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  • Detectives Investigate Thefts in Several Local Starbucks

    Detectives Investigate Thefts in Several Local Starbucks

    Detectives from the Franconia District Station are investigating numerous thefts that have occurred at several Starbucks locations from April 20, 2016 to May 23. These thefts have occurred at nine locations spanning from the Franconia Police District in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County to the Reston Police District. The suspect enters the business and pretends to…

  • Update: Detectives Conduct a Canvass for the Sexual Assault on Richmond Highway

    Update: Detectives Conduct a Canvass for the Sexual Assault on Richmond Highway

    On June 10, Detectives with the Major Crimes Division conducted a neighborhood crime canvass to assist in the investigation of the sexual assault of a female in the Lorton area on June 3, 2016 at approximately 5 p.m. This occurred in the 9500 Block of Saluda Court near the path to the bridge. The suspect…

  • UPDATE:Suspects Extradited Back to Fairfax County

    UPDATE:Suspects Extradited Back to Fairfax County

    Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area   William Franklin                    Jasminder Sethi Both suspects charged in the May 21 jewelry store robbery at Brookfield Plaza have now been extradited back to Fairfax County to stand trial. William Timothy Franklin was transported from Charles County, Maryland and Jasminder Sethi was transported from Newark, New Jersey.…

  • UPDATE: Suspect Composite Sketch Released

    UPDATE: Suspect Composite Sketch Released

    Franconia Police District – Major Crimes Division detectives have obtained a suspect composite sketch for the sex offense that occurred on Friday, June 3 in the area of Richmond Highway and Cherwek Drive, in the Lorton area. Further investigation has determined the assault occurred in the 9500 block of Saluda Court near the path to…

  • Residents Who Encountered Rabid Cat Asked To Call Health Department

    Residents Who Encountered Rabid Cat Asked To Call Health Department

    Residents are being asked to contact the Fairfax County Health Department if they encountered a rabid cat that attacked a pedestrian in the Springfield area on Sunday, June 5. The incident took place near the 6200 block of Levi Court. A man was walking along the Long Branch trail, about a quarter-mile north of Franconia-Springfield…

  • Police Investigate Sexual Assault in the Lorton Area

    Police were called for a report of a sexual assault on Friday, June 3 around 4:55 p.m. An investigation determined a 20-year-old woman was walking in the area of Richmond Highway near Cherwek Drive when a man approached from behind, grabbed her dress and sexually assaulted her. The suspect fled on foot. Police units and…

  • Man Robs Elderly Woman in Springfield

    Man Robs Elderly Woman in Springfield

    Detectives from the Franconia District are investigating a strong-armed robbery that occurred in the 6600 block of Loisdale Road. This morning around 10:16 a.m., an 89-year-old woman had just entered her vehicle and was approached by a man. The man allegedly assaulted her, grabbed her purse, and fled. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and did…

  • Massage Therapist Charged with Sexual Battery

    Massage Therapist Charged with Sexual Battery

    On Tuesday, May 24, police arrested a 24-year-old man employed as a massage therapist for inappropriately touching a 36-year-old woman. An investigation determined the woman visited a Massage Envy, located at 6465 Old Beulah Street in Alexandria (Fairfax County), on Sunday, May 8 around 1 p.m. During the session, the employee allegedly touched her inappropriately.…

  • UPDATE:Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area

    UPDATE:Jewelry Store Robbery/Officer-Involved Shooting/Carjacking in the Springfield Area

    Detectives from both the Major Crimes Division and Internal Affairs Bureau continue to work on their respective criminal and administrative investigations of the robbery and officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, May 21, in the 7000 block of Brookfield Plaza, in Springfield.  The injured citizen was released from a local hospital.   The officer involved, PFC…

  • Officers Investigate Theft in Springfield Town Center

    Officers Investigate Theft in Springfield Town Center

    Officers from the Franconia District Station are investigating a grand larceny that occurred on Wednesday, May 5, at around 3:45 p.m. The employees of the Sunglass Hut store located at 6500 Springfield Mall reported that two women concealed merchandise in shopping bags and left the store. The suspects were described as black and approximately 20…

  • Chief Announces Arrest in Jewelry Store Robbery

    Chief Announces Arrest in Jewelry Store Robbery

    Note to our community: Tune in to our Facebook page around 11:00 a.m. to watch this event broadcast live: https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountypolice. Follow us on Twitter @Fairfaxpolice Media are invited for an opportunity to hear from Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr, Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department and Captain David M. Smith, Commander of the Major Crimes…

  • Video Released of Suspect in Lorton Robbery

    Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating a commercial robbery that occurred at the KC Beauty Mart located at 7702 Gunston Plaza, on April 17, 2016.  At around 12:40 p.m., a man entered the store and demanded money. The clerk apparently believed the suspect had a weapon but none was seen. The suspect left…