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Suspect Vehicle In Manassas Woman's Murder Could Be In Loudoun County, Cops Say
Police in Manassas are searching for a suspect vehicle in a Manassas killing of an 18-year-old woman. Ashlin Paz, of no fixed address, was shot and killed in a wooded area near Pineview Road and Cregger Lane around 8:25 p.m. Thursday, July 18. The suspect vehicle, a blue Hyundai Elantra with Virginia license plate TVT-8777 was seen leaving the scene, Prince William County police said. The vehicle is possibly in the Leesburg/Loudoun County area. Detectives are still actively investigating the incident to determine what led up to the shooting and are seeking to speak with anyone w…
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Ashlin Yamileth Paz Killed In Manassas Shooting, Police Say
An 18-year-old woman was found shot to death near a wooded area on Thursday night in Prince William County, police say. Ashlin Yamileth Paz, who has no fixed address, has been identified by investigators as the person found with fatal gunshot wounds in Manassas overnight in what "does not appear to be a random" incident. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. on July 18 to the area of Pineview Road and Cregger Lane to investigate reports of shots fired, where they found Paz suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to her upper body. …
Police & Fire
Nelson Romero-Quijada Extradited Back To PWC Six Years Later
A Virginia man who fled the country after allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy over the course of nearly two years has been extradited back to the country to face charges, police say. Nelson Romero-Quijada, 54, made it nearly six years before being apprehended in El Salvador and extradited to Prince William County in connection to an August 2018 sexual assault investigation. Detectives began to investigate a sexual assault in 2018 when the boy came forward to report that he had been abused in the 7900 block of Community Drive in Manassas between October 2014 and July 2016 b…
Traffic
Manassas Man Dies Day After T-Bone Crash In Fairfax County, Police Say (
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New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a 22-year-old Manassas man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Clifton on Saturday morning. Jack Gumm has been identified by investigators as the passenger in a Honda that was involved in the crash on July 13 in the area of Old Yates Ford Road and Henderson Road and died at the hospital on Sunday. At around 10 a.m. on Saturday, officers were called to investigate a crash involving a 2003 Honda Accord and 2019 Volkswagen Atlas that resulted in Gumm's death and sent two others to the hospital …
News
Manassas Mall Shootout: New Gunman Arrested, One At Large (
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Two more people have been charged in connection to the shooting that broke out in the Manassas Mall food court earlier this week, the Prince William County Police Department announced. Eric Ronaldo Benitez, 22, of Manassas, is in custody, and 18-year-old Woodbridge resident Tayvion Omari Thornton is wanted after being identified for their roles in the shooting that left two injured. Officers were called to the 8300 block of Sudley Road at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, where there was a reported dispute that is believed to have started in the parking lot between two groups, when shots we…
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Manassas Mall Shootout: 3 Gunmen Arrested, Police Say (
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Three people have been arrested in a shooting that broke out in the Manassas Mall food court on Tuesday, July 9, police said. Daevon Russell and Joshuah Minas Hernandez, both of Manassas, along with a 23-year-old man who remains hospitalized, are facing charges in the incident that also left a 51-year-old bystander wounded at the Sudley Road mall, county police announced. Skyler Agley, 23, remains hospitalized but is in police custody. He is also facing charges, police said. The investigation revealed two groups met at the mall near the food court where a fight ensued. During the encounter…
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Two Injured In Shooting At Manassas Mall During Dispute, Police Say (
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Two people were reported injured during a shooting at the Manassas Mall on Tuesday, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the 8300 block of Sudley Road at around 2 p.m. on July 9, where there was a reported disute that is believed to have started in the parking lot between two groups, when shots were fired and the parties separated. "At one point during the encounter, shots were fired, and the parties dispersed," investigators said. "Uninvolved parties and possible witnesses ran into the mall alerting others to the incident in the parking lot, spa…
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Boy Burned By Bathwater, Mother, Caregiver Charged With Child Abuse In Manassas: Police
A mother and her children's caregiver are both facing child abuse charges in Prince William County after a boy suffered "serious burns" from unchecked bathwater, police say. Ninoska Marisol Torres Moradel, 23, and Marvin De Jesus Alvarado Lozano, 46, both of Manassas, have been arrested and charged following a months-long investigation into the boy's injuries. According to investigators, Torres Moradel left her 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl unattended in their residents on Fairmont Avenue in Manassas in late January. Police say that after leaving them, a friend of hers, late…
Police & Fire
Chevron Romarierz Harris Accused Of Assaulting Officer In VA
Chevron Romarierz Harris set off a special kind of fireworks on the Fourth of July when he assaulted an officer attempting to arrest him in Prince William County, police say. Harris, 36, is facing multiple charges following an explosive incident on Thursday afternoon in the 7400 block of Moss Lane in Manassas when officers spotted a suspicious vehicle. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at around 12:30 p.m. on July 4, officers saw Harris park a vehicle in a parking space, where they suspected he was in possession of drugs. Police say that when they attempted to detai…
Police & Fire
Concrete-Wielding Woman Assaulted Arresting Officers In Prince William County, Police Say
A woman caught red-handed holding a section of concrete she was reportedly throwing at vehicles is facing a host of charges following her arrest overnight, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Before midnight on Wednesday, July 3, officers were called to Pointer Lane near Portsmouth Road in Manassas, where there were reports of a woman throwing items at vehicles. Google Maps street view Police say that upon arrival, officers found Kimberly Sierra-Ovando, 20, in the intersection holding the piece of concrete, and she was not prepared to go down quietly. According…
News
Manassas Man, 18, Killed In High-Speed Nokesville Wreck
An 18-year-old Manassas man was killed in a high-speed Nokesville crash, police said. Christopher Flores was heading west on Fitzwater Drive at a high rate of speed when he lost control at Manely Road around 3:20 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Prince William County police said. The 2013 Infiniti G37 left the roadway, hit multiple trees, then rotated before coming to rest. Flores, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and taken to an area hospital where he died. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. Crash investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to contac…
Police & Fire
87-Year-Old Manassas Driver Tried Ramming Good Samaritan With Car After Hit-Run Crash: Cops
An 87-year-old Manassas man is facing charges for trying to ram a Good Samaritan, who tracked him down after a hit-and-run crash, with his car, police said. Harold Lawrence Schneider is believed to have struck a Toyota while trying to turn left onto Dumfries Road from Brentsville Road around 7:35 a.m. on June 3, Prince William County police said. Schneider left the scene in his Lincoln Town Car, but was followed by a civilian who saw it all, police said. The Good Samaritan apparently confronted Schneider on Old Dominion Drive, where they began arguing and Schneider tried to hit the 53-year-…
Police & Fire
Assault By Mob: Third Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Haymarket Home, Police Say
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent assault at a Prince William County home in February, authorities said. Eric Yovany Melara, 33, of Manassas, had been wanted in connection with the Feb. 12 assault in Haymarket, Prince William County police said. He was arrested on Wednesday, June 5, and charged with assault by mob, aggravated malicious wounding, and abduction. Jasmine Denisha Garcia, 36, also of Manassas, and Anthony Agguire were both previously arrested. At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 12, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were call…
Police & Fire
Manassas Girl Catches Neighborhood Creep Peering Through Bedroom Window, Cops Say
A 57-year-old man was arrested after he was caught peeping in a Virginia girl's bedroom window, police said. A girl spotted a man later identified as Alfredo Cerroblanco looking through her bedroom window of the Maplewood Park Apartments in Manassas, at 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, police said. The victim's home is a 3-minute drive from Cerroblanco's house on Manassas Drive in Manassas Park, maps show. The girl immediately notified a family member who prevented Cerroblanco from leaving the area until police arrived and detained him. Cerroblanco was charged with peeping into a resident…
Schools
$1.2M Awarded To Manassas City Schools For Brand-New Green Buses
Hundreds of new, green school buses will be purchased for 18 Virginia school districts thanks to federal funding. The Clean School Bus Program rebate competition is funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda, helping Virginia accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and replace older, diesel fueled school buses, which have been linked to asthma, the Environmental Protection Agency said. Here's how much funding and how many buses local districts will receive: Loudoun County Public Schools has been selected to receive $3,975,000 in rebate funding to purchase 25 clean …
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Will Face Charges For Bringing Folding Knife To Unity Reid High School, Police Say
A 15-year-old Manassas boy will be facing weapons offenses for bringing a folding knife to school, police said. The boy was charged on May 22 after a school resource officer at Unity Reid High School found him with the weapon on May 1 around 11:10 a.m., while investigating a separate incident, county police said. The SRO determined the knife was not part of any threat to other students, faculty, or staff, police said. Following the investigation, officers sought petitions against the accused, identified as the 15-year-old male student. After consultation with Juvenile Court Services,…
Police & Fire
Sleeping Man Shot Dead In Parked Car In Manassas, Police Say
Police are investigating the shooting murder of a man sleeping in a car overnight in Prince William County. Two men were asleep in a vehicle parked on Cadet Court in Manassas when gunfire rang out, striking of them around 2:40 a.m., according to county police. Detectives are investigating the incident to determine what led up to the shooting and are looking to speak with anyone who has information. The incident does not appear random, police said. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Prince William County police at 703-792-6500 or submit a tip online at …
Police & Fire
Drug-Fueled Gunfight Kills Manassas Man, Wounds Centreville Killer, Cops Say
Police have identified the 18-year-old men involved in a Fairfax County gunfight that left one of them dead and the other wounded. Michael Alcantara, of Manassas, and Hassan Kanu, of Centreville, were in a vehicle on the 14600 block of Route 29 in Centreville when they got out and exchanged gunfire around 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, Fairfax County police said. Alcantara was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body and pronounced dead at the scene. Kanu was hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the upper body, and charged with second-degree murder and use of a…
Police & Fire
Randall Tiemann II Arrest
An Alexandria man has been arrested after pulling a gun on an acquaintance during an argument in Prince William County, police said. Randall Scott Tiemann II, 32, and a 33-year-old male acquaintance got into a physical fight as the result of an argument, bringing police to the 8100 block of Pointer Lane in Manassas around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, May 12, Prince William County police said. During the encounter, Tiemann pointed a firearm at the victim, according to police. The two men separated, and the police were contacted. No injuries were reported, and no shots were fired during the incident.&nb…
News
Ray Darnell Smith Made Bomb Threat Targeting VA Facility
An intoxicated 30-year-old man caused a stir at the Prince William-Manassas Adult Detention Center (ADC) after calling in a fake bomb threat from inside the building, police say. Haymarket native Ray Darnell Smith made a scene on Thursday afternoon at the facility after making phony threats that gave some a scare. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly before 2 p.m. on May 9 to the ADC on Lee Avenue in Manassas to investigate a bomb threat. According to police, the caller - later identified as Smith - walked into the lobby with a bag, which he immedia…
Police & Fire
Police Investigation Closes Manassas Street, School Shelters In Place (
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An investigation along a Manassas street prompted a shelter-in-place for a nearby school on Thursday, May 9, authorities said. City police said only that Dean Elementary School was sheltering in place amid an investigation along Dean Park Lane around 2:30 p.m. as a precaution for a nearby investigation. "We have a police drone up and a heavy presence in the area as the investigation continues," police said. "The schools are safe and will resume regular activity with on time dismissal."
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain With 15 VA Stores Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
Jason Lambeth Arrested In Jessica Randall Crash Death
An arrest has been made in an April crash that killed a dog and a 32-year-old woman in Prince William County, authorities said. Jason Carter Lambeth, 46, was operating a 1993 Buick Roadmaster while "under the influence," and failed to yield the right-of-way to a Dodge Ram pickup on Yates Ford Road in Manassas, causing the crash that killed Jessica Randall on April 15, county police said. Lambeth was arrested on Friday, May 3 and charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter-DUI related, and fail to yield the right-of-way. Randall was a passenger the roadster Roadmaster at the…
Police & Fire
Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff
A 66-year-old woman was drunk when she struck a sheriff's deputy head-on in northern Virginia this week, police said. Patricia Wilson, of Manassas, was heading west in the eastbound lanes coming directly at a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy on the Jessica Chaney Bridge just before 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, the sheriff's office said. The deputy activated his emergency equipment to get Wilson to stop, however, she instead collided with his vehicle head-on, authorities said. While no injuries were reported, Wilson said she couldn’t remember what happened or how she ended up…
Police & Fire
Jessica Lynn Randall Dies After Prince William County Crash
A woman has died at an area hospital nearly two weeks after a crash in Prince William County caused by a driver believed to have been drinking, police said. Manassas resident Jessica Lynn Randall, 32, died on Friday, April 26 in connection with a crash on Monday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m., county police said. Randall was a passenger in a 1993 Buick Roadmaster driven by a 46-year-old Manassas man heading east on Yates Ford Road, police said. The driver entered the intersection of Evans Ford Road, into the path of a 2012 Dodge Ram 2500, police said. Yates Ford Road near Evans Ford Ro…
Police & Fire
Man Intentionally Rams Victim During Manassas Red Roof Inn Fight: Police
A 53-year-old man has been arrested for intentionally hitting another man with his car during an argument at a Prince William County hotel then leaving the scene, police said. Michael Lee Beach was in a physical fight with a 51-year-old acquaintance at the Red Roof Inn on Automotive Drive in Manassas around 10:10 p.m. Sunday, April 21, county police said. Beach drove toward the victim and struck him with the car intentionally before fleeing the area, police said. The victim was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Following the investigation, Beach was …
Obituaries
Alejandro Abarca Pena Obituary
Support is on the rise for the family of a 10-year-old Northern Virginia boy who died after a cancer battle. Alejandro Jose Abarca Pena died on Tuesday, April 9, after a battle with cancer, according to a campaign launched for his family. More than $9,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Alejandro's family as of Tuesday, April 23. According to his obituary, Alejandro grew up in Manassas and Front Royal and was a third grader at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School. "Alejandro was a wonderful child, as many children, he had a fascination for monster trucks early in life. He…
Police & Fire
Woman Forced Into Woods By Stranger Who Sexually Assaulted Her In Prince William County: Cops
Police are searching for the man who a 35-year-old woman said grabbed her and sexually assaulted her in Manassas over the weekend. The victim was walking near Fairmount Avenue and Anvil Drive between 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 19 and 12:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, when she was grabbed by a complete stranger, Prince William County police said. The man forced the victim into a nearby wooded area where she was sexually assaulted. The two eventually separated, and the victim called the police. Detectives are asking anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact police. …
Police & Fire
Woman Grabbed, Sexually Assaulted In Prince William County Woods: Police
The Prince William County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a suspect wanted for a sexual assault in Manassas over the weekend. Police say that between 11:30 p.m. on Friday night and 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, a 35-year-old woman was walking in the area of Fairmont Avenue and Anvil Drive when she was grabbed by an unknown man. During the encounter, he forced her into a nearby wooded area, where she was sexually assaulted. She was eventually able to get free and notified police at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. The man was …
Police & Fire
Manassas Creep Seeking Sex With Minor Makes 6th Arrest In Undercover Fairfax County Sting: Cops
A 26-year-old northern Virginia man has been arrested for trying to arrange sexual acts with a person whom he believed was a minor, authorities announced. Sattar Ahmed Khan was arrested at his Manassas home on Wednesday, April 17, by members of the Fairfax County Police Department's Child Exploitation Unit following their ongoing investigation in last month's traveler operation, police said. On April 3, police announced the arrests of five other men who came to Fairfax County looking for sex with a child they'd met online, but were instead greeted by police who swiftly took them into c…
Police & Fire
Manassas Driver In Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police
Police in Fairfax County have announced an arrest in a road rage shooting on I-66. Brian Fuentes Ruiz, 22, of Manassas, began closely following the victim's vehicle after they passed him on Compton Road near Centreville Road in Centreville, him around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, county police said. Fuentes Ruiz fired multiple shots at the victim and then fled onto I-66 east, authorities said. Officers found Ruiz moments later and recovered a firearm from his vehicle, police said. No one else was inside the vehicle, and the victim and Fuentes Ruiz are complete stranger…
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