Mount 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 moreMount Vernon Police District – Our Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed around 9:30 p.m. last night. Detectives believe 51-year-old Nelissa Alston, of Alexandria, was attempting to cross Richmond Highway near Fort Hunt Road. The driver of a 2015 Lexus RC 350, who was traveling southbound on Richmond Highway hit Alston. She was not
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Two Washington, D.C. men are in custody today after detectives linked them to the murder of Tarreece Sampson on May 20, 2016. Our officers were called to the 6000 block of Richmond Highway at 2:20 a.m. for a report of a man who had been shot. Sampson was found with a gunshot wound to the upper
Read moreMount Vernon District – Jaquan Ross is now in custody after a joint effort by our Fugitive detectives, Mount Vernon Neighborhood Patrol Unit, K9 Unit, and SWAT team. The 27-year-old was arrested around three this morning in an apartment in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway. He was still wearing our handcuff on his right wrist. For ongoing updates, please
Read moreMount Vernon District – We are currently searching for 27-year-old Jaquan Ross after he escaped from our custody at a local hospital shortly before 7 this morning. Officers initially responded around 4 a.m. to the 6100 block of Richmond Highway to assist the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Two local bail bondsman had apprehended Ross, who was wanted for multiple outstanding
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