Mt. Vernon Police District – It has been 46 years since 12-year-old Karen Lee Spencer was found dead in the Huntington area of Fairfax County. Her death remains a mystery to our Major Crimes Bureau Cold Case Squad detectives who are seeking the public’s help to solve this cold case and bring resolution to Karen’s…
Mount Vernon Police District – A Mount Vernon man is in custody following a barricade situation that ended around 11:30 p.m. last night. Officers were initially called to the 3100 block of Cunningham Drive around 6:30 p.m. yesterday for the report of a man acting erratically and threatening others in the home with a hammer.…
Mount Vernon District Station – Detectives are continuing to investigate a homicide that resulted in the discovery of a body in North Hill Park on May 23rd. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the victim as a juvenile and confirmed the cause of death is homicide. Due to a 2017 state…
Mount Vernon District Station – Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the discovery of a body last week in North Hill Park. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has yet to positively identify the body or confirm the cause and manner of death, which could take at least a month. Detectives…
Mount Vernon District Station – Detectives are investigating after a body was discovered this morning in a wooded area in North Hill Park in the Hybla Valley area. Detectives from our Gang Intelligence Unit and Major Crimes Bureau developed information that led to the discovery early yesterday morning of what appeared to be freshly disturbed…
Mt. Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating the death of a man that occurred on May 4 in the 2200 block of Huntington Avenue. Officers were initially called to the area around 9:15 p.m. for a man reported to be lying outside of a restaurant and not breathing. Officers and…
Mount Vernon Police District – On Sunday April 21, around 10:21 in the morning, an officer from the Mount Vernon District Station was involved in a crash with a cyclist at the intersection of Fordson Road and Richmond Highway in the Hybla Valley area. As you can see in this video, the officer was…
Mount Vernon District – A 33-year-old Alexandria man is facing a murder charge for the death of Matthew Watson. After consulting with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney, detectives obtained a warrant charging Jerry Alan Harbison with second degree murder. Harbison turned himself in last night and…
Mount Vernon Police District – An 82-year-old man died today after he was hit by a car on Tuesday. John Bright, of Springfield, was crossing Richmond Highway at the intersection of Fairhaven Avenue around 8 a.m. The driver of a 2000 Toyota Echo was making a left turn from Fairhaven Avenue to Richmond Highway and…
Mount Vernon District Station – A 38-year-old Alexandria man is in custody after we received a tip identifying the suspect in the incident that occurred at the Goodwill store in the 6200 block of Richmond Highway on Sunday. Our dispatch center received a call from an observant community member who recognized him from the photos…
Franconia Police District – Detectives are investigating a theft that occurred in the Kingstowne area on March 6. The suspect entered a car, which may have been left unlocked and stole a wallet which contained credit cards. The man pictured below was seen on surveillance using one of the stolen credit cards at the Walmart…
Mount Vernon District Station – We are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who showed a sexually explicit video to a teenager yesterday. Officers were called to the Goodwill at 6220 Richmond Highway around 5:45 in the evening for a report of a man who had been following a teen throughout the…
