Monthly Archives: January 2019

Detectives Asking for Public’s Help Identifying Unknown Victims in Unlawful Filming Case

Fair Oaks District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying victims from video recordings found on the phone of 39-year-old Mumtaz Rauf. Rauf was arrested December 24th for the unlawful filming of a minor at the Forever 21 store in Fair Oaks Mall. Detectives have been working diligently since Rauf’s arrest to identify the victims, as well as

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UPDATE: Two Men In Custody for 2016 Homicide in Alexandria Area of Fairfax County

Mount Vernon Police District – Two Washington, D.C. men are in custody today after detectives linked them to the murder of Tarreece Sampson on May 20, 2016. Our officers were called to the 6000 block of Richmond Highway at 2:20 a.m. for a report of a man who had been shot. Sampson was found with a gunshot wound to the upper

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MEDIA ALERT: New Evidence Uncovered in Unlawful Filming Case

Major Ed O’Carroll, Commander of the Major Crimes Bureau, will be joined by Major Christian Quinn, Commander of the Cyber and Forensics Bureau, to update the community on the arrest of Mumtaz Rauf. We now believe there are additional victims who were filmed in fitting rooms during the holiday season. We will be providing details from our investigation to help

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Update: Wanted Man Arrested After Escape

Mount Vernon District – Jaquan Ross is now in custody after a joint effort by our Fugitive detectives, Mount Vernon Neighborhood Patrol Unit, K9 Unit, and SWAT team. The 27-year-old was arrested around three this morning in an apartment in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway. He was still wearing our handcuff on his right wrist. For ongoing updates, please

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