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1. Food Lion Employee Sexually Assaulted In Woodbridge, Man ID'ed As Suspect: Police (patch.com) — Residents in Woodbridge are being asked to help police locate a Dumfries man accused of sexually assaulting a 35-year-old employee inside the Food Lion on Dillingham Square. Officers say the suspect inappropriately touched the worker, grabbed her arm, and then left in a vehicle, and they've now obtained warrants and released his physical description while continuing the search.
2. Police Blotter: Death Investigation, Sexual Assault Reported (potomaclocal.com) — Police are investigating a man's death outside Chuy's on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, though they say there's no sign of foul play or community threat. Officers also report a sexual assault of a worker at the Dillingham Square Food Lion and an arrest for impersonating an officer at the county's Central District Station, alongside separate Stafford County fraud and intoxication cases.
3. Marquez Hall looks to turn Potomac football around (insidenova.com) — A Woodbridge resident and former North Stafford coach, Marquez Hall, is taking over Potomac High's struggling football program while seeking a job closer to home. Hall, credited with a major turnaround at his previous school, hopes to rebuild the Panthers with a larger roster and a more college-style coaching approach. His past teams even defeated Woodbridge en route to a regional title.
4. Seth Hendler-Voss will leave the parks for an office in the city (potomaclocal.com) — Prince William's longtime parks director Seth Hendler-Voss is leaving to become Falls Church's next city manager, raising questions about unfinished projects back home. One major effort, a long-discussed indoor sports complex planned for a county-owned Telegraph Road site in Woodbridge, never broke ground and may now depend on a future public‑private partnership at The Landing Town Center.
5. Meet Saniaa Purdie: New Reporter Covering Prince William & Stafford Schools (potomaclocal.com) — A Potomac Senior High School student, Saniaa Purdie, is stepping up to cover Prince William and Stafford school boards just as both divisions confront declining enrollment and school closures. She's already reported on Woodbridge's Belmont Bay, where residents are pushing back against a large dock proposed at GMU's Potomac Science Center, and invites local families to share what's happening in their schools.
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