The initiative’s rollout will begin “at selected intersections where panhandling has been identified,” an Aug. 5 county news release said.

The effort will further integrate local 311 program staff, with residents encouraged to call the number upon encountering panhandlers.

Signage is also intended boost the county’s “Give Where It Counts” campaign supporting local nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to people experiencing hardship, which the county .

According to the release, “The signage campaign is part of a broader county strategy developed by the Prince William Department of Social Services’ Panhandling Response Action Team, which was established in 2024 to address concerns raised by the Board of County Supervisors and the community. ”

Prince William’s two chief priorities include linking panhandlers with services that tackle the “root causes” of their respective life situations, the release said, while also routing public contributions toward local nonprofits that can make a substantial difference, rather than to the individuals themselves.

The county’s 311 program is focused on issues of housing assistance, food resources, employment support, behavioral health services and other available programs.

This past spring, county staff collected data from its campaign across several county intersections, combining it with information from county police to identify initial prime locations for the signage and gauge the program’s success.

Signs are already being installed this month and are scheduled to remain in place for around two months.

“The phased approach will allow the team to establish measurable baseline data; deploy signage in a controlled and limited manner; evaluate effectiveness over a 60-day period; and determine potential next steps based on data and observations,” the release added.

Community members can visit for more information on the initiative, how to report panhandling through 311, how to download signs for local businesses and areas using the toolkit and ways to support local nonprofit partners through “Give Where It Counts.”

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The survey of 3,017 workers found that 59% would accept a lower salary from another employer if it significantly reduced their commute. Participants were also asked how much of their annual salary they would be willing to give up to avoid their commute altogether.

Virginia workers said they would be willing to sacrifice an average of $4,626 in annual salary, according to the survey.

The two Virginia commutes respondents said they would most want to avoid were both in Northern Virginia.

The top choice was Interstate 66 inside the Beltway between Arlington and Washington, D.C. Respondents said they would give up an average of $4,931 in annual salary to avoid the commute.

The second was the Interstate 95/Interstate 495 interchange known as the Mixing Bowl in Springfield, with respondents willing to give up $4,321 annually to avoid the commute.

Resume.io said the survey was designed to examine how workers value their commuting time and the effect that commuting can have on employment decisions.

Nationally, the survey found that 46% of respondents had previously turned down a job because of a commute that was too long or difficult.

Stress or anxiety was the most commonly reported personal impact of commuting, cited by 31% of respondents. Another 25% said commuting resulted in less time with family, while 23% said it reduced their sleep.

Other reported effects included less time to exercise, cited by 7%; a reduced social life, 6%; lower job satisfaction, 5%; and poorer eating habits, 3%.

The survey also found that 44% of respondents said commuting had negatively affected their physical or mental health.

While workers were willing to make financial sacrifices to reduce their commutes, fewer were willing to move to a less desirable neighborhood to shorten the trip. Thirty-six percent said they would make such a move.

The survey also examined how much advance notice workers would want before employers increased mandatory office attendance.

Forty-two percent said employees should receive one to two months’ notice, while 26% said less than one month’s notice was sufficient. Another 18% said they would want three to five months’ notice, 9% wanted at least six months and 5% said employers should provide at least one year’s notice.

Amanda Augustine, a resident career expert at Resume.io and a Certified Professional Career Coach, said in a Resume.io news release that commuting can factor into employees’ decisions about jobs and career opportunities.

“Employers may think of the commute as something that happens outside of working hours, but employees don’t necessarily see it that way,” Augustine said in the news release. “A difficult commute can influence whether someone accepts a job in the first place, pursues a promotion, or decides it’s time to look for an opportunity elsewhere.”

Augustine said the survey results indicate that workers place value on the time and costs associated with commuting in addition to their salaries.

“The fact that so many workers would accept a lower salary in exchange for a shorter commute shows that compensation isn’t just about the number on your paycheck,” Augustine said in the news release. “Time has value, too. When workers evaluate an opportunity, they’re also considering how many hours they’ll spend getting to and from work, what that commute will cost them, and how much time and energy they’ll have left for the rest of their lives.”

She also said employers should consider commuting when changing workplace attendance requirements.

“For employers asking people to spend more time in the office, that doesn’t necessarily mean everyone needs to be allowed to work remotely,” Augustine said in the news release. “However, companies should recognize that commuting comes with a very real cost. Employers that offer some degree of flexibility, give employees reasonable notice when attendance requirements change, and are thoughtful about when in-person work is truly necessary will be in a better position to attract and retain talent.”

Other commutes identified in the survey included the Route 6/10 interchange in Rhode Island, which respondents said they would avoid for an average salary reduction of $6,116; Interstate 95 through the Wilmington Viaduct in Delaware, at $5,261; the Interstate 10/Interstate 12 split in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at $4,882; the Cross Bronx Expressway in New York City, at $4,850; and Chinden Boulevard between Boise and Caldwell, Idaho, at $4,806.

Resume.io is an online career platform that provides tools for creating resumes and cover letters, along with career guides and examples.

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The decision came after investigators uncovered a five-hour audio recording that supports her claim of self-defense, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth’s office said in a Friday news release.

Crabbe was indicted last year for second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the Oct. 21, 2024, death of her husband, 36-year-old Curtis Crabbe.

From the start, Crabbe maintained she fired in self-defense, citing a history of threats from her estranged husband, including warnings that he would burn down their house and take their children, ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵapp News reported.

Prosecutors had previously contested that claim, arguing that evidence would show Crabbe reloaded her weapon during the shooting.

The case shifted after prosecutors and Manassas police successfully accessed a previously unexamined digital recording, Ashworth’s office said.

Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth’s office concluded the audio introduces “significant evidence of lawful self-defense,” creating enough reasonable doubt to prevent the state from ethically proceeding with the prosecution, the release said.

Following this review, Ashworth’s office moved to nolle prosse the charges, meaning the charges will not be prosecuted but can be reintroduced at a later time.

“Because this newly available evidence creates a reasonable doubt regarding criminal intent, the Commonwealth cannot ethically proceed with the prosecution at this time,” Ashworth’s statement said.

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The National Park Service announced Thursday it will transfer the soldier’s remains to the Office of Army Cemeteries. The move follows the completion of an archaeological study and documentation process, as required by the National Historic Preservation Act, the NPS said in a news release.

The soldier was discovered in March 2024, when archaeologists working at Manassas National Battlefield Park uncovered the soldier’s nearly complete remains buried at the site of a Civil War field hospital. Alongside the remains, researchers found a rubber pocket comb and four surgically amputated limbs, evidence of the medical treatment soldiers received during the battle, the release said.

Analysis suggested the soldier was between 16 and 19 years old and is believed to have fought in the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862, which stands as one of the Civil War’s largest and most significant conflicts.

“Every soldier who fought on this battlefield has a story, even if we may never know their name,” Manassas Battlefield Superintendent Kristofer Butcher said in the release. “It has been our privilege and responsibility to care for these remains with dignity, guided by science, respect, and our commitment to preserving America’s history.”

The NPS says the transfer aligns with its mission to both study archaeological resources and treat human remains with appropriate respect.

The agency has made supporting documentation available for public review through Sept. 4, via the .

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The store, at 4367 Dale Blvd., is slated to close July 31. An employee, Adren Harris, told InsideNoVa the owners decided to shut down amid rising commercial rents and concerns about taking on unsustainable debt.

“Our last day of normal business will be this Friday,” Harris said.

Harris said the store’s owners determined closing was preferable to continuing under increasingly difficult financial conditions.

“Presumably due to future rent-based issues,” Harris said when asked the reason for the closure, “given that rent in the area has gone up ever since the developers changed over the last couple of years.”

He said there are no plans to relocate the business.

“The owners have decided that they would rather just end the business while they are more likely to be able to recover than risk going into debt in the future,” Harris said.

The current owner is Stacy Armistead, who said in an April Facebook post she was carrying on a third-generation music store started by her father, grandfather and uncle.

The closure brings an end to a business that has been part of Dale City’s commercial landscape since 1978. According to Dale City Music’s website, the business has been family-owned and operated from the same location since it opened.

The business’ inventory included guitars, band and orchestra instruments, drums and percussion equipment, keyboards, professional audio equipment, strings, accessories, sheet music, instructional materials and used instruments and gear.

The store also offered one-on-one instruction in a variety of instruments and music disciplines. Its website lists lessons in piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, mandolin, ukulele, trumpet, clarinet, alto saxophone, flute, violin and viola, along with music theory, improvisation and music production.

Dale City Music marketed those lessons in particular to families and young musicians. The store said students could borrow an instrument for their first lesson to determine whether the instructor was a good fit. The shop offered beginner instruments for several disciplines.

The store’s repair department handled woodwinds, brass and stringed instruments, as well as acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass guitars and drums.

The website describes Dale City Music as a longtime resource for Prince William County and Northern Virginia musicians, offering sales, rentals, repairs and lessons.

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Police said a 2021 Freightliner M2 was traveling north on Nokesville Road about 7:15 p.m. Friday when the driver failed to see another vehicle stopped to make a left turn onto Fauquier Drive.

The truck driver tried to slow down but swerved into the southbound lane, hitting a 2010 Ford F-150 driven by 94-year-old Louis Arthur White of Manassas Park, Prince William County police Sgt. Erin Noble said in a news release.

White was taken to an area hospital, where he died Sunday from his injuries.

Officers charged the truck driver, 38-year-old Corey Latel Heflin of Springfield, with reckless driving, Noble said. Heflin was released on a court summons with a pending court date.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them at 703-792-6500 or submit a tip online at pwcva.gov/policetip.

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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted Tuesday to authorize a change order for the judicial center expansion project in Manassas, greenlighting the demolition of the adjacent Old Bennett School on the soon-to-be upgraded courthouse grounds.

The board voted 7-1 in favor of the change order, with Gainesville District Supervisor George Stewart casting the lone dissenting vote. Stewart pulled the Bennett School agenda item from the board’s consent agenda for further discussion during Tuesday’s meeting.

Concerns for county taxpayers dominated the discussion on the dais, with several supervisors lamenting a lack of participation from the city of Manassas in the school’s preservation efforts.

According to a county staff presentation from a May 13 meeting of the county’s Joint Interjurisdictional Ad Hoc Committee with leaders from the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, Bennett School renovation costs – including a 25% contingency fund – would amount to about $46.9 million, with an additional $7.5 million for relocation and construction of a new foundation, elevating the total to $56.25 million.

“True preservation isn’t about leaving a building … boarded up and abandoned,” Coles Supervisor Yesli Vega said, referencing concerns of asbestos, lead, paint and black mold on the premises. “Our staff is thorough.”

Efforts to commemorate and memorialize the Bennett School as part of the renovated judicial center will still proceed, however.

According to county documents, “The county has received a proposal from Dewberry Architects for $315,141 to incorporate into the design of the Judicial Center Expansion project appropriate significant architectural pieces, as well as to create an exhibit with an interactive experience, with the goal of memorializing the Bennett School.”

An ongoing debate

The board majority met some resistance from city residents during Tuesday’s public comment.

Colin Turner, a Manassas resident who for months has spearheaded the Facebook campaign to preserve the Bennett School, said there were more questions than answers following the vote. Turner is running for Manassas City Council as an independent this fall.

“There’s nothing routine or non-controversial about taking formal steps toward demolishing the 117-year-old Bennett School,” Turner said, emphasizing his displeasure with the change order’s fastracked inclusion on the meeting’s consent agenda. “There are at least two reported burials on the Bennett School site, [and] county staff still have not explained what happens if the commonwealth determines those graves cannot be removed.”

Built in 1908, the Bennett School was erected over the discovered graves of unknown Civil War soldiers. It served as an elementary school from 1909 through 1969. Tuesday was the 165th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas – which took place on July 21, 1861.

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Officers responded to the 1100 block of Oakmont Court at 9 a.m. for a fight and found the victim unconscious inside his home, bruised and bleeding from multiple lacerations, the Culpeper Police Department said in a news release.

Investigators identified the suspects as Louis Chevalier Sr., 70, and Gail Chevalier, 72, both of Culpeper, the release said. According to police, a dispute over a property line escalated, leading to the attack involving a hammer and a leaf blower.

Forensic evidence and witness interviews also indicate the victim’s finger was bitten during the struggle. Louis Chevalier also admitted to gouging the victim’s eye, the police department said.

The victim was also struck repeatedly in the back of the head with a hammer, leaving patterned marks consistent with both the head and the claw of the tool, the release said.

Police allege Gail Chevalier also struck the victim multiple times in the back of the head with a leaf blower.

The victim received six stitches and was diagnosed with a laceration and depression to the back of his skull, the release said. He remained hospitalized Monday.

“Medical staff have indicated the victim may have sustained permanent injury,” the release said.

Detectives recovered the victim’s blood on Louis Chevalier’s shirt, on the hammer and at the scene, the release said. Evidence also indicates the suspects used paper towels to clean up blood, which was later recovered inside their home, police said.

Both Louis Chevalier and Gail Chevalier are jailed without bond on charges of malicious wounding, according to court records.

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The board approved the directive on July 14 by a 7-1 vote, with Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega dissenting.

During this week’s work session, Woodbridge District Supervisor Jeannie LaCroix introduced the directive as a means of mitigating Prince William’s abundant feral cat population, which currently exceeds 50,000.

“Our animal shelter is not able to hold them all right now,” LaCroix said from the dais. “We have other organizations that really are wanting to and willing to do the work for us — so that’s what my directive is about, allowing them to use these funds.”

Vega objected to the directive, noting that it presented an off-cycle budget ask. The Coles supervisor also underscored existing funds for the center’s HVAC have gone unused.

County Executive Chris Shorter said money already allocated in the fiscal 2026 budget had indeed remained untouched, but said the unspent funds would enter the county’s reserves per the board’s Principles of Sound Financial Management.

Shorter said the directive instructs staff to provide a new “pot of money” to allow for contract relationships with third-party animal services organizations that will assist the county in providing neuter services.

“It is additional funding … [that] will do the same thing that we’re doing at the Animal Services Center,” he said, “but it will increase the capacity to do so.”

According to the directive, “The fiscal 2027 budget includes $48,000 to support approximately 50 spay/neuter procedures per month (600 cats annually). However, with an estimated feral cat population approaching 50,000 in Prince William County, additional capacity is needed to address the current community need.”

The directive allocates “up to” a further $48,000 for the program.

Shortly before the vote, Chair Deshundra Jefferson voiced her support for the measure.

“I support this — I know that this is something that we need,” Jefferson said. “Thank you for raising your concerns about the financial implications.”

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Renfrow went in the Competitive Balance Round B of the draft. That round was between the second round and the compensation pick round Saturday. The 74th overall pick is slotted to receive a $1,400,000 bonus.

According to Major League Baseball, “the 10 lowest-revenue clubs and the clubs from the 10 smallest markets are eligible to receive a Competitive Balance pick (fewer than 20 clubs are in the mix each year, as some clubs qualify under both criteria).

All eligible teams are assigned a pick, either in Competitive Balance Round A or Round B. Round A falls between the first and second rounds.”

Renfrow is the highest MLB Draft selection from a Prince William County high school since 1998 when Hylton graduate Sammy Serrano went No. 68 overall to the San Francisco Giants as a second-round pick.

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The funds, announced last week by U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, both Democrats from Virginia, come from the competitive BUILD — Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development — grant program.

L’Enfant Station in Washington, D.C., is VRE’s busiest stop, used by roughly 45% of all riders, according to the agency, making it one of the most significant congestion points in the region’s rail corridor, where limited track capacity constrains both VRE and Amtrak operations.

The federal grant will help fund improvements at the station and construct a fourth main track in the corridor between the L’Enfant and Virginia interlockings, easing congestion at the point in the system where it matters most for the greatest number of riders, according to a news release.

“L’Enfant Station is the heart of the VRE system, used by nearly half of all VRE riders,” Katie Choe, CEO of VRE, said in the release. “This $25 million investment allows us to address one of our most critical constraints. Adding a fourth track at this location will relieve congestion, improve on-time performance, and unlock the flexibility we need to grow service for years to come, while our station improvements will make L’Enfant Station safer, more efficient, and easier for all of our passengers to navigate.”

Choe called the project “the last piece of the puzzle to unlock the significant service increases beginning in 2030 as part of VRE’s System Plan 2050.”

Prince William County Supervisor Andrea Bailey, who chairs the VRE Operations Board, welcomed the news.

“On behalf of the VRE Operations Board, I’d like to express my gratitude to our federal partners for recognizing the immense value this project provides both VRE and intercity passenger rail,” Bailey said in the release. “Entering this period of significant transformation, VRE is steadfast in its commitment to deliver results on a slate of capital projects that revolutionize passenger rail in the region and support long-term growth across the commonwealth.”

The BUILD grant program provides funding for road, rail, transit and port projects. Under the terms of the award, VRE and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission will work with the federal Department of Transportation to complete the requirements necessary to execute a grant agreement.

VRE is the nation’s 13th largest commuter rail service, connecting central and Northern Virginia with Washington, D.C. Its two lines, Manassas and Fredericksburg, serve 19 stations, including two — L’Enfant and Union Station — in D.C.

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Judge Kimberly A. Irving, who is overseeing the case, said the statutory “starting point” for media access analyses under Virginia Code  is that trials are generally open to the public from a fundamental standpoint.

Bhatt is the husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a Manassas Park nurse and mother from Nepal whose July 2024 disappearance made international headlines.

Naresh Bhatt was arrested in connection with the alleged crime in August 2024. He has been charged with first-degree murder, concealment of a dead body and physical defilement of a dead body.

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Following a five-hour public hearing, the board halted the project in an 8-0 vote, a rarity for data center proposals.

The massive campus, also known as Dulles Cloud South, would have spanned 43 million square feet of data centers and is located in the Gainesville District along Sanders Lane near the Loudoun County border.

The amendment would have altered the long-range land use designation for around 252 parcels from AF, agriculture and forestry, to I-3, industrial, and MU-1, mixed-use hamlet, on about 1,940 acres. Had the amendment been approved, an accompanying rezoning would have taken place for the land from A-1, agricultural, to PBD, planned business district.

Prince William staff recommended supervisors deny the proposal, noting the property falls outside the county’s Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District.

A new protocol

About 35 minutes into Tuesday afternoon’s meeting, as the public hearing was opening, Gainesville District Supervisor George Stewart voiced a late objection to fellow Democrat and Chair Deshundra Jefferson’s initial acceptance of an eleventh-hour deferral request by the Dulles South comprehensive plan amendment requestor, Sanders Lage Assemblage I LLC.

Stewart said he had misunderstood Jefferson’s call for objections at the outset of the meeting.

While Jefferson said she initially planned to automatically permit the deferral as customary since the start of her tenure in 2024, the board took a 10-minute recess to verify procedural steps.

Jefferson then opted to allow a vote on Stewart’s objection, which resulted in a 7-1 outcome against the deferral and allowed the public hearing to move forward. Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry cast the lone vote in favor of the deferral.

Jefferson said she was “in full compliance with everything” after consultation with County Attorney Michelle Robl while “running a tight ship.”

The chair added she didn’t “want to waste taxpayer money on another frivolous lawsuit” – a condemnation from the dais of the now-defunct PW Digital Gateway project.

Digital Gateway developer QTS dropped its appeal of a lawsuit voiding the project last week.

The county had withdrawn from the appeal in mid-April, and Compass, the other developer behind the Digital Gateway, ended its appeal in late April.

Hearing from both sides

About 95 community members addressed the board during Tuesday’s public hearing.

Supporters of the amendment emphasized their traffic-related concerns regarding the area along Sanders Lane, underscoring how they believed the data center campus would help alleviate those issues through the rewidening of Sudley Road.

Those in favor also lamented the loss in tax revenue resulting from Digital Gateway’s cancellation and highlighted what they deemed to be a misconception of the Gainesville land’s perceived “rural character,” which they say has evolved in recent years amid residential growth.

Opponents of the amendment, meanwhile, said a traffic study would be more suitable for the community.

Voicing apprehension

Prior to Tuesday’s meeting, around 100 residents joined community leaders and state officials for a rally and news conference outside the James J. McCoart Building and county government center in Woodbridge.

Notable speakers included U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam – who, holding out three fingers, implored the board to “just say no” – as well as state Sen. Danica Roem and Del. Josh Thomas, both of whom represent parts of western Prince William.

Also taking the podium were Martin Jeter, president of the Mid-County Civic Association of Prince William; Ashley Studholme, executive director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance; and a handful of residents from Loudoun and Spotsylvania counties who have been impacted by data centers.

Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, advocated for requiring the data center industry to pay for its own infrastructure, including the approximately 6,000 diesel generators that would have been needed for Dulles South.

Roem sought to rebut advocates of data center job creation, citing hardships faced by former employees of the now-dissolved Merrifield Garden Center in Gainesville, which sold to data centers in October for $160 million.

Jeter highlighted the greenhouse gas goals outlined in the county’s Community Energy and Sustainability Master Plan, which he said the county would have “virtually no chance” of achieving if Dulles South were approved.

Jeter said greenhouse gas emission totals would rise “through the roof” – primarily due to diesel generators, the possibility of gas turbine generators and the harmful everyday health effects of “PM 2.5” particulates stemming from the diesel generators.

The final consensus

In response to concerns from residents supporting the amendment, who brought up AI competition with China, Stewart said “Loudoun County has more data centers than China” and dismissed the issue.

The Gainesville supervisor, having initiated a motion to deny the project, lamented the afternoon’s “supporters vs. opposition” mentality and said “everyone that spoke is a neighbor.”

Stewart proceeded to place a 600-page binder on the dais containing the county’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan in response to requests from amendment supporters for a bonafide further study of the area.

He added the county would be “placing 18 Empire State buildings into a rural area,” calling data centers “a pernicious health threat to everybody in this room.”

“Prince William County is not a Formula 1 vehicle, and this board is not a pit crew,” Stewart deadpanned. “We cannot pave over the headwaters for the Occoquan – 8 million people depend on that.”

Coles Supervisor Yesli Vega lauded the board’s bipartisanship, cautioning against “putting all of its eggs in one basket” with regard to its tax base. But she stressed the need to maintain ongoing relations with the data center industry.

Brentsville Supervisor Tom Gordy called the board “disciplined” in following the Comprehensive Plan.

Board members cited the need to bypass “piecemeal development,” with Jefferson saying planning for the county’s future “is too important to be a political issue.”

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Circuit Court Judge Petula Metzler handed down the sentence against Edward Bland Jr. on July 2 — plus an additional 74 years in prison, with 15 years suspended — for his role in the deaths of 34-year-old Leann Renee Harris and 22-year-old Asia Payne.

In December, a Prince William County jury found Bland guilty of aggravated murder of a pregnant victim to terminate her pregnancy, aggravated murder of killing more than one person, second-degree murder, carjacking, and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

On April 2, 2024, Prince William County police responded to the Westgate apartment complex in the Manassas area for reports of a man with a gun, followed by a report of a carjacking.

While investigating the carjacking, officers received a call from Shenandoah County deputies regarding the stolen vehicle.

“Shenandoah deputies relayed information that the driver, later identified as Edward Jackson Bland, confessed to them that he had killed two people in Manassas,” Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth’s office said in a news release.

Police were able to determine the apartment where Bland had been prior to the carjacking and breached the door, where they found Harris and Asia Payne both dead of a single gunshot wound to the head, the release said. Ashworth’s office did not say which victim was pregnant. Police at the time said both victims knew Bland.

“The senseless, brutal and unprovoked killing of two women by Mr. Bland truly merited such a sentence,” Ashworth said in a statement. “Gun violence, especially with multiple victims, will not be tolerated in our community, and we believe that permanently removing Mr. Bland from society because of his heinous crimes will make Prince William County a safer place.”

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew J. Sweet and Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Kimberly Rothenberger.

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Officers responded to the 8100 block of Flannery Court in Manassas at 3:55 p.m. after the girl got out of the car and sought help, Prince William County police Sgt. Erin Noble said in a news release.

During the hour the victim was left alone, the vehicle was not running and was parked in direct sunlight, Noble said.

Police charged the child’s mother, 44-year-old Dania Bolte Thomas, with felony child neglect, Noble said. Her custody status was unavailable Friday morning.

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