One of the people waiting in line Thursday at the Woodbridge Department of Motor Vehicles was the man in charge of it all. DMV Commissioner Demerst B. “D.B.” Smit was on his fourth day on the job. He was sworn in Monday succeeding Asbury “Ab” Quillian who retired after five years at the helm. He…
Prince William County Police Officer Dan Murphy, a former gym teacher with a masters degree in education, said Sept. 11, 2001 was the catalyst that spurred his decision to become a police officer. He was teaching basketball fundamentals to a class of sixth graders in Fairfax County when the jets hit. “I remember another teacher…
Oxen Hill, Md., man faces firearms, drug charges Prince William police charged a 27-year-old Oxen Hill, Md., man with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana and public intoxication Tuesday. Officers responded at 9:50 p.m. to a call that shots had been fired in the 12800 block of Cara Drive in…
The Prince William Police Department and the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney have determined that Prince William police Officer Astrid Robinson was justified in shooting Dominick Thomas, after he attacked and beat another officer Saturday, said Prince William Police Chief Charlie T. Deane. “Based on the results of the internal investigation, the shooting was clearly…
The Manassas City Council kept the possibility open Monday night that a pair of buildings in the city’s downtown might yet remain. The council voted 6-0 to give developer Harold Logan time to look into methods and tax credits available for reuse of two Old Town homes set on a triangle of land where Centreville…