The following release is from the Office of the Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney. Fairfax County, VA – Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano today announced that Juan Oliva-Ruiz, 19, and Shantica Tillery, 23, were indicted by a grand jury on three felony counts each for the death of their 11-month-old, who overdosed on fentanyl in June 2022. They were each indicted on charges of
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Officers responded to a carjacking in the 7600 block of Richmond Highway at 4:50 p.m. in Alexandria. A man assaulted an 81-year-old woman, took property, and drove away in her gray Ford van. Officers found the van wrecked in the 2200 block of Beacon Hill Road. A K-9 unit found and arrested Terrell Hardy, 34,
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Animal Protection Police continue to investigate a dog found chained to a fence and shot. At 3:35 a.m. officers responded to the area of Bedford Terrace and Beekman Place for a dog chained to a fence. Officers found the dog and discovered he had been shot. The chain was immediately removed, and the dog was
Read moreMount Vernon Police District- Two Maryland men were taken into custody yesterday, roughly two hours after the latest in a series of gaming machines thefts from area convenience stores. At 8:55 p.m. on Jan. 24, Fairfax County police officers were dispatched to the 7-Eleven at 8434 Frye Road in the Mount Vernon section of Alexandria. A store employee called saying
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred at 6:40 p.m. yesterday at Richmond Highway and Beacon Hill Road in Alexandria section of Fairfax County. Preliminarily, detectives determined Kim Hampton, 72, was attempting to cross the southbound travel lanes of Richmond Highway from west to east, outside of the crosswalk. The
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