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Official news from the Fairfax County Police Department, published by the Public Affairs Bureau.

  • Fatal Crash in the Clifton Area

    Sully Police District – Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday, October 15, in the 7200 block of Clifton Road. Around 6 p.m. Yumei Wang Barber, 37, of the Centreville area, was operating a 2012 Gabella moped north on Clifton Road. She entered a sharp turn and crossed the double-yellow line, into…

  • United Bank Robbed

    McLean Police District – Officers were called to 7787 Leesburg Pike on Tuesday, October 15 at 11 a.m. for a robbery. A man entered the bank and demanded money from the teller.  The suspect fled with cash. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as black, in his late twenties or early thirties, approximately…

  • UPDATE – Suspect Arrested in Alexandria City

    Carlton Thorne Jr., 48, of Alexandria was arrested on Saturday, October 12 in the City of Alexandria. Fairfax County detectives have obtained three warrants charging Thorne with bank robberies that occurred in Fairfax County. Additional charges may be forthcoming. Bank Robbery in the Annandale Area Franconia Police District – Police are investigating a bank robbery…

  • Missing Adult

      Mason Police District – Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 55-year-old Gum Naum Ohe. Ohe was last seen leaving his home on Woodland Road in Annandale on Saturday, October 12 around 5 a.m. He was headed to church services and work. He has not been seen or heard from since. Ohe’s…

  • Northern Virginia Task Force Receives $1 Million Grant to Combat Human Trafficking

    Northern Virginia Task Force Receives $1 Million Grant to Combat Human Trafficking

    FAIRFAX, Va. – The Fairfax County Police Department, Polaris Project, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Virginia Attorney General’s Office, along with local law enforcement agencies across northern Virginia, announced the receipt of a $1,000,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice…

  • Man Arrested for Inappropriately Touching a Child

    Man Arrested for Inappropriately Touching a Child

    Reston Police District – On Friday, October 11, detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department arrested Joseph E. Bunnell, 49, of Herndon. He was charged with one count of aggravated sexual battery and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The arrest follows an investigation after the parents of an 8-year-old reported she was…

  • Bank Robbery in the Annandale Area

    Bank Robbery in the Annandale Area

    Franconia Police District – Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Thursday, October 10, at the TD Bank, located at 7209 Little River Turnpike. Around 4:30 p.m. a man entered the bank and passed the 31-year-old teller a note demanding money. The victim was unable to give him cash so he fled the…

  • Shelter Celebrates Meow-loween

    Shelter Celebrates Meow-loween

    Get in the spirit of Halloween and come by the Animal Shelter for October month-long Meow-loween events.  The shelter is offering a reduced cost of half off of all adult (age 3 and up) cat adoptions throughout the month. Don’t be afraid to fall for one of the Shelter’s precocious orange tabbies or silky black…

  • Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Franconia Road

    Franconia Police District – We are investigating a fatal crash that took place on Franconia Road near the on-ramp for I395/I95 just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. Preliminary investigation reveals that an adult woman was crossing Franconia Road, not in a crosswalk, when a 2002 Ford pickup truck struck and killed the pedestrian.…

  • Take Precautions as Bike Thefts Increase

    Take Precautions as Bike Thefts Increase

    Take precautions to protect your bicycles from thieves. Crime analysts report an approximate 36% increase in the number of stolen bicycles when comparing similar time periods over the prior year: September 1, 2011-August 31, 2012: 265 bicycle thefts. September 1, 2012-August 31, 2013: 361 bicycle thefts. In the McLean area, alone, there have been 86…

  • Financial Crimes Forum Oct. 10

    Don't be ripped off! Learn more at our financial crimes info forum Oct. 10, 6:30 pm, Annandale HS http://t.co/KY5pOZQrOP — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) September 25, 2013

  • Meet Bolt and Siras

    Meet Bolt and Siras

    Although they are just a few months old and still in their bonding and training phases, two new bloodhound pups are preparing for the rigors of police work in Fairfax County. Bolt and Silas are the Police Department’s newest additions to their Bloodhound team. The agency purchased the pups in August when they were just…