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MANASSAS, VA - JANUARY 10: John Wayne Bobbitt (2ndL) arrives at the Prince William County Court House 10 January 1994 for the first day of his wife's trial on charges of malicious wounding.

The Manassas City Police Department (MCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 43,099 people living in City of Manassas, VA. Located at 9518 Fairview Avenue, the Manassas City Police Department serves a jurisdiction of approximately 10.0 square miles (26 km 2 ). In 2020, the department employed 141 staff, 98 of which were sworn full ...

Virginia's location within the U.S. Coordinates: 37°31′N78°14′W / 37.51°N 78.24°W / 37.51; Country United States State Virginia Founded 1749 Named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland Seat Cumberland Largest town Farmville Area • Total 300 sq mi (800 km2) • Land 297 sq mi (770 km2) • Water 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.8% Population (2010)

On October 16, 1859, the radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 22 men in a raid on the Federal Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. U.S. troops, led by Robert E. Lee, responded and quelled the raid. Subsequently, Brown was tried and executed by hanging in Charles Town on December 2, 1859.