Franconia and West Springfield Police Districts – A registered sex offender is facing charges after unlawfully accessing Snapchat accounts belonging to several local high school students. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau began investigating last week after students from South County and West Springfield High Schools reported being contacted by another Snapchat user who was in possession of sensitive content
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating after a body was discovered yesterday evening in a wooded area near the 7500 block of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Station. Officers responded shortly after 5 p.m. when a hiker found a body in an advanced stage of decomposition. The body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal single-car crash that occurred today in Fairfax Station. Officers responded around 12:57 p.m. to the 9800 block of Hampton Road for a crash involving a 1998 Volvo sedan. A preliminary investigation determined the Volvo was traveling eastbound on Hampton Road when the driver lost control
Read moreWest 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,
Read moreWest 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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