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Woodbridge High School Latest Building In Virginia To Be Targeted By Threats; Teen Arrested: PD Woodbridge High School Latest Building In Virginia To Be Targeted By Threats; Teen Arrested: PD
Woodbridge High School Latest Building In Virginia To Be Targeted By Threats; Teen Arrested: PD As threats of violence continue to plague schools throughout Virginia, a 17-year-old in Woodbridge has been charged in connection to an email sent to another student targeting the high school, police say. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to investigate a threat made on social media targeting the school on Old Bridge Road in Woodbridge through the agency's Bark Alert system. During the investigation, it was determined that the teen sent threats of potential violence toward the high school in an email to another …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police
Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police School wasn't out for summer for a group of teens in Prince William County who are facing charges after breaking into an area high school. Dominic Joses Mastrianni, 18, a 15-year-old, and 16-year-old are all facing charges following the investigation into a reported burglary at Woodbridge High School on Old Bridge Road.  All three are from Woodbridge. According to the Prince William County Police Department, on the night of Tuesday, July 16, video surveillance showed three people inside the school after breaking in through an unsecured window before leaving in a dark-colored sedan. I…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Civil Air Patrol Member Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl In Virginia, Police Say Civil Air Patrol Member Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl In Virginia, Police Say
Civil Air Patrol Member Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl In Virginia, Police Say A 48-year-old man who had a "supervisory role" over the underage victim he sexually assaulted is facing charges in Prince William County, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Keith Richard Wilson was arrested this week following a months-long investigation into reported sexual assaults reported in March, officials say. Investigators say that the girl, who was under 18 at the time she was allegedly assaulted, was abused by Wilson, who was described as "an acquaintance" of his victim by police. One incident was reported in a vehicle at the Occoquan Commuter Lot near Gordon Boulevard an…

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Traffic
Driver, 82, Failed To Yield In Deadly Father's Day Virginia Crash: Police Driver, 82, Failed To Yield In Deadly Father's Day Virginia Crash: Police
Driver, 82, Failed To Yield In Deadly Father's Day Virginia Crash: Police An 88-year-old man has died more than a week after a Father's Day crash at a busy Prince William County intersection that injured three others, police say. Woodbridge resident John Richard Gerald Grosskopf was pronounced dead on Thursday, June 27 following a crash caused by Doris Ann Grosskopf, 82, who was cited by police for failing to follow a traffic signal. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, at around 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 16 officers were called to the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Harbor Drive in Woodbridge to investigate a repor…

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Police & Fire
DUI Driver Found Asleep At Wheel In VA Returned To Scene Of Crime, Police Say DUI Driver Found Asleep At Wheel In VA Returned To Scene Of Crime, Police Say
DUI Driver Found Asleep At Wheel In VA Returned To Scene Of Crime, Police Say An allegedly intoxicated man who was found asleep behind the wheel in Woodbridge got aggressive with officers from the Prince William County Police Department while resisting his arrest, only to return to the scene after fleeing officials say.  Yermi Perona Salazar, 27, made things worse for himself on Monday morning when officers were called to the 12700 block of Bombay Way to investigate reports of an unconscious person inside the vehicle. According to police, responding officers made contact with Perona Salazar, who was asleep behind the driver's seat and allegedly intoxicated;…

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Police & Fire
Four Businesses Displaced By Early-Morning Prince William County Fire Four Businesses Displaced By Early-Morning Prince William County Fire
Four Businesses Displaced By Early-Morning Prince William County Fire Four Woodbridge businesses have been displaced by a fire that swept through a building early Wednesday, March 27. Firefighters responded to the office building on the 2000 block of Old Bridge Road around 5:30 a.m. after a passerby called in the blaze, rescue officials said. Crews arrived with heavy fire showing from the 2-story building. Large master streams were utilized to extinguish the blaze. There were no injuries reported.   Crews remained on the scene until late morning extinguishing hot spots and conducting overhaul. The Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting the fire cause …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Prince William Police Drunk Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Prince William Police
Drunk Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Prince William Police A 34-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested following an unprovoked attack on an Omnibus in Prince William County, police said. Deybi Ismael Espinoza struck the 26-year-old man multiple times on the bus, before it stopped on Old Bridge Road and Oakwood Drive in Woodbridge Monday, Feb. 19, PWC police said. Espinoza was found to have been drunk and subsequently arrested without further incident. The victim was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.  Espinoza was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and public intoxication. He was being held without bond.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Virginia Teacher, Mom Dies After Rollover Crash With Child In Car: Police, Family Virginia Teacher, Mom Dies After Rollover Crash With Child In Car: Police, Family
Virginia Teacher, Mom Dies After Rollover Crash With Child In Car: Police, Family A 39-year-old Prince William County mother who works with special needs children died two days after the rollover crash with her son in the vehicle, according to police and social media reports. Demeteria Yvette Lee — who works at the Kilby Elementary school — was heading east on Old Bridge Road in Woodbridge in a 2013 Nissan Juke when she lost control and left the roadway around 8:25 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, Prince William County police said. Lee's vehicle, which was also carrying a 7-year-old child, overturned onto the roof. Lee was removed from the car by good Samaritans who provided aid…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Road Rage Attacker Returns To Crime Scene, Promptly Arrested In Northern VA: Authorities Road Rage Attacker Returns To Crime Scene, Promptly Arrested In Northern VA: Authorities
Road Rage Attacker Returns To Crime Scene, Promptly Arrested In Northern VA: Authorities A 20-year-old woman driving with a suspended license fled a crash scene after brutally beat an 18-year-old driver — but returned soon after and was promptly arrested, authorities in Northern Virginia said. Diamond Marie Hill, of Woodbridge, got out of her car and assaulted the driver who apparently rear-ended her on Old Bridge Road near Harbor Road on Thursday, Dec. 29, county police said. During an argument, Hill struck the victim causing her to fall to the ground, then kicked her while she was down multiple times, police said. Hill then threw the victim's phone, got back in her car and fl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police
Speeding, DUI Driver Wanted In Crash With Multiple Victims In Virginia: Police Authorities in northern Virginia are seeking a man who was DUI and speeding when he caused a crash that left multiple people injured including himself over the summer, they said. Shawn Seki Clifford Reddrick, 20, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2003 Acura Integra and driving west on Old Bridge Road when he struck a 2016 Isuzu turning left onto Harbor Drive around 11:55 p.m. June 17, Prince William County police said. The impact of the crash caused the Acura to hit strike a pole, leaving Redderick and his two passengers, an 18-year-old woman, and a 17-year-old girl, with serious inj…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police
Drunken Driver Kills Man, Dog On Virginia Sidewalk: Police A DUI driver was arrested after he struck and killed a 45-year-old man and his dog in Prince William County Saturday, June 18, authorities said. Banze Mwenze Gentil, 40, was behind the wheel of a 2016 Ford Focus heading west on Old Bridge Road when he left the roadway, drove onto the sidewalk and struck Luis Alfredo Perez who was walking his dog in Woodbridge around 9:45 p.m., Prince William County police said. The vehicle continued traveling before it struck a communications box and a Dominion Power pole, causing the pole to snap and fall into the roadway, police said.  Responding of…

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by Cecilia Levine