To watch the full press conference with details from Harrisonburg Chief of Police, Kelley Warner, watch here: Chief Davis announces evidence of alleged serial killer in Virginia. Mount Vernon Police District – Two bodies were found in a wooded area Wednesday in the 2400 block of Fairhaven Avenue in the Fairfax County portion of Alexandria. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau
Read moreMcLean Police District – A 43-year-old man died following a workplace accident that occurred just after midnight today at the Home Depot, 2815 Merrilee Drive, in Fairfax. Officers and Fire and Rescue personnel responded for a man who was trapped underneath a forklift that had fallen over on its side. Paul Gato 43, of Woodbridge, was found under the forklift and pronounced
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found unconscious inside of a parked vehicle in a Springfield neighborhood. Officers initially responded at 3:22 p.m. to a home in the 6700 block of Grey Fox Drive. They arrived within minutes and attempted lifesaving efforts. Fire and Rescue personnel transported the boy to
Read moreDetectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating the in-custody death of 30-year-old inmate Christopher Fojt, of Reston. Fojt was found unresponsive in his single-cell around 11 p.m. Thursday night. He was taken from the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (ADC) to an area hospital where he remained under the care of a physician. Sadly, he was pronounced deceased yesterday.
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – A 45-year-old man working as a contractor for a tree service company died after falling from a tree he was cutting at a home in the 6500 block of Rivington Road in Springfield. Officers responded to the home at 2:24 p.m. when it was reported that Mauro Cruz Cortes, of Culpepper was 40-45 feet above
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