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

  • Women Sexually Assaulted in Bailey’s Crossroads Area

    Women Sexually Assaulted in Bailey’s Crossroads Area

    Suspect in front of Bob’s Furniture Store, Bailey’s Crossroads area Mason Police District  – Police are investigating two incidents in which women were sexually assaulted near commercial businesses in the Bailey’s Crossroads area. The most recent incident took place on Friday, January 31, around 6 p.m. A 28-year-old woman was shopping in the Ross store…

  • UPDATE – Arrest Made in Recent Vandalisms

    UPDATE – Arrest Made in Recent Vandalisms

    Three adults have been arrested and petitions have been obtained charging two juveniles with the recent series of vehicle vandalisms in the Sully Police District. Around 4 a.m. on Friday, February 21, an alert citizen called police to report a loud noise and a suspicious vehicle in the area of Bull Run Post Office Road.…

  • Pedestrian Struck by Train

    Officers and detectives responded to the 11500 block of Clara Barton Road on Wednesday, February 26 for a pedestrian struck by a train. At approximately 5:35 a.m., Jack Chen, 15, of Fairfax Station, was struck by a VRE train and died. There were no other injuries. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation. The…

  • Bank Robbery in the Burke Area

    Bank Robbery in the Burke Area

    Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Monday, February 24.  Around 10:22 a.m. two men entered the BB&T bank, located at 9502 Burke Road, displayed handguns and demanded money. The bank teller complied and the suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries. The suspects were described as two males,…

  • Driver Charged in Fatal Crash

    West Springfield Police District – A 20-year-old woman was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal crash that occurred around 7 a.m. Sunday, February 23. Luz F. Inscoe, of Lamar Drive in Springfield, was driving a 2002 Volkswagon Cabriolet northbound on Rolling Road near Terra Grande Avenue when she apparently lost control, slid across the…

  • New Cruiser

    New Cruiser

    Police unveiled a new cruiser, wrapped in public safety messages, at an event at Sully Station on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

  • Apparent Homicide in Falls Church Area

    Apparent Homicide in Falls Church Area

    Mason District Station – Police are investigating an early morning homicide in the Falls Church area. Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 2900 block of John Marshall Drive around 6:18 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, for a reported stabbing. They located an adult male deceased inside the apartment and an adult female with…

  • Pedestrian Fatally Struck

    Around 5:03 a.m., on Thursday, February 20, William Godfrey Jr, 68, of Alexandria, was crossing Richmond Highway near the intersection with Backlick Road. A 2005 Honda Civic, driven by a 58-year-old woman, was going north on Richmond Highway and struck Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was not injured. While…

  • Crime Solvers Seeks Suspects in Recent Vandalisms

    Crime Solvers Seeks Suspects in Recent Vandalisms

    Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the persons responsible for vandalizing vehicles in the Sully Police District. Between Sunday, February 2 and Tuesday, February, 18, at least 100 parked vehicles have been struck by BB-type projectiles. It appears the suspects are driving through neighborhoods shooting the BBs at parked cars,…

  • Springfield Man Charged with Sex Offenses

    West Springfield Police District – An ongoing investigation resulted in the arrest Tuesday of Patrick Wietz, 24, of 9246 Rockefeller Lane. Wietz was charged with attempting to take indecent liberties with children under 15 years old and with the use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children. Wietz has been employed as an…