This meeting will be hosted by the department’s Crime Prevention Unit, and all members of the public are welcome to attend.
The meeting is intended to be a training session that will cover situational awareness, crime reporting, home security, and watch patrol. The training would enable attendees to start watching associations in their neighborhoods.
The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers will perform at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The band will perform on Thursday, June 30, as part of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s annual summer concert series, composed of eight of the Navy’s most dynamic performers. The Cruisers, formed in 1999, take their name and inspiration from the Navy’s most adaptable and multipurpose ship, the cruiser. The band lives up to its versatile namesake, playing musical genres from jazz to rhythm & blues, classic rock to pop, and their original material as well.
A jury convicted seven MS-13 gang members, including three from Woodbridge, and associates on charges of sex trafficking a minor under the age of 14 and other child sexual exploitation offenses.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in August 2018, the 13-year-old victim ran away from a youth home in Northern Virginia. Shortly after running away, the victim was introduced to members of MS-13. Gang members told her they would be her family and protect her if she joined the gang, according to a court press release.
The Virginia ARTfactory named Talya Rebecca Conroy as its new executive director.
Conroy recently served as Vice President at United Bank. She will take over management of the ARTfactory on July 1, after 17 years in community banking and finance. She is involved in the community, having served as President of the Manassas Park Education Foundation and Chairman Elect with Project Mend A House.
Here’s something for the family! Keep Prince William Beautiful is holding a Cleanup on Thursday, June 30, 4:30pm-6:30pm at Ridgewood Center, 4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Woodbridge 22192. Please meet in front of the building marked 4391. Volunteers age 16+ welcome, volunteers under 16 must volunteer with a responsible adult. Cleanup supplies provided. It’s a wonderful way to start off the July 4 holiday weekend – declare our community’s independence from litter! Please visit
https://bit.ly/3NkoRdm to register, email [email protected] to learn more.
One person is dead following a crash on Route 1 in Stafford County.
The crash occurred near M&M Auto Parts, near Eskimo Hill Road. The county sheriff has not released details on the crash or the victim.
