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Children’s Entertainer Faces Charges of Child Pornography

RESTON DISTRICT STATION- A 58-year-old children’s entertainer is facing charges of 10 counts of felony possession of child pornography. On April 18 detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau received information that Steven Rossi, of Reston, was in possession of child pornography. After a thorough investigation, detectives located numerous files containing illicit images. Rossi was arrested on April 30 and posted

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Double Murder Suspect Arrives in Fairfax County

  Detectives arrive at the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters with double murder suspect Yohannes Nessibu.  He was extradited from Ethiopia. (Original release date: May 6, 2019) UPDATE: Arrest Made for 2016 Murders in Burke and Springfield A 24-year-old man is facing charges for the murders of two Ethiopian-Americans that occurred on consecutive days in December 2016.  On the evening

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UPDATE: Arrest Made for 2016 Murders in Burke and Springfield

A 24-year-old man is facing charges for the murders of two Ethiopian-Americans that occurred on consecutive days in December 2016.  On the evening of Dec. 22, officers responded to the 6400 block of Blarney Stone Court in Springfield after 22-year-old Henok Yohannes was found dead inside his home with gunshot wounds to his upper body. Early the next morning, officers

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UPDATE: Arrest Made for 2016 Murders in Burke and Springfield

Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau Homicide Squad charged a 24-year-old man with two counts of homicide and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony in relation to separate 2016 murders in Burke and Springfield. Later this morning, Major Ed O’Carroll, Commander of the Major Crimes Bureau, will update the community on the investigation.  Comments

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Music Teacher Arrested for Indecent Liberties against Children; Detectives Asking for Information on Other Possible Victims

West Springfield Police District – A 56-year-old Annandale music teacher is facing eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad took custody of Jeffrey Cummins late yesterday afternoon at Washington Dulles International Airport, after obtaining warrants last Thursday night. Cummins was arriving at Dulles

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