Open please, anthrax inside | Woman reports strange thank you card received in mail Ryan Sprouse
When a Virginia woman opened her mailbox Tuesday, she had a strange surprise.
Officers from the Manassas City Police Department responded to a suspicious incident in the 9300 block of Prescott Avenue around 1:30 p.m. A woman reported finding an envelope in her mailbox with the words Open please anthrax inside written on the outside.
In the course of their investigation, police determined that the envelope was not a credible threat. In fact, it contained a thank you note instead.
According to the CDC, anthrax is a rare but serious disease caused by rod-shaped bacteria, and it has been used intentionally as an act of aggression since the early 1900s. However, after the September 11 attacks, letters filled with a white powder containing anthrax spores were sent to several politicians offices and media outlets on the East Coast, infecting more than 20 people
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, Prince William County Police Department and Manassas City Police Department are assisting in the investigation.
Jury Beatrice Guerra, 28, of Woodbridge, was arrested overnight Sunday and charged with felony murder and conspiracy to commit burglary. She was held without bond.
Martin Anuar Martinez is being sought on murder charges. He’s 30, stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 170 pounds, the sheriff’s office said. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office at 540-347-3300. If requested, a caller’s identity can remain anonymous. pic.twitter.com/EzvtJIvdbb FauquierCoSheriff (@FauquierSheriff) April 25, 2021
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01/12/2021
Northern Virginia, VA… The Northern Virginia Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Committee is pleased to announce the creation of the Northern Virginia Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).
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The purpose of this team is to investigate critical incidents involving law enforcement officers within the cooperating jurisdictions. The team is comprised of seasoned criminal detectives, crime scene technicians, and commanders from the 11 participating agencies . The Chief Executive Officer of each participating agency in Northern Virginia will have the option of calling upon this multi-jurisdictional team to investigate incidents within their localities. These incidents include but are not limited to; law enforcement involved shootings, any action taken by law enforcement which results in the death or a life-threatening injury of a person in the performance of an officer/deputy s duties, in custody deaths, and law enforcement officer suicides.
Manassas 7-Eleven robbed at knifepoint
On January 7, 2021, at 12:29 a.m., officers of the Manassas City Police Department were called to a 7-Eleven located at 9100 Mathis Avenue for a report of a robbery.
The victim stated that an unknown man entered the store carrying a knife and demanded that the victim open the cash register. The suspect received an unknown amount of money and fled the scene on foot prior to the officer’s arrival, police told PLN.
The investigation is currently ongoing.
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