McLean Police District – As a result of an investigation involving former teacher Matthew Snell, Detectives confirmed that complaints of suspected child abuse were reported to Thoreau Middle School Principal, Yusef Azimi in Oct. 2019. However, the complaints were not subsequently reported to CPS or the police, as required by law. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Azimi, 41, of
Read moreMason Police District – Abel Alexander Castro Juarez is now in custody after he left the Northern Virginia area following a fatal shooting in Annandale on July 24. Castro Juarez was arrested by New Mexico authorities on Aug. 1 during the early morning hours in Las Cruces. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau flew to New Mexico and returned Castro
Read moreReston Police District – A man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder after a woman was found dead last week inside of a house in Reston. Ball Salim Ahmed Ball, 24, of Herndon, is believed to have been involved in a relationship with the victim that began earlier this year. He is being held at the Fairfax
Read moreReston Police District – A 17-year-old has been charged after detectives linked him to the June 23, 2019 murder of Jose Lorenzo Guillen Mejia. Guillen Mejia’s body was found by officers investigating the report of gunshots around 1:45 a.m. near a walking trail between Hunters Woods Plaza and Breton Court in Reston. An autopsy later revealed he died from multiple
Read moreFranconia Police District: A District of Columbia woman is facing charges following a barricade yesterday evening in the 6200 block of Backlick Road in Springfield. Shortly after 6 p.m., an officer observed a woman driving a 2001 Honda Accord point a handgun at another motorist at Franconia Road and Commerce Street. The officer followed the woman and attempted a traffic
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