Davis, 23, of Fauquier County, returned fire. Douglas faces second-degree murder and firearms charges. Wanzer and Davis face malicious wounding and firearms charges. All three are held without bond. The organizations will focus the rest of the year on fall and winter seasonal events instead, and residents can share feedback on First Fridays for 2027 through a questionnaire.


Prince William

Councilman Brian K. Fields called for a show of hands from town residents at a Flock license-plate camera town hall, then told people from outside Dumfries to “let Dumfries handle Dumfries business.”

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Event

Join Breast Cancer Collective for the 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer on Sunday, October 18, at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria.
Walk alongside survivors, caregivers, friends, families, and neighbors for an uplifting community event supporting access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV.
Walk to Bust Cancer brings our community together to turn hope into action and help expand access to timely breast health care. Register to walk, gather your team, and join us at Fort Hunt Park.


Fredericksburg

Downtown Fredericksburg has a new place for used pizza boxes. The city partnered with a couple of local pizza restaurants on a recycling system that starts with screened receptacles right outside the shops, labeled “pizza boxes only, no trash.”


Stafford

The Stafford County School Board on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, approved a middle school schedule that raises core-class hours and cuts elective time, then extended Superintendent Dr. Daniel W. Smith’s contract 4-3 and bought a roughly $285,000 time-clock system for hourly employees.

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Prince William

Dumfries Town Council on Oct. 5, 2026, accepted $7 million from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for U.S. Route 1 corridor projects and approved a $471,360 contract with Republic Services of Virginia that will bring twice-weekly trash collection.

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Fredericksburg

Stafford County supervisors want data centers removed from the county’s technology-zone incentive program, arguing the extra tax breaks are no longer needed.

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Manassas

Zyan Amaya, of Manassas, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, about 10 months after suffering a serious head injury while sledding with his family in Ben Lomond Regional Park, the Prince William Times reports.

He underwent three surgeries and experienced brain swelling and other complications during recovery. The death was attributed to an infection related to the injury.


Fredericksburg

“I’m incredibly proud of our team for earning reaccreditation once again,” Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police Michael Hall said, the University of Mary Washington reports.

The voluntary process reviews administration, operations, personnel, and training against VLEPSC standards. UMW Police is one of 113 accredited agencies statewide and one of five college or university departments currently listed.