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Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer tells us the bus was a “Potomac View [Elementary School] bus transporting Head Start students. No injuries were reported and parents are being contacted. Another bus was sent to transport the students.” 

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A Prince William County School bus collided with a parked police car in Woodbridge. 

Bus 423 hit the police cruiser parked in the area of Mount Pleasant Drive and Bayside Avenue, according to initial reports. 

Children were on the bus, but no injuries were reported.  Police tell us the cruiser was parked legally and was sitting unoccupied.

We’ve asked a Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman where the bus was coming from, and where it was headed. We’ll update this post with new information once we receive it.

 

Press release: 

One of four suspects police are searching for, connected to a strong-armed robbery at a Dumfries motel, was also charged earlier this year in a Dale City bank robbery. 

From police: 

Strong Armed Robbery – On October 9 at 9:00PM, officers, with assistance from Dumfries Police, responded to the Super 8 Hotel located at 17416 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Dumfries (22026) to investigate a robbery. Three victims, identified as a 22-year-old man of Woodbridge, a 21-year-old woman of Woodbridge, and a 27-year-old man of Dumfries, reported to police that they made arrangements with an unknown woman via social media to conduct a narcotics transaction. The woman initially went to the hotel room then left. A short time later, the woman returned with three men who forced their way into the room. The suspects took marijuana, a cell phone, wallet, and bag before fleeing. Minor injuries were reported. Upon reviewing surveillance footage, three of the suspects were identified. Following the investigation, detectives from the Robbery Unit obtained warrants for the arrest of those suspects. The fourth male suspect remains unidentified.

Wanted:

Vicky Samantha FLORES, 24, of no fixed address

Described as a Hispanic female, 5’0”, 200lbs with a heavy build, black hair, and brown eyes

Carlos Armando BLANCO, 31, of the 9400 block of Cherwek Dr in Lorton

Described as a Hispanic male, 5’10”, 185lbs with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes

Cesar Octavio BARBOSA-PALACIOS, 28, of the 17200 block of Larkin Dr in Dumfries

Described as a Hispanic male, 5’11”, 220lbs with a heavy build, black hair and brown eyes

All three suspects are wanted for 3 counts of robbery each

Suspect Description:

The fourth suspect was described as a Hispanic male with a heavy build and beard

Flores turned herself into police and was charged in an April 5 bank robbery at Wells Fargo in Dale City.

Press release: 

With interest growing in how landfills can benefit local communities, the public and media are invited to tour Prince William Energy, a renewable landfill gas to energy (LFG) plant at the Prince William County Landfill. The tour is part of the Prince William Recycles Day event on Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The LFG plant owner/operator Fortistar, management specialists focused on investments in energy sources for transitioning to a zero carbon economy, is a sponsor of the annual free event.

Fortistar’s 6.8 MW LFG plant generates enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 4,355 homes. The company financed, built and operates the plant; the energy is purchased by NOVEC to power local homes.

Prince William County residents and local media are encouraged to attend this family-friendly event, which is organized and hosted by the County, to learn more about the importance of recycling, reuse and waste reduction and how that benefits the local environment and the economy. This free event will feature “Recyclemania” by Billy B. Plus, landfill tours, lots of fun games, prizes, face painting, free food, music, a recycled art display, and interactive equipment displays and trucks.

Stafford authorities are investigating two separate shooting into occupied dwellings calls.

One of the calls involves a gun and the other a bow and arrow.

From Stafford sheriff’s spokeswoman MC Moncure:

On October 10, 2016 two separate incidents occurred involving weapons fired into dwellings. At approximately 3 p.m. dispatch received a call reporting that a round from a weapon had just been fired into a home on Sequester Drive.

The round had passed through a double-pane window in the family room and lodged in the drywall. When Deputy K.A. Lawrence arrived at the residence she was advised that the homeowner heard shooting for approximately thirty minutes before the incident.

The homeowner added that hearing gunfire, in this more rural part of the county, is not unusual. After interviewing the resident, Deputy Lawrence began to examine the physical evidence and recovered the bullet from the wall. With the assistance of other patrol units, the neighborhood was canvassed to determine what others may have heard or observed.

The next call came in from the Widewater area

Later that day at approximately 6 p.m. a homeowner from the Widewater area of the county called dispatch to report an arrow had been shot into her home and was lodged in the wall of a spare bedroom.

Deputy J.J. Brunofski responded to the residence on Viking Lane. The homeowner reported that the previous night a loud thud was heard between the hours of 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The noise was disregarded but the next day an arrow was discovered to be lodged in the wall of the home beside the porch. The homeowner subsequently called the Sheriff’s Office.

The arrow has a green and white fin and was shot from an Easton Magnum Crossbow. Deputy Brunofski also canvassed the neighbors to learn what they may have witnessed.

At this time the Sheriff’s Office is still pursing leads. Anyone with information on either case is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office 540-658-4400.

Moncure told Potomac Local the investigating deputy was familiar with the type of arrow used and was able to match it to the crossbow suspected to have been used in the incident on Viking Lane.

A group of candidates running for Manassas Park City Governing Board will meet and greet voters tonight. 

The candidates’ forum will begin at 7 p.m. at the Manassas Park Community Center, located at 99 Adams Street in Manassas Park.

Press release: 

This forum provides a rare opportunity for citizens to ask questions and meet the candidates for Mayor and City Council. List of confirmed participants include: Frank Jones, Jeanette Rishell, Hector Cendejas, Melissa Garza, Mehtab Kahlon, Miriam Machado, Michael Rogers, Richard Schubert, Donald Shuemaker, and Bill Treuting.

There are three open seats on the Governing Body this election cycle.

Jones is seeking re-election as Mayor, while Rishell decided not to run for reelection for her seat on the Manassas City Park Governing Board to seek a first term as Mayor. Both of these candidates appear on the city’s election ballot.

Donald Shuemaker is the only other candidate for governing body that met the requirements to be listed on the ballot. All others, to include Cendejas, Garza, Kahlon, Machado, Rogers, Shubert, and Treuting will be write-in candidates. 

The two top write-in vote getters will win at least two of the three open seats.

Voters will head to the polls on November 8.