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  • Homicide Detectives Investigating Discovery of Human Skeletal Remains

    Mount Vernon Police District- Homicide and crime scene detectives are in the 2900 block of East Lee Avenue in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County after a construction crew discovered suspected adult skeletal remains. Around 10:15 this morning, the workers were in the process of cleaning up a wooded area next to a business under…

  • UPDATE: Detectives Conduct Canvass for Possible Attempted Abduction Suspect

    UPDATE: Detectives Conduct Canvass for Possible Attempted Abduction Suspect

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau will be canvassing tonight in an effort to gather more information about a possible attempted abduction of an 8-year-old girl last Wednesday. Our officers from the Mount Vernon District Station will also help pass out flyers to residents near Frye Road and Madge Lane…

  • UPDATE: News Conference Today; Person of Interest Identified in the Death of Jholie Moussa

    UPDATE: News Conference Today; Person of Interest Identified in the Death of Jholie Moussa

    Major Richard Perez, Commander of the Major Crimes Bureau, will update the community on the investigation into the death of 16-year-old Jholie Moussa who was reported missing on January 13. Her body was found in Woodlawn Park last Friday by officers who were searching for her. MEDIA ALERT WHERE: Our ***NEW*** Public Safety Headquarters 12099 Government…

  • Update: Body Found in Woodlawn Park Positively Identified as Jholie Moussa

    Mount Vernon Police District – Our homicide detectives were able to confirm the identity of the body found in Woodlawn Park Friday as missing 16-year-old Jholie Moussa, during an autopsy at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The autopsy results are pending. At this time, we believe this is an isolated incident. We are…

  • Detectives Release Composite Sketch After Possible Attempted Abduction

    Detectives Release Composite Sketch After Possible Attempted Abduction

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives are releasing a composite sketch of a man they believed was involved in the possible attempted abduction of a child.  The preliminary investigation shows that an 8-year-old girl got off her school bus last Wednesday near the intersection of Frye Road and Madge Lane in the Alexandria area of…

  • UPDATE: Body Found in Woodlawn Park Appears to be Missing 16-Year-Old; Homicide Investigation Underway 

    We are saddened to report detectives have tentatively identified the body found in Woodlawn Park this morning as that of missing 16-year-old Jholie Moussa. Her family has been notified. Detectives are investigating this as a homicide. The preliminary identification was based on appearance, including a tattoo. We are waiting on the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to positively…

  • Detectives Working to Identify Body Found in Woodlawn Park

    Homicide and crime scene detectives are in Woodlawn Park this afternoon after our police officers discovered a body in a wooded area just off a path around 11 this morning. The park is in the 4800 block of Manor Drive in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. The body was almost entirely covered by leaves…

  • Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot and Blow Up a Police Car

    Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot and Blow Up a Police Car

        Mount Vernon Police District – A 46-year-old man is facing charges for threatening to bomb and shoot a police car. An investigation determined that shortly after 5 a.m. on January 2, Virgil Snyder called the Mount Vernon District Station and spoke to an officer. The officer tried to communicate with him, but he was not being…

  • HAVE YOU SEEN THIS 16 YEAR OLD?

    HAVE YOU SEEN THIS 16 YEAR OLD?

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Jholie Moussa. She was last seen in the 4200 block of Sonia Court on Friday, January 12, around 4:30 p.m. Moussa is around 5’2” and weighs around 105 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen…

  • UPDATE: Murder Suspect Endless Taylor Arrested in New Hampshire

    UPDATE: Murder Suspect Endless Taylor Arrested in New Hampshire

        The man charged with the murder of 24-year-old Luis Bonilla on December 1 has been arrested in Hudson, New Hampshire. Detectives received a tip that Endless Taylor was possibly in the Lowell, Massachusetts area. The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section acted on the lead and their investigation led them to Hudson,…