Category Archives: McLean Police District

Two Shot in McLean Drive-By

McLean Police District – Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating a shooting that occurred on Dolley Madison Boulevard near the intersection of Kirby Road on Sunday, August 14 sometime after 4 a.m.  Preliminary information suggests that this incident stemmed from an altercation between several people at a party somewhere in Arlington County earlier in the night. One group

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Serial Bank Robber Arrested

  McLean and Mason District – On Tuesday, August 9, at approximately 3:45 p.m., a robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 2903 Gallows Road in Falls Church, Virginia. A lookout was broadcast and officers from the McLean District quickly saturated the area, set up a perimeter, and located and detained a suspect a short time later. The

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Detectives Investigating Bank Robbery in Falls Church

McLean Police District – Officers responded to a bank robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank at 2903 Gallows Road on Tuesday, August 9 shortly before 4 p.m. A description was broadcast and a suspect was located and taken into custody in the 2200 block of Gallows Road. K9 and the police helicopter (Fairfax 1) assisted in the search. The Explosives

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“Take only pictures, leave only footprints!” at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve

Scott’s Run Nature Preserve is located at 7400 Georgetown Pike in McLean. It is one of only a few nature preserves in the Fairfax County Park Authority’s holdings. It is a remarkable place of rare plants and splendid beauty. Yet that beauty is challenged by urban pollution and human destruction. It is a classic clash of land use between suburban

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Three Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine

In late July, the Organized Crime and Narcotics (OCN) Division received information about a possible distributor of methamphetamine and immediately began an investigative inquiry. Methamphetamine is listed as a Schedule II controlled substance by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.  Based on information obtained during the investigation, a suspect was identified who was allegedly distributing methamphetamine through a website used

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