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MCPD Fugitive of the Week (1-19-10) - Drey A. Lock (aka Logan)

UPDATE 1-20-10: CANCEL BOLO, Lock turned himself in late last night.

MANASSAS CITY POLICE
FUGITIVE OF THE WEEK
1 -19 - 10

WANTED FOR GRAND LARCENY AUTO

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Drey A. LOCK
(aka "Logan")

RACE: Black
SEX: Male
H / W:   5’10" / 180 lbs
DOB:    2 -10-1991
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black
Last Known Addresses:

FREQUENTS GTS AREA AND POSSIBLY WELLINGTON AREA

POSSIBLY HAS TIES TO ALEXANDRIA, VA

On December 9, 2009, officers responded to the 9300 block of Taney Road for the report of a stolen auto. The victim reported she started her 1997 Toyota 4-Runner in front of her residence and left it unsecured while she returned inside. She came back outside a few minutes later and discovered her car had been stolen.

On January 3, 2010 we received notification from Prince William County Police that the victim’s vehicle was recovered abandoned. After further investigation, evidence lead to the identification of Lock.

Please call the Manassas City Police if you see Mr. Lock (703-257-8000).

Group looking to improve neighborhoods in Manassas

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Published: January 11, 2010

MANASSAS, Va.—Members of the Neighborhood Work Group, which had its first meeting in November, are largely people active in neighborhood organizations throughout the city, but anyone may attend meetings held at the Georgetown South Community Center at 9444 Taney Road at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Group members from the Weems, Tudor Oaks, Wellington Condominiums, Georgetown South and Wildwood neighborhoods meet, talk and try to figure out ways to fix problems in their communities.

Leon Walker, president of the Wildwood board of directors, said he thinks the group will succeed in finding solutions to neighborhood problems. He said the group is working on issues that need attention.

“We tried to put together a list of mutual things affecting communities and then we tried to find solutions,” Walker said.

One of the first initiatives was to make people aware of the group’s existence, Walker said.

“We lacked a way of getting information out into the community,” he said.

In Wildwood, Walker and other group members went door-to-door to let people know that there was a way for them to get involved.

Walker said there was some response.

“The main thing is we got people out and talking,” Walker said.

They didn’t stop there.

“We established a Web site. We put up two what I call information centers. Whatever is happening is posted on two bulletin boards,” he said.

Walker said he’s gotten about 20 calls and e-mails from people interested in the group.

The organization grew out of cooperation between several communities and the city’s neighborhood services division, which helps community activists deal with issues facing their neighborhoods.

Kisha Wilson-Sogunro, neighborhood services manager, said the key to making the group’s goals become reality is action.

If the group is to succeed, it must figure out concrete things to do, Wilson-Sogunro said.

The group is still deciding how to establish a sense of community in the neighborhoods.

“They’re trying to grow it and start getting ideas about how to do things for themselves,” Wilson-Sogunro said of the group’s membership.

Cindy Brookshire, a member of the group who is also a member the Weems Neighborhood Watch, said the group’s immediate mission is to get people active in their communities to “bring people together.”

Walker said he hopes awareness of the organization will help grow the group and he expects a sense of community to evolve with the growth.

“I can see it working, but it’s baby steps.” Walker said.

Walker said the neighborhoods will see improvement as the baby steps add up.

“We’re just trying to give the communities identity and respect and give people a safe place to live,” he said.

Matt Stromberg, treasurer of the Board of Trustees in Georgetown South and member of the group, said he hopes the group will engender a feeling that isn’t found in many places these days.

He wants trash cleaned up and graffiti removed. He wants the neighborhoods to come together to solve problems that they all face. He wants to work with churches and civic organizations and he wants to put crime prevention measures in place.

He wants neighbors to know one another.

“We want people to feel at home again,” he said. “We just want that sense of community and pride that you would find in Mayberry if that would only be possible,” Stromberg said.

Manassas Bureau Chief Keith Walker can be reached at 703-369-6751.

Source: http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/manassas/article/group_looking_to_improve_neighborhoods_in_manassas/50197/

Water main break hits Georgetown South

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Published: January 9, 2010

Water Main Break

MANASSAS Va.—A water main burst Saturday morning in Manassas leaving many to start their weekend with low or no water pressure.

The water main ruptured in the area of Taney and Hood roads, in the city’s Georgetown South neighborhood. Crews are on the scene right now working to repair the main.

“We believe the water main break happened about 8:30 this morning,” said Manassas City Manager Lawrence D. Hughes. “If it happened overnight we would have noticed a drop in water pressure on our system.”

One resident who said he spoke with utility crews on the scene said a representative from the gas company was called in from West Virginia to mark gas lines in the area.

Hughes said gas lines had to be marked before any digging could be done to fix the water main.

“Right now they are working to find the source of the break, but I believe the water main is a large main, a six inch main,” Hughes added.

Crews could take up to six hours to fix the broken water main, Hughes said.

A Georgetown South resident said he called the city about 9:30 a.m. when he learned he had no water pressure inside of his home.

There is also residual damage to the road in the area of the water main break. Once the line is repaired the city will use a material called “cold cover” to make initial repairs to the road surface, but it won’t be until temperatures warm up that the road will look like it did before the break, said Hughes.

Staff writer Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.

Meeting Date Change

The Georgetown South Board of Trustees has decided to have quarterly official board meetings. The first one will be the Annual Meeting on March 9th, 2010. The board will continue to meet for a workshop once a month and that first meeting will be at 6pm on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010. All meetings are open.

Manassas City will be enforcing Wed/Thurs No Parking zones

The City said that they will be enforcing the "No Parking" zones for street sweeping on Wednesday and Thursday throughout Georgetown South. While there won't be any street sweeping, the City will use that time to remove the snow from the parking spots that they can't get to now. Please move your vehicle to the appropriate side of the street. They City will be ticketing and/or towing vehicles in violation. Check the signs on your side of the street to find out when your day is.

Also, please remember to shovel your sidewalk and keep it from icing over. City Code states that it is the homeowners responsibility to remove the snow. If you are able to, please help out our senior citizens. See if they need help clearing out of their home. If possible, it would be best to try and shovel in front of vacant homes, as well.

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MCPD Fugitive of the Week (1-19-10) - Drey A. Lock (aka Logan)

Group looking to improve neighborhoods in Manassas

Water main break hits Georgetown South

Meeting Date Change

Manassas City will be enforcing Wed/Thurs No Parking zones

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