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2016 Homicide Suspect Arrested in El Salvador; Extradited to Fairfax County

Mason Police District – Adonay Polanco Cabrera, 25, formerly of Culmore, arrived in Fairfax County on Aug. 18 after being extradited from El Salvador with the assistance of several federal law enforcement partners to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Service. Polanco Cabrera left Northern Virginia following the Nov. 2016 murder of Leif Ohlsson and

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Woman in Custody Following Domestic-Related Homicide in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Police District – A woman is in custody following a domestic-related homicide that occurred early yesterday morning in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County. Officers responded to an apartment in the 3000 block of Furman Lane shortly after 8:30 a.m. for a report of a man who had been stabbed. Officers found 32-year-old Charles Alvarez, of Alexandria,

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UPDATE: Additional Charge Placed against Man in North Hill Park Gang Murder

Mount Vernon District Station – A man is facing an additional charge related to the death and improper burial of a juvenile whose body was discovered in North Hill Park in May 2019. Bryon Arenas Estupinian, 22, of Alexandria was charged with murder on April 3. He remains held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center since being

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Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting in Springfield Neighborhood

West Springfield Police District – A Springfield man is facing multiple charges after a shooting in the 7700 block of Bedstraw Court this afternoon around 4:52 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Javon Prather, 24, of Springfield, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers immediately rendered first aid until rescue personnel arrived. Prather was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect,

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