Crime & Safety
Missing Gainesville Found Safe: UPDATE
UPDATE: Authorities have found a missing man thought to be endangered, according to Prince William County Police.

UPDATE: Diego Alexander Soares has been located and is safe, say PWC Police.
GAINESVILLE, VA—Authorities are looking for a missing man who may be endangered, according to Prince William County Police. Diego Alexander Soares, 19, of Gaffney Circle, is described as white, 5-4, 180 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
Police say Soares made concerning statements during a phone conversation with a family member 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 17. He left the area April 11 to travel to California, where he may be in the Marin County or San Francisco area. He may be driving a 2018 black four-door Subaru WRX with Virginia tags UWW-6123.
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Anyone with information is urged to call police at 703-792-6500.
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