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

  • UPDATE-Man Charged in Reston Shooting

    Reston Police District – The teen that sustained a gunshot wound on Friday, October 18 was pronounced dead early Sunday, October 20. Police identified the deceased as Juan Carlos Godoy, 17, of Cameron Crescent Drive, Reston. There have been no additional charges placed at this time and the investigation is continuing. If anyone has additional…

  • Man Charged in Reston Shooting

    Reston Police District – A 17-year-old Reston boy is in the hospital in life-threatening condition after sustaining a gunshot wound on Friday, October 18. Police were called to a home in the 2200 block of Marginella Drive at around 10:15 a.m. for a report of a person who had been shot. The injured person was…

  • Officers in Pink- Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Officers in Pink- Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Residents and motorists in Fairfax County may notice hot pink collars peeking out of the top of the official uniform as officers respond to calls for service for the next two weeks. For the first time, officers are sanctioned to wear the T-shirts that read “Arrest Breast Cancer; Unlock the Cure” between October 18-31. Hundreds…

  • Robbery of Narcotics and Cash

    Robbery of Narcotics and Cash

    Mason Police District – Officers were called to 5625 Columbia Pike on Friday, October 11 at 12:27 p.m. for a robbery. Three men armed with handguns entered the business and stole narcotics from the pharmacist and cash from the register. An employee, an adult woman, received minor injuries from being maced. The suspects fled toward…

  • Pedestrian Identified – Update to Pedestrian Struck and Killed

    Franconia Police District – Detectives have confirmed the victim of the fatal crash is Juliana Hudson-Nichols, 35, of no fixed address. The next of kin has been notified. Original release: October 9, 2013 Franconia Police District – Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place on Franconia Road near the on-ramp for…

  • 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…