A man wanted in connection with a reported abduction and assault and battery is now in custody.

Paul Parker Gordon, 64, of 19142 Potomac Crest Drive in Triangle, was arrested on Thursday, July 23. Police had been searching for him since Monday, July 21, after he was charged following an assault on a woman at a home in the 4700 block of Kilbane Road in Dale City.

The victim told police that Gordon had followed her to her car and grabbed her by the arm, preventing her from leaving. The two managed to separate and Gordon fled the scene before police arrived.

The victim suffered minor injuries.

Gordon is charged with abduction along with assault and battery, with a pending court date and an unavailable bond, said police.

In an unrelated incident that occurred in the 9100 block of Yorkshire Lane near Manassas on Sunday, July 26, police were called at 7:45 p.m. to a home where an argument between two people was taking place.

Police said they saw a man shove a 50-year-old family member. Police then pursued to handcuff the suspect, which he refused and bit an officer, police said.

Police managed to handcuff him and take him to jail. Police found that the suspect had hit another family member, a 13-year-old boy before police arrived.

No injuries were reported on the boy, but minor injuries were found on the 50-year-old woman and a police officer. Police identified the suspect as Antonio Soriano Moran, 45, of the 9100 block of Yorkshire Lane near Manassas.

Moran was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, domestic assault and battery, obstruction of justice, public intoxication. His court date is set for September 16, 2020, and he is being held without bond.

Mason Neck State Park, located in Lorton, V.A., is closed until further notice after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

While the employee is currently at home being quarantined, closing the park was necessary to protect the health of park visitors and employees, according to Julie Buchanan, senior public relations and marketing specialist.

This decision follows protocol from Virginia State Parks, based on guidance from the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Buchanan states.

Park facilities will be deep cleaned and sanitized. Facilities will only reopen if the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the agency that manages the state parks, has determined the risk of community spread has been reduced, according to Buchanan.

Buchanan says decisions to close a state park are made on a case-by-case basis. Any state park closures related to the coronavirus pandemic will be listed on DCR’s website at dcr.virginia.gov.

Several lane and shoulder closures are planned for July 27 to July 31 for the Route 1 widening project.

The project aims to widen Route 1 to six lanes, between Mary’s Way and the Occoquan River.

Here are the dates and time frames of these closures, according to an update from Woodbridge Supervisor Angela Franklin:

• Gordon Boulevard will be extending its roadway from July 27 to July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Lane/shoulder closures will be in the northbound and/or southbound lanes.
• Gordon Boulevard will also be extended July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Lane/shoulder closures are the same.
• Annapolis Way will be extending its roadway from July 27 to July 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Lane/shoulder closures will be the northbound and/or southbound lanes.
• Annapolis Way will also be extending their roadway on July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Lane/shoulder closures are the same.
• Occoquan Road will be doing grading and concrete work from July 27 to July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Lane/shoulder closures will be the westbound and/or eastbound lanes.
• Occoquan Road will also be doing concrete and grading work on July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Lane/shoulder closures are the same.
• Route 1 will be extending their roadway from July 27 to July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lane/shoulder closures will be northbound and/or southbound lanes.
• Route 1 will also be extending their roadway on July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Lane/shoulder closures will be the same.
• For more information, please call 703-792-4646 to learn more.

The $165 million project includes a new bridge over the Maurumsco Creek and is expected to be complete this fall.

The Prince William Parks and Recreation department has announced its plan to reopen fitness centers in phases, starting with phase one on Aug. 1.

The Chinn and Sharron Baucom Dale City Aquatic/Fitness Centers will reopen to members on Aug.1, according to Seth Hendler-Voss, director of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

The original plan for re-opening to members was on August 24, but Parks and Recreation moved it up because summer camp attendance has been down, according to Hendler-Voss.

Parks and Recreation will open both facilities in phases:

• Phase 1: Self-directed fitness areas only starting August 1.
• Phase 2: Lap swimming
• Phase 3: Group fitness classes
• Phase 4: General pool use

The start dates for phases two, three, and four have yet to be announced because it depends on filling staff vacancies/instructor availability, completing in-service training, and the coronavirus case trend.

Members will be able to register online for 90-minute time slots, and Parks and Recreation will limit facility capacity to conform with the VA Forward Blueprint Guidelines. Non-member drop-in use will not be permitted at this juncture.

“About 90% of our members maintained their memberships, but we froze their bank drafts and extended their membership period,” said Hendler-Voss.

Facilities will close in the middle of the day for deep cleaning.

Everyone entering will have their temperature taken and be verbally screened similar to what facilities are currently doing for summer campers. Masks will be required when not exercising, according to Hendler-Voss.

Parks and Recreation has announced that it is planning to utilize lifeguards who are already certified, whereas outdoor pools would have required a massive, close contact training effort to certify new guards.

The department is currently developing fall program options for these centers as well as other sites that are responsive to the changing needs of the community, according to Hendler-Voss.

Parks and Recreation is engaging various stakeholders in this process and will be sharing these options with the County Executive in the near future.

A Secret Service member and several other citizens noticed a 21-year-old man nearly drowning at Falmouth Beach and was able to revive him before emergency personnel arrived.

The event happened on Tuesday, July 21, at 5:41 p.m. when officers along with Fire and Rescue arrived at Falmouth Beach on an emergency report person in distress in the river. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release that when they arrived, the 21- year old was revived by beachgoers.

Beachgoers onshore noticed a man struggling to swim and then attempted to save him. An off-duty law enforcement officer who is also a U.S. Secret Service member, Darius Burr, noticed and helped save the troubled man, according to police.

A Stafford sheriff’s spokesman says Burr and other citizens helped remove the victim from the waters and onto the shore where Burr then began CPR. Another person helped by tilting the victim’s chin back while Burr did the compressions.

Police said that after a few compressions, the man was able to breathe again on his own.

Prince William County Police Department will host a webinar called “Neighborhood Watch” to help residents learn how to keep their community safe, connected, and informed.

This event will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, for citizens who want to learn how to improve the safety of their community. According to Prince William County Police Department’s “Join Virtual Neighborhood Watch Webinar” page, those interested in joining the webinar through their computer can do so by:

Joining this Webex link and the link will take you to a page that will ask for your name and email address. The next page will then ask you to enter the session password: VNW2020 which participants will then click “Join Now” after inputting the password.

Follow any directions that then appear on your screen to participate and enter the webinar meeting. For those who would rather join in on the meeting through phone, they may call 1-415-655-001 and enter, when prompted, the session number: 160 607 6223, to participate in the meeting.

Prince William County is working on distributing funds that it hopes will help bring businesses back to life post-pandemic with safety and health guidelines in practice.

The coronavirus pandemic forced a number of businesses in the county to close or be impacted, particularly in the restaurant, retail, and travel sectors. In April, the Prince William County Department of Economic Development created the Economic Recovery Task Force to help staff develop recommendations to aid the county's post-pandemic recovery

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Charlie Davis III, 28, of Dumfries was stabbed to death outside of a Woodbridge night club early this morning.

Police were called to the Babylon Cafe at 3081 Golanski Boulevard at 2:13 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. They found the victim suffering stab wounds and then called for an ambulance to take him to a local hospital where he later died, police said.

Davis III was stabbed during a fight that broke out in the parking lot after the club had closed. Those involved in the fight fled the scene after Davis III was stabbed, police said.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to contact the Prince William County Police Department tipline at 703-792-7000 or submit a webtip to: pwcgov.org/policetip