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  • Reported Threat Thoroughly Investigated: No Evidence of Criminal Activity

      McLean Police District – After a thorough investigation into a reported threat at a Tysons office building on Wednesday, our detectives have concluded no criminal activity occurred. An ex-employee of a business within the building sent a suspicious group text message to some of his former colleagues but there were no direct threats made. …

  • No Evidence of Criminal Activity after Reported Threat at an Office Building in McLean

    McLean Police District – No evidence of criminal activity was found after officers searched an office building located at 7950 Jones Branch Drive in McLean. Officers were initially called shortly before noon when an employee of the building reported a man with a gun. No gunshots or acts of violence were reported but officers, along…

  • Pedestrian Dies after Being Hit by Stolen Car

    Pedestrian Dies after Being Hit by Stolen Car

    McLean Police District- A 60-year-old woman died as a result of injuries from a crash that occurred shortly before 3 p.m. yesterday near the intersection of Shreve Road and Hickory Street. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit have preliminarily determined that Betty Ana Bernstein-Zabza, of Falls Church, was walking with a juvenile northbound on a pedestrian…

  • Juvenile Dead After Apparent Accident at Construction Site

    McLean Police District- Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau continue to investigate after a juvenile died in a construction related accident in the 1800 block of Solitaire Lane in McLean. Officers and rescue personnel responded around 3:15 p.m. today for an adult man and a juvenile male who were trapped in a ditch that collapsed on…

  • Officers Asking for Public’s Help Identifying Theft and Fraud Suspects

    McLean Police District – Officers are asking for the public’s help identifying two men suspected of stealing purses from parked cars in cemeteries in the Falls Church area of the county while victims attended burial services and visited grave sites. The suspects used credit cards from the purses on multiple occasions at Target and Walmart…

  • 31-Year-Old Found Dead in McLean Pool

    McLean Police District- Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating after the body of 31-year-old Justin Hollman, of Chesapeake, was found in a residential pool. Officers responded Saturday around 3 p.m. to the 1100 block of Pine Hill Road for the report of a drowning. Hollman was pulled from the pool and pronounced deceased…

  • Barricade in McLean Ends in Arrest

    A man is in custody following a barricade situation that ended around 12:30 this morning. Officers were initially called to the 6300 block of Old Dominion Drive around 4:30 p.m. yesterday after a family member reported an assault. The victim was able to leave the house. 25-year-old Sean Price, of McLean, refused to come out and barricaded himself…

  • Update: Chief Roessler Releases Video on Tysons Corner Center Arrest

    Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr.  is releasing the video below to dispute claims on social media that a woman was “body slammed” during an arrest last week at a store in Tysons Corner Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGrkLGLoLkA&feature=youtu.be Three people were arrested at Tysons Corner Center on Thursday, April 25, after one of them was caught concealing merchandise…

  • Three People Arrested at Tysons Corner Center

    McLean District Police Station – Three people were arrested at Tysons Corner Center on Thursday after one of them was caught shoplifting from a store. Molly Helmer, 22, of Annandale, was caught shoplifting at the Spencer’s store. An officer responded and issued her a summons for a future court date. As she left with a group of…

  • Officers Ask for Public’s Help in Reckless Driving Incident

    McLean Police District – We are asking for the public’s help in an investigation of a reckless driving incident on Friday, April 5, on Beulah Road between Leesburg Pike and Old Courthouse Road. We received complaints of reckless driving around 5:45 p.m. involving three cars – a black Honda Civic, a blue Honda Civic and a…

  • Additional Residential Burglaries Reported in Three Police Districts

    McLean, Reston, and Fair Oaks Districts – Detectives continue to ask for the public’s help in solving numerous residential burglaries in the McLean, Reston, and Fair Oaks police districts. In addition to the 13 addresses we released in December, detectives are also looking at ten other cases that may be related.  Below is a list of…

  • Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash on Leesburg Pike

    McLean Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a vehicle and driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, 72-year-old Chandra Bhandari, of Falls Church. Our officers responded to the report of an injured pedestrian on Leesburg Pike near I-495, shortly…