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  • Suspect Identified in Mason Fatal Shooting

    Suspect Identified in Mason Fatal Shooting

    Mason Police District – Javon Antonio Reid, 32, of Maryland has been identified as the shooter from the May 7 shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized. Last Sunday at 2:19 a.m., officers responded to the 3800 block of South George Mason Drive, Falls Church for two adult males that had been shot…

  • Deer Fawning Season – For Their Welfare, Leave Them Alone

    Deer Fawning Season – For Their Welfare, Leave Them Alone

    Spring is here and calls to our Animal Protection Police and Wildlife Management Specialist about white-tailed deer fawns will shortly begin. With the onset of fawning season, also comes new restrictions related to disease management and deer herd health that will affect fawn rehabilitation within Fairfax County. Effective May 1st, the rehabilitation of deer fawns…

  • Detectives Arrest Robbery Suspect in Culmore Area

    Detectives Arrest Robbery Suspect in Culmore Area

    Mason Police District – A Falls Church man has been arrested for robbery and detectives continue to investigate six additional robberies in the Culmore area. Detectives assigned to our Criminal Investigation Division are investigating several robberies and attempted robberies that have occurred since March 4, in the Culmore area of Falls Church. On March 29,…

  • Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Seven Corners

    Mason Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at 6:18 a.m. at Wilson Boulevard and John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners.   Preliminarily, detectives determined Ana Julia Acosta De Ostorga, 58, of Falls Church was attempting to cross Wilson Boulevard in an unknown direction, in…

  • Passenger Succumbs to Injuries from Jan. 27 Crash

    Mason Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a crash that occurred around 2:13 a.m. on Jan. 27 in Annandale. Jamie Hernandez Castellanos, 29, of Annandale was operating a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado with a passenger, Bayron Hernandez Castellanos, 27, of Annandale in the truck bed. The driver made a U-turn…

  • Woman Arrested for Embezzlement from Arlington Education Association

    Mason Police District – The former president of the Arlington Education Association (AEA) has been charged with multiple felonies for embezzling more than $400,000 from the organization. Detectives were notified of the potential theft on Sept. 23, after an internal audit was conducted. Ingrid Gant, 54, of Woodbridge was the president of the AEA for…

  • UPDATE: Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Suspect in Custody

    UPDATE: Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Suspect in Custody

    Mason District Station – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a 40-year-old Alexandria woman for stealing a car on Sunday night with a six-year-old girl in the back seat. Officers were in the area of Little River Turnpike and Southland Avenue in Annandale last night on a separate investigation. They were approached by…

  • Abducted Child Reunited with Family, Search for Stolen Car Continues

    Mason Police District – Detectives from our Missing Persons Squad and Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit (ACE) continue to search for a 2012 gray Honda Accord that was stolen from the 6200 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia last night.   At 6:30 p.m. officers responded to a parking lot in the 6200 block of Little River Turnpike…

  • Instructional Assistant Charged with Assault of Student

    Mason Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad charged a Glen Forest Elementary School instructional assistant with assault of a special needs student. On Dec. 8, an employee of the school in Falls Church observed Meredith Capets, 36, of Alexandria assault the student. The employee immediately reported the assault to…

  • Three Discharging Incidents Linked in Bailey’s Crossroads

    Mason Police District – Detectives are continuing to investigate three firearm discharge incidents resulting in property damage and injury over the past six months. All three incidents have occurred in the Bailey’s Crossroads area within parking lots near the 5500 block of Leesburg Pike. The first incident occurred on the evening of July 16 in a…

  • Driver Arrested in May 24 Fatal Crash

    Driver Arrested in May 24 Fatal Crash

    Mason Police District – On Dec. 19, detectives from our Fugitive Track and Apprehension Squad with the assistance of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tewodros Worku, 35, of Maryland. Worku was the driver of the 2018 Honda Accord involved in a fatal crash on May 24. Worku originally ran from the scene of…