McLean Police District – Around 1:50 a.m., on Monday, February 3, a police officer attempted to stop the driver of a 1999 Dodge Neon, for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The Neon was west bound on Hilltop Road when it attempted to flee. The Neon lost control near the intersection with Old Lee Highway and…
Fair Oaks Police District – Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Friday, January 31. Around 12:19 p.m. a man entered the BB&T bank located at 2941 Chain Bridge Road, implied he had a weapon and demanded money. The bank teller complied and the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were…
McLean Police District – Following an ongoing investigation over the past few months, officers and detectives arrested five men and seized an undisclosed amount of marijuana, crack cocaine, and three guns in the Dunn Loring area. Based on a tip, officers responded to a home in the 2100 block of Haney Lane and conducted a…
West Springfield Police District – On Wednesday, January 15 shortly after 8 a.m., police were called to the area of the Fairfax County Parkway and New Road for the report of a crash. During the initial investigation, detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit determined that a 2005 Chevrolet Astro van, driven by a 32-year-old…
West Springfield Police District – On Sunday, January 19 shortly before 8 a.m., an 80-year-old man was driving a 2008 Mazda 323 southbound on Greeley Boulevard and made a left turn, on a green light, onto eastbound Old Keene Mill Road. 74-year-old Thomas Sullivan was walking south, across the eastbound lanes of Old Keene Mill…
Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh has informed Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, that he finds no basis for criminal liability on the part of the officer who discharged his weapon in this case. PFC Mohammed Oluwa, who is assigned to the Mount Vernon District Station, will…
Officers responded for a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Braddock Road and Roanoke River Road on Monday, January 20 at 6:04 p.m. An initial investigation revealed, a 2007 Lexus ES430 driven by an 87-year-old man made a left turn in front of a 2002 Lincoln Town Car driven by a 77- year-old man.…
Fairfax County Animal Shelter adoption initiatives resulted in the shelter having its most successful year yet, saving a record number of animals’ lives. Thanks to creative implementation of new programs and policies, the shelter had an overall animal placement rate of 92%, making Fairfax County the largest municipality in the entire nation to have a…
Animal Control officers have received several reports of “downed” birds and ask residents to be alert and aware of the issue. Likely thrown off their migratory track due to recent frigid weather, the Horned Grebes are being found around the county. They have webbed feet and are typically birds that swim and fly; and are not…
Accidental Death on VRE Tracks West Springfield Police District – On Wednesday, January 15 shortly after 7 a.m., officers were called to the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station at 10399 Premier Court in Burke for the report of a pedestrian that had been hit by a train. Officers were met immediately by VRE officials who…
Franconia – Police arrested a coordinator of warehouse operations for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) on Monday, January 13. Craig Soderberg, 60, of Lady Anne Court, Alexandria was charged with two counts of embezzlement. Police began an investigation in October 2013 after receiving a request from the FCPS Internal Investigations Section concerning the allegation. The…
Timing Coincides with Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Jan. 11 Officials from the Fairfax County Police, public schools, Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, and the Northern Virginia community gathered today to kick off a new education and prevention campaign on the topic of teen sex trafficking. Defined as “the act of manipulating…
