A 24-year-old man is facing charges for the murders of two Ethiopian-Americans that occurred on consecutive days in December 2016. On the evening of Dec. 22, officers responded to the 6400 block of Blarney Stone Court in Springfield after 22-year-old Henok Yohannes was found dead inside his home with gunshot wounds to his upper body. Early the next morning, officers
Read moreDetectives from the Major Crimes Bureau Homicide Squad charged a 24-year-old man with two counts of homicide and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony in relation to separate 2016 murders in Burke and Springfield. Later this morning, Major Ed O’Carroll, Commander of the Major Crimes Bureau, will update the community on the investigation. Comments
Read moreChief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. is releasing the video below to dispute claims on social media that a woman was “body slammed” during an arrest last week at a store in Tysons Corner Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGrkLGLoLkA&feature=youtu.be Three people were arrested at Tysons Corner Center on Thursday, April 25, after one of them was caught concealing merchandise from a store without paying
Read moreMount Vernon District Station – A 38-year-old Alexandria man is in custody after we received a tip identifying the suspect in the incident that occurred at the Goodwill store in the 6200 block of Richmond Highway on Sunday. Our dispatch center received a call from an observant community member who recognized him from the photos we released on Monday. Officers
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