Category Archives: Sex Offenses

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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Detectives Seek Assistance Solving a 1995 Sexual Assault

McLean Police District – Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Cold Case Squad are seeking the public’s help as they continue to investigate a sexual assault that occurred nearly 25 years ago. In August of 1995, a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the 8100 block of Prescott Drive in Merrifield. The suspect entered her apartment while she was sleeping,

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Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery Against Children at In-Home Daycare; Detectives Seek Information on Other Possible Victims

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad arrested Santiago Alvarado Garcia, 50, of Falls Church (Fairfax County), on Friday and charged him with three counts of aggravated sexual battery. Detectives were contacted on Thursday, March 26, after a child from Digna Alvarado Garcia Daycare disclosed that they had been inappropriately touched by Garcia. The

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UPDATE: Cold Case Squad Solves 1998 Sexual Assault

Mason Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Cold Case Squad have solved a sexual assault that occurred more than two decades ago. In August of 1998, a 32-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the 7200 block of Parkwood Court in the West Falls Church section of Fairfax County. The suspect posed as an exterminator and threatened the

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Man Arrested After Using Social Media to Solicit Sex from Minors

West Springfield Police District – 21-year-old James Gregory of Falls Church is facing two felony charges of carnal knowledge and the use of a communication device to solicit a minor. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Sex Crimes Squad began their investigation last month when a juvenile victim disclosed unlawful sexual contact with Gregory to their parents. Detectives believe Gregory

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