Police blotter

Staff reports
Published: March 10, 2008

Prince William and Manassas police departments reported the following incidents:

Dale City

• A wallet and its contents; an iPod and its charger, case and earphones; and a cell phone charger valuing $640 were stolen from a vehicle in the 4400 block of Evergreen Drive between 6 p.m. March 4 and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

Dumfries Area

• A rear tire and rim valued at $200 were stolen from a vehicle in the 17300 block of Montezuma Way between 1 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

• An iPod, a digital camera, a purse and its contents valued at $925 were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 3900 block of Fettler Park Drive between 4 and 6 a.m. Sunday.

Manassas

• An undisclosed amount of cash, three hair clippers and a flat screen TV were stolen from Sandra's Hair Stylist, 8689 Sudley Road, between 9 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday. The front glass door was broken to gain entry, police said.

• An undetermined amount of money, two jukeboxes, several cases of beer and a 32-inch LCD TV were stolen from Mibarrio Restaurant, 9203 Prescott Ave., at 4:40 a.m. Friday. Surveillance tape shows the burglars pulling into the rear parking lot in a van and two masked subjects inside the restaurant, police said.

• One or more burglars attempted to break into America Barber Shop, 8645 Sudley Road, between 7 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday. Police said the front glass window was smashed out, but that it appears the alarm sounded, scaring the burglar or burglars away.

• A jukebox, two bottles of liquor and an undetermined amount of money was stolen from El Paraiso 3 Restaurant, 10444 Dumfries Road, between 2 and 2:50 a.m. Monday. The front glass door was smashed out to gain entry, police said.

• An attempted burglary occurred at La Flor De Puebla Baker Cafe, 10460 Dumfries Road, at 2:50 a.m. Police said the baker was in the back of the shop when he heard the front glass door break. He came to the front of the store, police said, and saw what he was only able to describe as two males running toward Va. 234.

• Virginia Barbeque, 9952 Liberia Ave., was broken into around 2:22 a.m. Monday. Police responded to an alarm sounding and found the front door had been smashed out and the door unlocked. Police said a search of the business and surrounding area was done and no one was located. Nothing was stolen.

• A GPS unit valued at $500 was stolen from a vehicle in the 9200 block of Corporate Circle between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

• A GPS unit valued at $300 was stolen from a vehicle in the 8300 block of Buttress Lane between 12 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

Woodbridge

• A DVD/compact disc player, car stereo components and a starter-security device valued at $1,400 were stolen from a vehicle in the 2000 block of Cumberland Drive between 11 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. The driver-side door was pried open to gain entry, police said.

• An iPod and adapter, and a purse and its contents valuing $1,000 were stolen from a vehicle in the 2700 block of Potomac Mills Circle between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Friday. The passenger-side window was broken to gain entry, police said.

• A GPS unit, sunglasses and compact discs valued at $670 were stolen from a vehicle in the 14300 block of Crossing Place between 6 p.m. Saturday and 11:35 a.m. Sunday. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

• A GPS unit and other items valued at $785 were stolen from a vehicle in the 14300 block of Crossing Place between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

• A purse and its contents valuing $485 were stolen from a shopping cart at a store in the 14000 block of Worth Avenue between 5:22 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The purse was left in the shopping cart after the victim left the store, police said.