West Springfield Police District – A 60-year-old Springfield man is facing charges for raping a woman through the use of her mental incapacity. Bernard Betts-King was arrested today by our Major Crimes detectives after an investigation found the victim had been raped in early 2018. At the time of the assault, Betts-King was working with the victim as a behavioral specialist at the
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – A man died as a result of injuries from a crash that occurred around 1:45 Saturday afternoon, at the Burke Centre Library located at 5935 Fred’s Oak Road. Our Crash Reconstruction Units have preliminarily determined that John Jasper, 72, of Fairfax Station was dropping mail in the sidewalk postal box, and then according to witnesses,
Read moreWest Springfield District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have released a composite sketch of the man they believe approached and assaulted two girls on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 6:30 as the two girls were walking near the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane. In addition to releasing the sketch, detectives will also be conducting a canvass
Read moreWest Springfield District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are currently investigating an assault that occurred yesterday evening in the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane around 6:30. Two girls, ages 11 and 13, were walking in the area when they were approached by a man. The suspect then assaulted one of the girls by inappropriately touching her. He
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Our Crash Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate a fatal crash last night in Fairfax Station. Officers responded to the Fairfax County Parkway near New Road around 8:45 for a crash involving two cars. A preliminary investigation revealed that Melanie McKenna, 20, of Centreville, was driving a 1996 Toyota Corolla southbound on the Parkway when she failed to negotiate a
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