Franconia Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred at 1:28 a.m. this morning on Richmond Highway over the ramp from northbound I-95 to northbound Richmond Highway. Preliminarily, detectives determined Keith Thomas, 24, was walking in the southbound travel lanes of Richmond Highway. The driver of a 2005 GMC Sierra was
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred yesterday in the 5600 block of Richmond Highway in the Fairfax County section of Alexandria. Officers responded at 10:20 p.m. for a pedestrian struck by an initially reported dark-colored, older-model SUV on Richmond Highway near Huntington Avenue. The pedestrian, Doris Anita
Read moreDetectives from our Cold Case Squad have solved a mystery more than 25 years in the making by identifying a woman who took her own life in Fairfax County. Detectives have been tracking down clues for years about the woman known only as “The Christmas Tree Lady.” The woman was identified as Joyce Meyer on May 11. The identification was
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – A 31-year-old Springfield man has died following a crash that occurred at 6:39 p.m. yesterday on Burke Center Parkway east of Ox Road in Burke. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit have preliminarily determined a 2020 Honda motorcycle was traveling west on Burke Center Parkway. The driver of a 2016 Mercedes C4 was traveling east on Burke
Read moreCALLS FOR SERVICE SUMMARY: Date Covered: 6/24-6/30/2022 Total Calls for Service: 8,404 Total Domestic Related Calls for Service: 229 Total Persons Experiencing Mental Health Crisis Calls for Service: 256 Total Crash Calls for Service: 574 LINKS TO MAJOR CASES Woman Succumbs to Injuries from June 17 Assault Arson & Graffiti Investigation Underway at Reston Church Man Arrested for June
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