Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Indecent Exposure, Reckless Endangerment of a Child

The Prince William County Police reported a man exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl in along the Braemar Nature Trail Sunday.

Editor's Note: The following information comes from the Prince William County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction. 

Indecent Exposure

Prince William County Police responded to the area of Sudley Manor Drive and Linton Hall Road in for an indecent exposure call. The victim, a 14-year-old girl of Bristow, reported to police that she was on the Braemar Nature Trail when she encountered an unknown man, who allegedly exposed himself to her.

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The victim was able to get back to her residence and contact police. No other contact was made between the man and the victim.

Police are looking for the accused who has been described as an Hispanic male in his 30s, 6-feet-tall and 250 pounds, with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a light blue T-shirt and black athletic shorts with a white stripe.

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Reckless Endangerment of a Child

A mother is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment with a child after detectives from the Special Victims Bureau began an investigation on July 22.

The incident was reported to have occurred in the 10200 block of Irongate Way in Prince William County (20109), where two children were believed to have been left home alone.

Officers responded around 4 p.m. Sunday and located two children, ages 2 and 1. The children were not injured, according to police, but were alone in the residence. The investigation revealed that the mother of the children, Heather Sophia Gomez, 23, of the 10200 block of Irongate Way, had allegedly left the children alone in the residence for approximately one hour while she went to work, police said. 

Gomez, 23, was arrested and charged following the investigation. Court date and bond information was unavaiable. 

Driving Under the Influence/Eluding Police

A Prince William County police officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Sudley Road and Broken Branch Drive in Manassas (20109) in the early morning hours of July 23, but the driver kept on going, police said.

The driver, identified as 39-year-old Latif Awwal Stone, of Manassas, failed to stop and continued driving onto Williamson Boulevard, to Emerald Drive and finally Stonington Lane where he exited the vehicle and fled on foot, police said. 

Stone was taken into custody followig a brief foot pursuit, according to police. No injuries or property damage were reported. Stone has been charged with felony driving under the influence—his second offense within 5-10 years, eluding, resisting arrest, refusal to submit to a breath test and driving on a
suspended operator’s license. His court date was unavailable and he is being held without bond.


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