Crime & Safety

Crime Wrap: Capital Murder Case, Mugshots, Robberies

The latest crime headlines on Patch.

Every day, Patch covers area crime and fire. Below is a collection of today's headlines. See more coverage and share your comments at each post.

Dissenting Judge: 'Doubtful' Justin Wolfe Will Receive a Fair Trial. Prince William County prosecutors culminated a pattern of "continued misconduct" by threatening Owen Merton Barber IV—the triggerman in the 2001 murder of Daniel Petrole Jr.—after Barber testified that a former death row inmate was not involved in the crime, a federal judge wrote in an opinion issued Wednesday. 

. An unusually large number of robberies on Thursday—two of which targeted adult video stores—have Manassas City and Prince William County police investigating if the incidents may be connected.

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Mugshots of the Week. The most recent mugshots published on Prince William County Patch sites.

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