Woodbridge, VA
Schools
Teacher At Rippon Middle School Accused Of Assaulting Student: Police Teacher At Rippon Middle School Accused Of Assaulting Student: Police
Teacher At Rippon Middle School Accused Of Assaulting Student: Police A teacher at Rippon Middle School in Woodbridge is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a 13-year-old student during a classroom altercation earlier this month, police say. Charges have been obtained for 50-year-old Gail Latasha Hill following an incident on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the school in the 15100 block of Blackburn Road involving the teen student. According to investigators from the Prince William County Police Department, Hill was allegedly involved in a verbal dispute with the student, and during the encounter, Hill allegedly swung her shoulder, striking the student and causing h…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Trio Of Masked Men Target Three Woodbridge Smoke Shops In Overnight Burglary Spree: Police Trio Of Masked Men Target Three Woodbridge Smoke Shops In Overnight Burglary Spree: Police
Trio Of Masked Men Target Three Woodbridge Smoke Shops In Overnight Burglary Spree: Police Three smoke shops in Woodbridge were hit in a string of early morning burglaries on Sunday, and police believe the same suspects may be responsible. The first incident was reported at Crystal Smoke & Vape on Cardinal Drive, where officers responded at 3:53 a.m. to investigate an alarm activation. Police found a damaged glass window, but no entry was made, and nothing was reported stolen. Minutes later, at 4:06 a.m., officers were called to the Exotic Smoke Shop on Minnieville Road, where a shattered side glass window indicated forced entry.  Surveillance footage revealed three men…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Trespasser Who Assaulted Arresting Officer Outside Woodbridge Apartment Busted With Drugs: PD Trespasser Who Assaulted Arresting Officer Outside Woodbridge Apartment Busted With Drugs: PD
Trespasser Who Assaulted Arresting Officer Outside Woodbridge Apartment Busted With Drugs: PD A Stafford man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer during a trespassing investigation at the Elevations One Apartments over the weekend, authorities said. William Lambert, 26, was arrested shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 by officers conducting a proactive patrol of the complex in the 14300 block of Bellona Road in Woodbridge, when he was spotted trespassing in the area.  During the encounter, Lambert reportedly kneed an officer several times before ultimately being detained.  Police said no major injuries were reported, and noted th…

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Woodbridge, VA
News
Man With Severe Burns Found Dead At Buddhist Temple In Woodbridge (DEVELOPING) Man With Severe Burns Found Dead At Buddhist Temple In Woodbridge (DEVELOPING)
Man With Severe Burns Found Dead At Buddhist Temple In Woodbridge (Developing) A death investigation is underway after a man was found with severe burns inside a Buddhist temple in Woodbridge on the day after Christmas, authorities said. Prince William County police responded around 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 to the Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol Buddhist Temple in the 3900 block of Old Bridge Road to investigate, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Members of the temple discovered the body of a 48-year-old man in a bedroom on the premises, police said. The man, a known temple member who stayed there, was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary findings …

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Family Friend Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor 'Over Last Few Months' In Woodbrige: Police Family Friend Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor 'Over Last Few Months' In Woodbrige: Police
Family Friend Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor 'Over Last Few Months' In Woodbrige: Police Detectives in Prince William County arrested a Woodbridge resident following an investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving a minor, authorities said. The incidents were reported to have occurred over several months at a residence in the Woodbridge area involving 50-year-old Orsy Germai Martinez-Villanueva, according to police.  Investigators say that the victim, a juvenile, was inappropriately touched on multiple occasions by a family friend. The victim disclosed the encounters to a family member earlier this month, who then contacted police, officials said.  Det…

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Aberdeen, MD
Business
These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure
These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure Dozens of Party City locations in the DMV region are among the hundreds set to be closed as the company announced it is going out of business. Both Maryland and Virginia were hit hard by the reported closure, which will impact approximately 800 stores across the country. Party City was founded in 1986 and is the largest retailer of party goods in North America. In Maryland, there are 19 stores among those set to be shut down in these locations, according to the company's website:  Annapolis; Baltimore; Bel Air; Catonsville; Cockeysville; Columbia; Forestville; Frederick; Gaithersb…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Allegedly Strangling, Assaulting Women During Woobridge Dispute: Police Man Arrested After Allegedly Strangling, Assaulting Women During Woobridge Dispute: Police
Man Arrested After Allegedly Strangling, Assaulting Women During Woobridge Dispute: Police A Woodbridge man is facing multiple charges after a domestic dispute turned violent, leaving three women injured, police said. Officers responded to a home on the 1800 block of Giles Ct. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, shortly before 9 p.m. to investigate the incident, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the altercation began as a verbal dispute between 46-year-old Luther Stephen Gordon, and three women, all between 22 and 44 years old.  During the encounter, Gordon allegedly struck two of the women and grabbed the neck of the 44-year-old, damaging her phone i…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Driver Wanted For DUI-Related Manslaughter After Fatal Prince William County Crash: Police Driver Wanted For DUI-Related Manslaughter After Fatal Prince William County Crash: Police
Driver Wanted For Dui-related Manslaughter After Fatal Prince William County Crash: Police Police in Prince William County have identified a 62-year-old driver wanted in connection to a fatal head-on crash over the summer. Warrants have been issued for Woodbridge resident James Francis Byrd, who was allegedly the Lexus driver who struck and killed Thomas Spencer Stark in August. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 28, a Toyota Tundra was heading east on Bristow Road in Nokesville when the driver crossed over the center median and struck Stark head-on in the area of Windy Hill Drive. The Nokesville resident was rushed to an a…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Mother Taking Care Of Infant Daughter Busted With Drugs In Woodbridge Apartment: Police Mother Taking Care Of Infant Daughter Busted With Drugs In Woodbridge Apartment: Police
Mother Taking Care Of Infant Daughter Busted With Drugs In Woodbridge Apartment: Police A 31-year-old woman in Prince William County woman is facing serious charges after police say she was found with drugs in her home while caring for her infant daughter in Woodbridge. Officers responded to the Elevations One Apartments on the 14300 block of Jeffries Road on Tuesday morning to investigate suspected drug activity, police said, though they found much more incriminating things when they arrived. During the investigation, officers from the Prince William County Police Department discovered Mia Lisia Guthrie in possession of suspected illegal drugs packaged for distribution, accor…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Snapchat Meet Leads To Rape Charge For 19-Year-Old In Woodbridge, Police Say Snapchat Meet Leads To Rape Charge For 19-Year-Old In Woodbridge, Police Say
Snapchat Meet Leads To Rape Charge For 19-Year-Old In Woodbridge, Police Say A man who met a minor on Snapchat and began a relationship has been accused of rape in Virginia, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Detectives recently concluded an investigation into a reported sexual assault that was reported in Woodbridge involving a 19-year-old who began chatting with his victim - who was under the age of 13 at the time - in July 2023.  Investigators say that Woodbridge resident Christopher Garcia Moreno met his victim on Snapchat, and the two began a relationship. Last summer, it is alleged that they met at her home, where she was sexually a…

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Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Repeat Flasher Arrested After Two Incidents in Same Woodbridge Neighborhood: Police Repeat Flasher Arrested After Two Incidents in Same Woodbridge Neighborhood: Police
Repeat Flasher Arrested After Two Incidents in Same Woodbridge Neighborhood: Police Police have arrested a man accused of exposing himself to two women in the same Woodbridge neighborhood twice in less than a week. On Dec. 16, officers responded to Anderson Court and Arkendale Street after a 45-year-old woman reported seeing a man exposing himself and making inappropriate gestures, according to Prince William County police. Responding officers quickly located Kieare Jeremiah Whitmore, 23, who lives in the area, and was later tied to a previous incident in the same area on Dec. 11, where a 23-year-old woman and juvenile who reported similar behavior. In both incidents…

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Woodbridge, VA
Traffic
Man, 25, Killed In Single-Vehicle Woodbridge Crash Identified By Police (DEVELOPING) Man, 25, Killed In Single-Vehicle Woodbridge Crash Identified By Police (DEVELOPING)
Man, 25, Killed In Single-Vehicle Woodbridge Crash Identified By Police (Developing) Police have identified the 25-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Virginia over the weekend. Woodbridge resident Dillon Grier Harlow has been identified by investigators from the Prince William County Police Department as the driver who was killed in a crash shortly after 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 in the area of Dale Boulevard near Kirkdale Drive. Investigators determined that Harlow was driving a 2013 Ford Focus westbound on Dale Boulevard when his vehicle veered off the road into the left-side median after passing Kirkdale Drive.  The car continued along the grassy m…

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