This report is published every weekday, except county holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence. The report contains selected crimes, including animal-related incidents and property crimes. The information is organized
Read morePolice charged Thomas R. Lienau, 53, of 8163 Curving Creek Court, Springfield with second degree murder at around 2 p.m., Friday, July 24. The victim, Mohammed Moshin Najim, 25, was an acquaintance of the suspect. Detectives believe there had been in altercation in the home earlier that evening, the victim left, then came back to the home and was shot
Read moreOfficers in the West Springfield Police District responded to over two dozen reports of larcenies from vehicles on Sunday, July 19 into Monday July 20. None of the vehicles were locked. These thefts took place in the on streets off Huntsman Boulevard and Coachman Drive, many in the Lorton and Burke areas. Residents in these areas are asked to check
Read moreAnimal Control officials need your help in identifying the owner of this dog. A citizen reportedly found the dog in the Safeway parking lot of Fairfax Towne Center on West Ox Road around 11:45 a.m. on June 7. No owner has claimed the dog. Since several weeks have passed, officers are reaching out to the public to see if anyone
Read moreCrime Prevention Officer Michelle Alexander and School Resource Officers Joe Woloszyn and Josh Kennon helped break a world record on Thursday, July 23 at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. Along with over 1,200 REC-Pac campers, officers are highlighting the bullying issue by striving to break into the Guinness Book of World Records. The group stood in front of the museum and formed
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