Mason Police District – Detectives have confirmed the identity of the body found in the 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard yesterday morning as 49-year-old Gilberto Mendez. Detectives are still actively investigating the circumstances surrounding Mendez’s death. Autopsy results are pending. Mendez had multiple injuries that could be consistent with a fall, but we are waiting on an official ruling for
Read moreMason Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating after a body was found this morning in the 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. Officers found a 49-year-old Hispanic man lying unresponsive in an alley near the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive. Detectives have identified the man who appears to be homeless
Read moreUPDATE: The three people who died in the shooting last night have been identified as Santos Vladimir Ralda, 45 and his wife, Floridalma Youlanda Perez Diaz, 40, both of Springfield and Nathanael Owen Cooper, 20, of Culloden, W.V. Preliminarily, detectives believe that there was an argument prior to the shooting. The husband is believed to have shot his wife and
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – A man died yesterday evening from injuries sustained during an altercation near the Beacon Hill apartments on Feb. 21. Officers initially responded to the 6600 block of Tower Drive for the report of an unresponsive man. He was identified as Matthew Watson, 36, of Alexandria. He was taken to an area hospital with life threatening
Read moreSully District Station – Detectives have tentatively identified the body found in the woods near Little Rocky Run this morning as that of missing 79-year-old Guangzhi Cheng, of Centreville. Cheng was reported missing on Feb. 7, as he was last seen near the 13500 block of Heathrow Lane. Detectives utilized multiple resources in an effort to locate him. A citizen
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