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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
Shanna Deniece Freeman Arrested For Strangling Child In PWC
The woman wanted for choking a 4-year-old girl during a domestic disturbance in Prince William County several weeks ago has been tracked down and arrested, according to police. Woodbridge resident Shanna Deniece Freeman, 44, was arrested on Monday and charged with strangulation following an incident that was reported in a home on Getty Lane in late March. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 to the 13500 block of Getty Lane in Woodbridge to investigate an assault that was reported inside an area home involving F…
Police & Fire
Undercover Child Sex Chat Sting Nets 6 Creeps In Virginia: Sheriff
Six men who thought they were having sexual chats with children online were actually speaking with undercover detectives, authorities in Loudoun County announced. The arrests were the result of a week-long internet chat operation between the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Northern Virginia—Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC) during the week of April 8. All six adult males believed they were communicating with children under the age of 15 on a variety of chat and social media platforms, the county sheriff's office said. Those arrested in…
Police & Fire
Dennis Schettino Arrested For Sexual Abuse Of Child
An 80-year-old man has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl in the elevator of a Prince William County hotel, police say. Dennis James Schettino, of Calabash, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery for an alleged incident that was reported early on Easter Sunday at the Hampton Inn on Old Stage Road in Dumfries. According to police, at around 9:30 a.m. on March 31, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate when a girl under the age of 15 said that she was accosted in the elevator by an unknown …
Police & Fire
Assault By Mob: Second Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Haymarket Home, Police Say
A woman implicated in a violent assault inside a Prince William County home last month has been apprehended, authorities say. Manassas resident Jasmine Denisha Garcia, 36, has become the second person arrested for an incident inside a Haymarket home that saw a man threatened with a knife to his neck and then a gun to his head. At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 12, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Sudley Road, where there were reports of a group that wound up involved in an altercation that rapidly escalated. Police say that …
Police & Fire
$5K Reward Offered In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woodbridge Mom
Police have announced a $5,000 reward in a hit-and-run crash last month that killed a Woodbridge mom. Carla "Casey" Andrea Mejia was struck by an SUV while walking in the westbound lane of Minnieville Road in Woodbridge wearing all dark clothing around 11:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Prince William County police said. Police say that the vehicle is believed to have been a 2009-2012 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV or 2009-2013 Kia Sorento SUV, silver or light in color, with possible damage to the front, wheel well, and/or undercarriage areas. The crash happened at Minnieville Road and Bobcat Court …
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Rapist Attacks Woman He'd Just Met In Woodbridge, Police Say
A man has been arrested following an investigation into a reported sexual assault involving a woman he had recently met in Prince William County, according to police. Mohd Haroon Hakimi, 33, has been arrested and charged with rape following an incident involving a 27-year-old woman who was a new acquaintance he met at his Woodbridge home. Late on Friday afternoon, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 12200 block of Grenada Way in Woodbridge to investigate an incident that reportedly happened earlier in the day. Police say that the woman was sexually …
Police & Fire
Alleged Domestic Abuser Swings, Misses Officer While Resisting Arrest In Dumfries, Police Say
Chris McGinnis swung, and missed, while resisting arrest after assaulting at least two family members, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called late in the afternoon on Thursday, March 7 to a home in the 3700 block of Grey Ghost Court in Dumfries, where there was a reported domestic dispute involving McGinnis and his family. According to police, officers determined that the 32-year-old assaulted two adult family members in their home, and when officers attempted to detain him, he actively resisted. During the subsequent encounter, is it alleged that Mc…
Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Bomb Hotel In Dumfries After Dispute With Employee, PWC Police Say
The man who threatened to bomb a Prince William County hotel during an argument with staff is behind bars following his tirade, police say. Logan Caldwell Cuhna, 28, is facing charges following an incident on Thursday afternoon at the Hampton Inn on Old Stage Road in Dumfries, where he threatened the business. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the hotel at around 2:30 p.m. on March 7, when Cuhna got into a verbal altercation with an employee that escalated. According to investigators, during the incident, Cuhna threatened to bomb the hotel before leav…
Schools
Teen Sent Bomb Threat To Staffer At Hylton High School, PWC Police Say
A teenager was charged following an investigation into a bomb threat that was made targeting a Prince William County high school, police say. On Tuesday morning, the School Resource Officer assigned to Hylton High School on Spriggs Road in Woodbridge was notified about a threat made via email targeting the building. According to the Prince William County Police Department, the investigation led them to a 15-year-old student, who allegedly sent the threat to a school staff member. It was ultimately determined that the threat was not credible and neither students nor staff were ever in any d…
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Search Ongoing For Missing Man Known To Travel From Virginia To Maryland For Drugs: PWC Police
Seen him? A recovering substance abuser last seen in Prince William County before seemingly heading toward Baltimore has been reported missing for years, and now police are renewing their efforts to find him. An alert was issued by the Prince William County Police Department on Tuesday as they seek the public's assistance in locating 33-year-old Robert Sterling McCarthy, who has been missing for more than four years after last being seen on Feb. 20, 2020. According to police, McCarthy was last seen by his girlfriend at her home on Prince Cole Court in Manassas after the tw…
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Man Sporting Motorcycle Club Cut Abandoned Emaciated Dog In Woodbridge Park, Police Say
An extremely emaciated dog was found at a popular Prince William County Park on Saturday, now police are attempting to track down the person who left it behind, officials say. Officers responded on Sunday morning to investigate a dog that was found at the C. Lacey Compton Neighborhood Park in Woodbridge on Saturday, March 2 by an unknown man who drove away in a newer-model white Range Rover. Police say that a Good Samaritan took the dog to the Prince William County Animal Services Center, where the dog - a male mixed-breed Hound believed to be between six and 12 months old - where he w…
Police & Fire
Man Arrested Returning To Scene Of Domestic Dispute Day Later In Dumfries, Police Say
A man who went back to the scene of the crime was arrested by police in Prince William County for a pair of domestic disputes involving a 20-year-old woman, officials say. Dumfries resident Zackery Maurice Thomas, 25, is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a woman on Tuesday afternoon and then coming back the following morning for seconds, according to investigators. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 15800 block of Isben Place in Dumfries at approximately 1 p.m. on Feb. 27 to investigate a domestic dispute. Police say that Thomas and a friend g…
Police & Fire
Feds Detail Letter Found In Home Of Would-Be Haymarket Church Killer
A 35-year-old Virginia man is facing new federal charges months after showing up to to a church with a handgun and threatening to kill its members on social media, officials said. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, was charged with attempted aggravated murder of multiple people, after showing up to the Park Valley Church on Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket with a handgun on Sunday, Sept. 24, Prince William County police said. Federal officials this week charged Jian by criminal complaint with posting threatening messages online against the congregants of a Haymarket church. A search of hi…
Police & Fire
Terrorizing Teen Girl Bit Officer During Dispute In Manassas: Police
A 15-year-old girl put on a show in Prince William County, refusing to go down quietly as she was being apprehended during a domestic dispute, police say. Over the weekend, officers were called to a residence in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving the teen after she allegedly assaulted a family member. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called at around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 to a home in the 7700 block of Quail Run Court in Manassas when a fight broke out and the girl prevented police contact before leaving the area. Police say that fir…
Police & Fire
Father Charged With Child Neglect After 3-Year-Old Found In Street Unsupervised In PWC: Police
A man who left his 3-year-old son alone to wander the streets in Prince William County is facing child neglect charges, police say. Terrell Anthony Edwards, 31, was arrested on Sunday and charged following an investigation into the incident, which resulted in nearby Good Samaritans securing the child and alerting the authorities. The incident was reported shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 25, on Graham Park Road near Purvis Drive in Triangle, when the boy was seen walking in the roadway without supervision. They were able to secure the kid safely and called the Prince William County …
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Raping Woodbridge Girl He Met Online Apprehended Months Later: Police
A 26-year-old man who met a young girl on social media late last year and allegedly raped her has been taken into custody in Prince William County, according to police. Dimas Alexis Lazo has been arrested following a months-long investigation into a reported sexual assault in Woodbridge involving a minor. Shortly after midnight on Nov. 26, 2023, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a Woodbridge home after a family member intervened when Lazo was allegedly sexually assaulting the juvenile. Police say that when the family member intervened and separated th…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated DC Man Shooting At U-Haul Truck In Manassas Apprehended Following Search: Police
A man no stranger to law enforcement is back behind bars following a strange scene that played out on Tuesday night in Prince William County. District resident Vinzel Pierce Brown, 30, put on a show for police before being apprehended after firing shots at an unoccupied U-Haul vehicle that was parked in the 8000 block of Sudley Road in Manassas, officials say. At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 20, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the report of shots fired, where they found Brown firing at the truck, at which point he attempted to flee - allegedly while…
Police & Fire
Man Fired Shot At Cops, Family Following Domestic Dispute In Gainesville, PWC Police Say
A man fired a gunshot toward officers and his family who were being evacuated during a domestic disturbance that was reported in Prince William County over the weekend, investigators say. Jessy William Szypulski, 34, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out near his Gainesville home in the 7800 block of Carrick Drive on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 17, authorities announced. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, officers were called to the home to investigate a report of a domestic dispute with weapons involved, and when they …
Police & Fire
Man Posing As Police During Home Invasion Apprehended In Prince William County: Officials
A second suspect has been apprehended by police in Prince William County following an investigation into the home invasion and abduction of a 19-year-old woman in Manassas last month, authorities announced. Manassas Park resident Kevin Vincent Brown, 25, has joined cohort Orlin Jasel Carcamo behind bars following his weekend arrest for an armed burglary in the 7400 block of Peppertree Lane in Manassas on Monday, Jan. 29. Shortly before 2 a.m. on the morning of the home invasion, officials say that officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the home, where three m…
Police & Fire
Suspect Strangled, Abducted Woman During Domestic Dispute In Woodbridge, Police Say
A man who attacked a 23-year-old woman during a domestic disturbance in Prince William County is behind bars after assaulting and preventing her from calling the police, officials say. Rudy Brandon Rodriguez Pierola, 23, was arrested on Thursday morning following an investigation into an incident that was reported at the Woodbridge Forest Apartments in the 1500 block of Tyler Circle. Police say that the Woodbridge resident got into an argument with a friend that started out with verbal sparring, but rapidly escalated into physical violence inside the apartment complex. During th…
Police & Fire
Woman Posing As Police Busted Breaking Into Woodbridge Home, Officials Say
A woman from Georgia who tried to pull a fast one on police in Prince William County wasn't quick enough to fool officers after she pretended to be one of them after being busted during a burglary, officials say. Genie Rhinehart, 51, is facing charges after a homeowner returned to her Cebu Island Court residence in Woodbridge and alerted authorities, who were quickly able to apprehend her, but not before the Evans, Georgia resident tried to trick them. The incident was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Investigators say that a resident in the 3600 block of Cebu Island …
Police & Fire
Police ID Double Stabbing Victim, Suspect Killed By Cops In Manassas
New details have been released by the Prince William County Police Department following the fatal officer-involved shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Woodbridge resident Philip Austin Brant, 26, has been identified by investigators as the suspect who was shot and killed by officers after stabbing two people - one fatally - at an apprenticeship training center on Infantry Ridge Road in Manassas. Officers were called shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 to investigate a reported stabbing-in-progress after two people were attacked by Brant, police say. Upon arrival, they ordered him to drop the kni…
Police & Fire
Double Stabbing Suspect Killed By Police, Victim Dies In Manassas (
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Two people have died in a stabbing-turned officer-involved shooting in Prince William County Tuesday, Feb. 13, authorities said. Police were called to a home on the 7000 block of Infantry Road in Manassas around 3:30 p.m., where two people had been stabbed, county police said. Officers opened fire, killing the knife-wielding man near the front entrance of the building, whose identity had not been released as of press time. One of the two people stabbed by the man had died as of 7:20 p.m. The other remained critical, police said. A knife was recovered at the scene and the identities of the…
Police & Fire
Teen From Triangle Charged With Raping Minor In Prince William County: Police
An investigation into an alleged sexual assault reported to a school counselor led to a rape charge for a 15-year-old in Prince William County, police say. This week, the Prince William County Police Department concluded an investigation into an alleged sexual assault that was reported at a home in Dumfries last October. According to investigators, the victim, who was under the age of 18, and a 15-year-old were at the Dumfries home when he allegedly sexually assaulted the victim. Police say that the victim recently reported the incident to a school counselor, who notified the d…
Police & Fire
Wooden Bat-Wielding Woman Among Group Of Teens Involved In Fight In Woodbridge: Police
There were at least six teens and one grown woman involved in an assault with a baseball bat involving two victims in Prince William County, according to police. Chiquita Lorraine Chapman, 47, is facing multiple charges after she and a group of minors allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl and 33-year-old woman at a Woodbridge apartment complex over the weekend. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Woodwind Village Apartments at around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 in the 1800 block of Clarinet Court to investigate a reported fight that had just …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed Walking Outside Crosswalk Near Prince William County Intersection: Police
An early morning crash left a 37-year-old Woodbridge man dead in Prince William County. At around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, police say that Daniel Kent Ryder was walking on Dale Boulevard near Queensdale Drive in Woodbridge when he was struck by a 2013 Toyota Corolla near the intersection. According to investigators, at the time he was struck, Ryder was outside of the crosswalk and was wearing dark-colored clothes. He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries. The 37-year-old driver remained at the scene and was uninjured. Speed, alcohol, and drugs are…
Obituaries
Expectant Dad 19, Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Woodbridge: 'Tragic Accident'
Those who knew Javier Arevalo say he died doing what he loved. The 19-year-old Woodbridge man was working underneath his vehicle on the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive in Woodbridge on Monday, Jan. 22, when the car fell on top of him, pinning him underneath, the Prince William County Police Department said. Fire and rescue responded and confirmed the death, and no signs of foul play were reported. The cause of death has not been confirmed and will be pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Meanwhile, two GoFundMe campaigns have been launched for Arevalo's family, including his …
Police & Fire
Man Who Intervened During Fight Involving Woman In Woodbridge Arrested: Police
No good deed goes unpunished? A 27-year-old man who intervened when an alteration involving a woman escalated is facing charges in Prince William County after hospitalizing another person during a fracas in Woodbridge overnight, police say. Drumfries resident Isaiah Tyree Williams was arrested and charged with malicious wounding following an incident that played out in the 13200 block of Occoquan Road on Tuesday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Jan. 23, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate an assault after a 49-year-old woman and an acquain…
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Accused Of Killing Friend Over Fentanyl Pills In PWC Arrested In Maryland: Police
Weeks after a woman was found shot to death over drugs in Prince William County, police say that an ex-con wanted in connection to her murder has been taken into custody. Karen Nicole Pollard, 37, has been arrested by Virginia State Police investigators following an incident that ended across state lines in Prince George's County overnight, authorities announced on Wednesday. Pollard had been wanted for her alleged role in the fatal shooting of 51-year-old Patricia Kathlean Beglin in late December 2023. According to police, shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, officers were ca…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Woodbridge: Police
A death investigation has been launched in Prince William County after a 19-year-old was crushed to death while working on his vehicle in Woodbridge, police say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the Prince William County Police Department received an emergency call after a man working underneath his vehicle was pinned when it fell on top of him in the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive. The man was pinned and died there, fire and rescue officials confirmed. Preliminarily, there are no signs of any foul play, according to police, who made note that the cause of death has not been…
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