Police briefs for Tuesday, July 9, 2002
A man driving Saturday afternoon in Woodbridge was punched in the face by a man whom he had just blown his horn at to communicate that a traffic light had changed to green.
At around 1:15 p.m., the 47-year-old victim had waited several seconds after the light changed before honking, then drove around the other car, Prince William police said.
The other car, a silver 2002 Nissan Altima, followed him and both vehicles stopped at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Prince William County Parkway, police said. A black man who police described as 30 to 35, 5 foot 10 inches tall, 180 pounds with a goatee, got out of the Altima, which was driven by a white woman, and began banging on the victim’s side window.
The victim told him to go back to his car, the banging continued, then the victim rolled down his window to tell him to leave and the other man grabbed him by the shirt punched him.
Peeping Tom discovered in backyard in Dumfries
A 42-year-old Dumfries woman who heard a noise at her rear screen door early Friday discovered a man standing outside the door around 12:30 a.m., Prince William police reported.
The woman lives in the 14400 block of Whisperwood Court. The man is described by police as black, 20 to 30 years old, 5 foot 7 inches tall, wearing a white tee shirt, red sweat pants and white sneakers.
Porsche driven into wall of Dumfries home
Someone entered a house in the 18300 block of Possum Point Road over the weekend and drove a Porsche on the property into a wall of the house, Prince William police said.
The person entered through an unlocked door, took the keys, crashed the car and then put the keys back between the hours of 11:30 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, police said.