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Few races this election season have been as contentious and imprecise as the one for sheriff. With two high-profile figures pitted against each other, the campaign for the Prince William County sheriff’s post has been marked by name-calling, accusations and shifting positions. Incumbent two-term Sheriff E. Lee Stoffregen III, 52, and his Republican rival Glendell…
Russell John Smith, charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Dale City girl, was scheduled to be escorted back to Prince William County from Oregon late Thursday night. The plane landed at Washington-Dulles International Airport at about 11:45 p.m. Airport officials could not be reached to confirm whether the Dale City man was on the plane….
A 22-year-old Alexandria man was sentenced Thursday for his part in the death of a Woodbridge man. Kenyon Leshaun Thomas, of 8129 Lake Park Drive, was sentenced to serve four years and six months in prison, with a year suspended based on three years of probation. Thomas was convicted of accessory to voluntary manslaughter and…
Two men, wearing stocking caps and bandanas over their lower part of their faces, walked into the First Virginia Bank at 10040 Dumfries Road, at 6:14 p.m. Tuesday, showed a handgun and ordered everyone to the floor, said Sgt. Marc Woolverton, Manassas police spokesman. The men demanded cash from the tellers who turned over an…
A 34-year-old man allegedly broke into the home of a Triangle woman with whom he is acquainted and raped her early Sunday morning, Prince William County police said. Police charged Troy Crowder, of no fixed address, with rape, and other charges may be filed, said 1st Sgt. Kim Chinn, police spokeswoman. He is being held…
KINSTON, N.C. It was a night of firsts for Kinston starter Fernando Cabrera. The 20-year-old Puerto Rican earned his first professional back-to-back wins in helping the Indians outlast Potomac, 3-1, Wednesday. Cabrera (6-8) turned in a mighty performance, giving up just three hits and one earned run and striking out seven, including four in the…