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Serial Bank Robber Arrested In String Of Northern Virginia Incidents: Cops
Police have announced the arrest of a bank robber wanted in incidents in both Stafford and Prince William County. Bobby Winstead III, 34, of Lorton, has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and using a mask with the intent to conceal his identity in connection with the series of incidents dating back to early February, authorities announced. According to police, Winstead was involved in the following incidents: Feb. 6, 10:45 a.m. at Carter Bank and Trust on Worth Avenue in Stafford: The suspect involved demanded cash and i…
Police & Fire
Attempted Bank Robber Sought In Prince William County
Police in Prince William County are seeking a man who tried robbing a bank Monday, March 4. The unidentified man approached the counter at United Bank on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge around 12:30 p.m. with one hand in a bag, county police said. Authorities said a firearm was seen in the bag, but the suspect fled the bank on foot without taking money. No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported. A police K-9 and officers searched the area for the suspect who was not found. The suspect was described as a black male, between 35 and 40 years old, approximately 5’10”, 200 pounds, wi…
Police & Fire
Good Samaritan Frees Victim From Strong-Arm Robber In PWC: Police
An 18-year-old man is wanted for tackling and robbing a man then stealing his car over the weekend in Prince William County, police said. Ibrahim Barrie Jr. was among a group who got a ride from the 18-year-old victim, an acquaintance, to a parking lot on the 14200 block of Smoketown Road in Woodbridge around 5:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, county police said. "At one point, [Barrie] and another man from the group chased the victim to the median area of Smoketown Road where he was tackled," police said. "During the encounter, the suspects struck the victim and took his phones, wal…
Police & Fire
Teen Student Sexually Assaulted In Virginia High School Restroom: Police
An 18-year-old Virginia man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a girl in a high school restroom, police said. The victim, who is under the age of 18, was in a restroom at Gar-Field Senior High School on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge when Lamine Mellouk came inside and sexually assaulted her on Oct. 18, Prince William County police said. The girl reported the incident to a family member who contacted police. Mellouk was arrested on Monday, Nov. 27 and charged with misdemeanor sexual battery. He was released on a court summons.
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Elementary School Robbery Busted For Breaking Into Virginia Bank: Police
Hector Manuel Diaz-Gonzalez seemingly knows no bounds when it comes to committing crime in Prince William County. Already wanted for a reported robbery at Kyle Wilson Elementary School in Woodbridge earlier this year, Diaz-Gonzalez is now facing severe consequences after being busted for a bank robbery, authorities announced on Monday. Police say that shortly before 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, officers were called to the Burke & Herbert Bank in the 14000 block of Smoketown Road in Woodbridge to investigate when an alarm went off. Upon arrival, officers found Diaz-G…
Traffic
Police ID Man Killed In Fiery Virginia Crash
A speeding driver who wasn't wearing a seatbelt when he crashed died in a fiery crash on Saturday morning in Prince William County, police say. Justin Whitfield Brandon, 36, has been identified as the man killed at around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday morning when he crashed in the 3500 block of Veronica Lane in Woodbridge. According to the department, the Woodbridge resident was driving a 2014 Nissan Altima south on Smoketown Road when he lost control, crossed over the opposite lanes, and went off the road, striking several trees and catching fire. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, tho…
News
Driver Exposed Himself To Woman Standing In Median Of Busy MD Intersection, Police Say
Police in Prince William County say that a woman standing on the street got an eyeful from a shady man who pulled up to her on the side of the road while she was standing near a busy intersection. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were flagged down earlier this week in the area of Prince William Parkway and Smoketown Road in Woodbridge following a reported case of indecent exposure. The investigation into the incident found that an unknown man pulled up in a silver sedan next to a 38-year-old woman who was standing in the median near the intersection in the northbou…
Police & Fire
Woman With Child In Backseat Busted For DUI After Blowing Through Light In Virginia, Police Say
A woman who blew through a red light while swerving her vehicle in Virginia was allegedly intoxicated with a kid in the car, Prince William County Police investigators said. Leslie Evelyn Tabora Pineda, 32, of Woodbridge, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out in her hometown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to police. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, an officer from the department on patrol near the intersection of Minnieville Road and Smoketown Road in Woodbridge stopped a vehicle driven by Tabora Pineda when she disregarded a solid red light and failed to mai…
Police & Fire
Dumfries 20-Year-Old Wreaks Havoc Stealing From Two Local Stores: Police
A 20-year-old from Dumfries was arrested for stealing from two local stores in Woodbridge, officials said.Evan Bell allegedly stole from a Kohls, at around 12:53 a.m. on July 23, where he shattered the front glass door and set off the store's alarm system, Prince William County Police reported. Police said they saw Bell running across Smoketown Road and found him in the backyard of a home in Marisa Court, wearing clothes he took from the store earlier that morning. At around 7:23 a.m. that same day, officers responded to Smoketown Tobacco in Woodbridge to investigate the theft of various sm…
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Man Exposed Himself At A Woodbridge Store: Police
Prince William County police are searching for a man they say exposed himself at a store on Friday, July 11, authorities said. Customers in a Lowe's at 13720 Smoketown Road in Woodbridge said the man exposed himself and made inappropriate gestures, an incident report said. The man ran out of the store when other shoppers entered the aisle with him, police added. Witnesses said the man was between 50 and 60 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He was about 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighed 180 pounds, police said. He wore a red shirt and khaki-colored pants.
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