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From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

ALCOHOL OFFENSE:
AG Wright Middle School, 100 Wood Drive, 10/30, 12:54 p.m. Double, double toil and trouble, Deputy S.C. Hall responded to a student in trouble. It was discovered a student brought in an elixir stronger than witches brew. The alcohol was seized and a criminal complaint for possession of alcohol on school grounds was submitted. Luckily, the student wasn’t ex-spelled.

ASSAULT:
Maple Drive, 10/30, 8:17 p.m. Deputy S. Waheed responded to a monstrous offense. A witness heard a commotion outside, but it was not trick-or-treaters. He would observe a female being assaulted by a male. Contact was made with the victim and it was discovered the suspect was her boo. She was provided resources for Empowerhouse while a warrant for assault and battery was submitted for the suspect.

HIT AND RUN:
Area of Butler Road and Cambridge Street, 10/30, 8:11 a.m. Deputy R.A. Weatherholtz responded to a spooky situation. The victim was traveling in the area when another vehicle merged into them. The suspect vehicle would quickly vanish like a ghost. Area of Courthouse Road and Austin Ridge Drive, 10/30, 8:28 a.m. Deputy A.E. Epps responded to a grave problem. The victim was traveling in the area when another vehicle merged into them. The suspect vehicle would then take the Highway to Hell, also known as I-95. This mystery machine was described as a silver Toyota Tacoma.

LARCENY:
Franklin Street, 10/30, 10:37 a.m. Deputy F.C. O’Neill responded to a nightmare on Franklin Street. The victim was squashed to discover his Cash App card was stolen. The unknown boogeyman would then fraudulently use the card at nearby wicked businesses. Target, 1090 Stafford Market Place, 10/30, 11:58 a.m. We’re sure you’re dead tired reading larcenies at Stafford Market Place, but we’re bringing one more back from the grave. Deputy C.D. Sullivan made contact with staff who stopped a female suspect stealing over $180 worth of items. It was discovered this dead-icated suspect had shoplifted from the business on two other occasions. The suspect, feeling a bit rotten, was charged with three counts of larceny. She was released by the magistrate on personal recognizance.

From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

DISTURBANCE:
Westminster Lane, 10/29, 6:30 p.m. Deputy B.E. Vaughn responded to a disturbance. There was a large group of people involved in a verbal argument. It was discovered a resident yelled at a driver to slow down. In response, the driver got out of his vehicle, started a verbal argument, attempted to instigate a fight, and used abusive language towards another resident. The driver was not only lectured on his driving behavior, but charged with disorderly conduct and using abusive language. He was released by the magistrate on personal recognizance.

DUI:
Stefaniga Road, 10/29, 7:08 p.m. Deputy J.W. Ahern responded to an auto accident. While en route, it was advised one of the drivers could be heard by dispatch stating he was going to “get locked up.” Deputy Ahern made contact with all parties involved, including the at fault driver. The driver had signs of intoxication, including the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath. He was charged with driving under the influence with a blood alcohol content greater than .2. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $2,500 secured bond.

LARCENY:
Walmart, 125 Washington Square Plaza, 10/29, 11:38 a.m. Deputy D.R. Ludolph responded to a possible child abduction. The caller advised they feared a male and female were hiding a child in a tote. That was discovered to not be the case, but the tote was in fact filled with unpaid meat. Deputies with the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office located the suspect vehicle in their jurisdiction and detained the pair. Deputy Ludolph made contact with the suspect and discovered the stolen Walmart food, as well as, stolen items from Giant, located at 35 Town and Country Drive. The male suspect was also wanted out of Stafford County for larceny. Both were charged with two counts of larceny. The female was released by the magistrate on personal recognizance while the male was additionally served on his outstanding warrant and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION:
Truslow Road, 10/29, 8:22 p.m. Deputy J.A. Martin responded to a disturbance. The caller advised a male was walking in the middle of the street, refusing to move out of the way of vehicles. Deputies made contact with the suspect and discovered he was intoxicated. The male would provide a false identity, which was quickly uncovered. He was charged with public intoxication and providing a false identity to law enforcement. He was released by the magistrate on personal recognizance.

WARRANT SERVED:
Amazon, 220 Centreport Parkway, 10/29, 6:35 p.m. Deputy C.M. Sterne responded to an auto accident. While dealing with that, he discovered one of the drivers was wanted out of Texas on a felony offense with full extradition. The suspect was detained and charged with fugitive from justice. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond pending extradition.

From the Stafford sheriff’s office:

ASSAULT:
Jay’s Sports Bar, 2866 Richmond Highway, 10/27, 2:08 a.m. Deputy R.T. Philippsen responded to an assault. The suspect got a cat-itude with the victim after seeing him with another feline. In response, the suspect brought the claws out and assaulted the victim, breaking his glasses in the process. She was charged with assault and battery, as well as, destruction of property. The suspect was released by the magistrate on pur-sonal recognizance.

DUI:
Area of Richmond Highway and Cranes Corner Road, 10/27, 2:06 a.m. Deputy M.A. Holub was traveling Northbound on Richmond Highway when the Honda next to him drifted towards him, nearly striking him. Fur-tunately, a near cat-astrophe was avoided. Deputy Holub began observing the vehicle as it traveled 11 MPH in a 45 MPH zone and conducted a traffic stop. The driver wasn’t hiss-terical, but advised he was “tired.” Deputy Holub figured the fur real reason for his driving behavior was because of alcohol, considering the driver had signs of intoxication and admitted to litter-ally having “about two beers.” The driver was charged with driving under the influence, the traffic lane violation, and impeding traffic. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober.

Jay’s Sports Bar, 2866 Richmond Highway, 10/27, 2:46 a.m. Deputy J.J. Holetzky was on scene for a different less than claw-some incident when he observed a vehicle quickly park. The driver, dressed as a cat’s best friend, a witch, jumped out of the driver’s seat only to pounce into some bushes. It was discovered the driver was marking her territory for she had to go to the bathroom right meow. The witchy driver had signs of intoxication and admitted to consuming alcohol at a party. She was charged with driving under the influence and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober.

Forest Lane Road, 10/27, 9:09 p.m. Deputy C.D. Quebedeaux was in the area attempting to cat-ch a suspect who disa-pur-ed during a previous incident. Deputy Quebedeaux would observe the suspect vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and using his cat-like reflexes, conducted a traffic stop. The suspect had signs of intoxication, but advised she was pur-fectly good to drive. After conducting field sobriety tests, deputies did not think that was paw-sible. The suspect was charged with driving under the influence and served on her outstanding warrants. She was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $2,000 secured bond.

LARCENY:
Jin’s Garden Chinese Restaurant, 263 Garrisonville Road, 10/27, 2:49 p.m. Deputy J.J. Holetzky responded to an a-paw-ling crime. Staff advised a male wasn’t there for shrimp tem-pur-a, but instead their tip jar. The cat burglar left in a pickup truck that helped Deputy Holetzky identify the suspect. The game of cat and mouse ended when Deputy Holetzky located the suspect later into his shift. During a search incident to arrest, the suspect was found to be in possession of something stronger than catnip. He was charged with larceny and possession of a controlled substance. The suspect would have time for a cat nap considering he was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

Walmart, 11 Village Parkway, 10/28, 1:22 p.m. We’re not kitten around when we tell you there was another larceny report. Staff advised a male ran out of the store faster than a cat after seeing the vacuum with approximately $300 worth of items. The suspect was accompanied by a feline suspect and Deputy D.J. Ferrell is investigating.
7-Eleven, 201 Garrisonville Road, 10/28, 3:54 p.m. Deputy R.W. Stamm responded to a larceny. Staff advised one moew-ment their phone and credit cards were there, the next, they were whiskered away by an unknown male. It was discovered later on the cards were fraudulently used.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION:
Area of Richmond Highway and Washington Drive, 10/27, 9:12 p.m. Sergeant M.L. Jacobeen responded to an intoxicated person call. The caller advised a male was stumbling around near traffic, much like Tom after getting hit over the head with a frying pan by Jerry. Sergeant Jacobeen located the suspect in the middle of the road with signs of intoxication. While the suspect advised he paw-fered to walk home, un-fur-tunately that would not be a safe option. He was charged with public intoxication and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober.

From The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

FRAUD:
Lewis Court, 10/14, 4:12 p.m. Deputy D.S. Jett responded to a fraud report. The victim advised he wrote a check to a contractor and sent it through the mail. When that contractor informed the victim he never got the check, the victim did some investigating. He would discover the check was stolen, altered, and cashed.

LARCENY:
Ferry Farm Repair, 48 Cool Springs Road, 10/14, 3:33 p.m. Deputy I.E. Baldi responded to a larceny. A catalytic converter was stolen off a Ford truck. Using business cameras, it was discovered the larceny took place at approximately 4:27 a.m. that morning.

7-Eleven, 378 Garrisonville Road, 10/14, 4:05 p.m. Deputy F.A. Martinez and Deputy J.A. Albright responded to a larceny. Staff advised a juvenile stuffed her pockets with sausages. The sausage stuffing suspect was issued a shoplifting summons.

Kohl’s, 1220 Stafford Market Place, 10/14, 5:55 p.m. Deputy J.A. Albright responded to a larceny in progress. Staff advised two females just stole approximately $165 worth of skin care items before fleeing on foot. Deputy Albright located the suspects in a neighboring store with the stolen items still in their possession. Suspect one would provide a false identification while suspect two was smart enough not to do that. After the identity of suspect one was uncovered it was discovered both suspects were juveniles. Suspect one received criminal complaints for shoplifting, identity fraud, providing a false identity to law enforcement, and obstruction of justice. Suspect two received a criminal complaint for shoplifting.

Tobacco Holy Pipe, 2163 Richmond Highway, 10/15, 3:40 p.m. Deputy J.A. Albright responded to a larceny. Staff advised a female suspect ran out of the business with $45 worth of merchandise.

Walmart, 217 Garrisonville Road, 10/15, 6:10 p.m. Deputy B.E. Vaughn responded to a larceny. Staff advised two males stole a cart full of items, valued at over $1,400. Deputy Vaughn was able to connect this larceny to similar ones in nearby jurisdictions. The investigation is ongoing.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION:
Sledgehammer Drive, 10/14, 11:10 p.m. Sergeant J.T. Forman and Deputy W.A. Bolinsky responded to a public intoxication call. The caller advised there was an intoxicated male in the parking lot. When Deputy Bolinsky arrived, he instantly knew the suspect from prior encounters. The suspect had signs of intoxication and was charged for public intoxication. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until sober.

Sandy Ridge Road, 10/15, 12:36 a.m. Deputy R.H. Ryan responded to a suspicious person call. The caller advised he observed an unknown female at his front door using his Ring camera. Deputy Ryan made contact with the suspect, who had signs of intoxication. The suspect admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages at a residence nearby; however, also believed she was in Caroline County. She was charged with public intoxication and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail until
sober.

From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

ASSAULT:
Brooke Point High School, 1700 Courthouse Road, 10/8, 7:00 a.m. Deputy D.J. Taylor was conducting his SRO duties when he was informed of a fight. Two students agreed to participate in a fight in the boy’s bathroom. Both received a criminal complaint for assault and battery.

Courage Lane, 10/8, 8:57 a.m. Deputy S.M. Craig responded to an assault. It was advised a female suspect assaulted the victim due to a previous eviction. Deputy Craig located the suspect and detained her without incident. She was charged with assault and battery and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

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After an extensive investigation, the Prince William County fire marshall said the cause of the recent fire that destroyed eight vehicles at the Summerland Heights Apartment complex in Woodbridge had been changed to undetermined, leaving residents and officials seeking answers.

Press release:

Update:
After further analysis and investigation the cause of the fire has been changed to undetermined. Additional information will be provided if warranted.

Previously Released:
This morning units were dispatched to the Summerland Heights Apartment complex (Woodbridge) for multiple reports of several autos on fire. Crews arrived with a row of parked cars on fire. Extinguishment quickly followed. A total of eight vehicles were destroyed while three (3) others sustained damage. No injuries were reported. The Fire Marshal’s Office determined the blaze was ignited by an electrical malfunction in a hybrid vehicle. The ensuing fire engulfed nearby autos. Leaking gasoline contributed to the extensive spread.

From the Stafford County Sheriff's Office:

ALCOHOL OFFENSE:
Jeff Rouse Center, 1600 Mine Road, 9/28, 12:30 a.m. Sergeant M.L. Jacobeen was in the area when he observed a vehicle occupied by a male and female. Considering the early morning hours, it was unlikely the pair were there for swimming lessons, so Sergeant Jacobeen made contact with them. The male was discovered to be in possession of Twisted Teas and had given the female some to consume. He was issued summons for underage possession of alcohol and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The female was turned over to a family member.

DISTURBANCE:
Stafford Regional Handbell Society, 106 Banks Ford Parkway, 9/27, 9:31 a.m. Sergeant M.E. Gordon was in the area with a disabled vehicle when she observed a loud disturbance occurring. Sergeant Gordon made contact with the two parties involved, the female was detained and eventually charged with obstruction of justice. The male was charged with assault and battery for slapping the female prior to Sergeant Gordon’s arrival. The female was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $1,500 secured bond while the male was held without bond.

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According to a small business report from Prince William County's Department of Development Services, 23 small businesses were approved to "open for business" in the county in June.

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