Category Archives: Franconia Police District

man dies following crash in springfield

Franconia Police District – A man has died as a result of injuries from a crash that occurred on Aug. 10 around 12:30 a.m. in the 7800 block of Loisdale Road in Springfield. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit have preliminarily determined that a Volkswagen Jetta, operated by Omar Prescott, 33, of Lorton, was traveling southbound on Loisdale Road when

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Infant Dies after Being Left Unattended in SUV

Franconia Police District – Detectives are investigating after an 11-month-old girl died after being left unattended in an SUV for an extended period of time yesterday afternoon. Our officers responded with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department shortly before 5 p.m. to the 6400 block of Meriwether Lane in Springfield for a report of an unresponsive child who was

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Good Samaritan Intervenes During Sexual Assault of Teenage Girl

Franconia Police District – A good Samaritan intervened Thursday night after witnessing a man sexually assault a teenage girl in the 7000 block of Backlick Court in Springfield. Officers responded around 7 p.m. and took 25-year-old Arjun Dhimal into custody.  Preliminarily, detectives believe Dhimal, who was unknown to the victim, approached her on a neighborhood sidewalk and sexually assaulted her.

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Woman Arrested After Barricade in Springfield

Franconia 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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Man Arrested after Attacking Jogger in Franconia Neighborhood – Detectives Seeking Additional Information

Franconia Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help after a Centreville man was arrested yesterday morning in the Island Creek neighborhood. Officers responded to the 6600 block of Audrey Kay Court around 10:30 a.m. after a woman was assaulted by a man unknown to her.  The woman was jogging on a trail near the end of Thomas Grant

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