A 49-year-old man attempting to avoid apprehension for outstanding arrest warrants, fled and hid from officers on Thursday, October 29. Patrol officers responded to a report of an assault in progress in a home in the 7400 block of Oriole Avenue in Springfield at around 3:15 p.m. Upon arrival to the home, officers saw a…
Detectives charged a 52-year-old Arlington man with indecent exposure at a shopping mall dressing room and have connected the suspect to a similar incident last month. Allen Jones, 52, of Longfellow Street in Arlington, reportedly exposed himself to a clerk at the JC Penny’s at Springfield Mall around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5. The…
Officers responded to the area of Telegraph Road and Lockport place on Saturday, October 3 shortly before 9 p.m.. for the report of a crash involving three vehicles. The initial investigation determined that a 19-year-old man was driving an Acura RSX south on Telegraph Road and failed to negotiate a curve just prior to Lockport Place.…
Police were called to the 6400 block of Franconia Road just prior to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, August 3, for the report of a crash involving a car and a moped. The rider of the 2009, Genuine “Buddy 150” moped, 56-year-old Peter Matthew Kester, was traveling west in the center lane of Franconia Road approaching…
Police responded to the intersection of Lorton Road and Armistead Road on Thursday, July 30 shortly after 5 a.m. for the report of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. Patrol officers arrived along with fire and rescue units. They assessed the situation and summoned Crash Reconstruction Detectives to the scene. The initial…
Detectives continue their investigation as they await results from the Office of the Chief Medical examiner regarding positive identification as well as cause and manner of death. Although the investigation is still in its early stages, there does not appear to be anything overtly suspicious and therefore no apparent threat to public safety. This blog post…
Police responded to the report of what appeared to be a body in a pond on South Van Dorn Street near Kingstowne Village Parkway on Saturday, June 27 shortly after 11:30 AM. Officers arrived and located the body of an adult male in the pond. Homicide and Crime Scene detectives responded to the scene. Initially, there…
Police are investigating a medical emergency that occurred in the pool at Pirate’s Cove Waterpark, at Pohick Bay in Lorton. The incident took place at around 5 p.m. Sunday, June 14. The pool was being cleared due to lightening in the area when a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive at the bottom of the pool.…
On March 24, Police received a report that a 15- year-old juvenile male was in possession of a handgun and had shown it to other juveniles and then discarded it. In an effort to secure the weapon and prevent any danger to the public, initial investigation led officers to search a wooded area in the…
Police responded to a home in the 5700 block of Lenore Lane for a report of a burglary at around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. Upon arrival, officers found that the apparent homeowner had encountered a stranger attempting to enter in his home. An altercation followed and the resident shot the stranger in the upper…
A brisk, early-Spring morning and “Elvis” lives on at Lee High School; where the school resource officer recognized a student with musical talent, skills, and a desire for something bigger in life. A few years ago, a Franconia patrol officer mentioned being given a guitar but didn’t have any use for it. His colleague, Officer…
Patrol officers from the Franconia Police district responded to a report of possible human remains found in the 6700 block of Zohra Court in the Manchester Lakes area of Fairfax County. A man was walking his dog in the woods behind townhomes when he came across what appeared to be human remains at around 4:15…
