We continue to search for 32-year-old Alton Thodos after an investigation revealed him as a suspect in several crimes that happened yesterday. Officers responded to the area of Belle Haven Road and Radcliff Lane in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County around 10 a.m. for a man who was trying to open car doors. When officers arrived, they discovered several
Read moreScammers have found a way to empty your bank account within minutes. Our Financial Crimes detectives are seeing a concerning trend at our local gas stations. Criminals are using high-tech skimming devices to steal your bank card information and money. In the last year, our investigators have removed 21 individual skimmers from 15 different locations in Fairfax County. What’s also
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating multiple cases of vehicle break-ins during the overnight hours on Tuesday, January 10 in the Orange Hunt area. In one of the cases, numerous credit cards were taken from a car in the 7400 block of Tomcris Court. Later that morning, the cards were used at a store in the 11000 block
Read moreFranconia Police District – Detectives at the Franconia District Police Station are investigating a case of credit card theft. On Wednesday, December 21, a man went into a business in the 5300 block of Shawnee Road and took a wallet from a desk. Credit cards from that wallet were then used to purchase items at several businesses in the Springfield
Read moreFinancial Crimes detectives are investigating several cases of skimming devices found at local businesses around the county between June and September. Criminals use skimming devices to capture information from credit and debit cards. Devices were found at the following locations: June 8: Exxon, 5211 Ox Road, Fairfax July 22: Exxon, 6330 Multiplex Drive, Centreville August 8: Exxon, 8021 Leesburg Pike,
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