Metal Rooster Stolen, Latinos Con Terry and the Number of the Day

It’s Wednesday, July 31. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 84 and a chance of showers in the evening.

2. You Said It: “Sorry, but girls are way less likely to commit vandalism and theft like this, especially in rural areas.” — A reader committing on the theft of a metal rooster that was decorating a mailbox stand in the Bristow area. The owner said the mailbox had to have been ripped from the ground to steal the rooster.

3. ICYMI: Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe courts Latino voters in Woodbridge.

4. Number of the Day: 3. That’s the number of firefighters taken to the emergency room when their fire engine crashed, rolling onto its side in route to a reported house fire Monday morning. They were released Monday evening. The fire they were trying to reach was minor and handled by a second unit.

5. Rate this Business: 2nd & Charles on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. Like this store? Give it a great review on Patch!