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  • Detectives Make Quick Arrest in Domestic-Related Murder in Alexandria

    Detectives Make Quick Arrest in Domestic-Related Murder in Alexandria

    Mount Vernon Police District – Major Crimes detectives have an Alexandria man in custody for fatally stabbing his wife in the 8400 block of Diablo Court. A murder warrant was obtained for Ricardo Molina-Martinez, who is in his late 40’s. The victim has been identified as Yesenia Membrano-Diaz, 35, of Alexandria. (note: the victim’s age…

  • Detectives Investigate Homicide in Alexandria

    Detectives Investigate Homicide in Alexandria

    Mount Vernon Police District – Officers responded to the 8400 block of Diablo Court in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County at 4:50 this morning. A resident reported she heard screaming outside and then saw a woman outside on the ground. Officers found the victim; who was unresponsive, suffering from trauma to the upper body.…

  • Update – Detectives Release Suspect Vehicle Description

    Update – Detectives Release Suspect Vehicle Description

    Lewis Edward Reeder 2001 Ford Taurus, similar to the suspect’s vehicle. Mount Vernon Police District – As the investigation into the arson and malicious wounding from Saturday, November 19 continues, detectives are still looking for the suspect, Lewis Edward Reeder. They are releasing information regarding the car that Reeder could be driving. Detectives are asking…

  • Arrest Warrant Obtained for Suspect who Set Woman on Fire, Then Fled

    .  Lewis Edward Reeder Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for a man wanted for allegedly setting a woman on fire in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County this morning. At about 1:40 am, police and fire units responded to a home in the 4900 block of Keeler Court for the…

  • Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Richmond Highway

    Mount Vernon Police District – Officers responded to the report of a pedestrian that was struck near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Belfield Road on Saturday, November 12, shortly after 7:30 p.m. Officers located the scene and summoned detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit. The initial investigation determined that a 69-year-old male pedestrian was…

  • Gang Member Convicted in 2004 “Cold Case” Murder

    Cory Wilkins Mount Vernon Police District – In 2013, detectives from the Major Crimes Division, Cold Case Squad, reviewed the murder case of 19-year-old Cristian Aranzana Vasquez from 2004 and were able to develop new evidence against a suspect, 23-year-old Cory Wilkins, of Woodbridge. On Wednesday, July 16, 2015, a Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury returned indictments…

  • Traffic Stop Leads to Drugs and Guns

    Traffic Stop Leads to Drugs and Guns

    Mount Vernon Police District – On Thursday, October 20, at approximately 4 p.m., Neighborhood Patrol Unit officers conducted a traffic stop in the 6000 block of Richmond Highway for a traffic violation. There were four people in the car, the driver and three passengers. During their investigation, they determined the driver, Claude Marshall, 29, of…

  • Update: Arrest Made in Alexandria Robbery

    Update: Arrest Made in Alexandria Robbery

    Mount Vernon Police District – After a thorough investigation, detectives from the Major Crimes Division, Robbery Squad, identified the suspect involved in the Party Depot robbery from September 13. On Friday, September 16, warrants were obtained for Cornelius Anthony Sniper, 29, of Alexandria for four counts of abduction, robbery, possession of a firearm by a…

  • Police to Encourage Schoolchildren They Can Be Peacemakers at CHALK4PEACE Event

    Police to Encourage Schoolchildren They Can Be Peacemakers at CHALK4PEACE Event

    Mount Vernon Police District – This Friday, police officers from the Mount Vernon station will participate in Groveton Elementary School’s eighth annual CHALK4PEACE event. This global campaign provides schoolchildren an opportunity to artistically express what peace means to them and the importance of their role in building peace within their community and around the world.…

  • UPDATE: Third Suspect Arrested in Huntington Park Homicide from August 5, 2015

    UPDATE: Third Suspect Arrested in Huntington Park Homicide from August 5, 2015

    Mount Vernon Police District – On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, detectives from the Major Crimes Division, Homicide Section, obtained juvenile petitions, charging another individual with Second Degree Murder and Robbery in connection with the murder of Khalid Aboumalik on August 5, 2015. The arrestee, of Alexandria, who is 18 years old now, was 17 at…

  • Update – FBI Releases Wanted Poster for the Suspect in this Robbery

    Update – FBI Releases Wanted Poster for the Suspect in this Robbery

    The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the Fairfax County, Virginia Police Department are investigating this robbery and request that anyone with information call the Washington, DC Office of the FBI at 202-278-2000, the Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131, or contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477. You may also contact your local FBI office, or the…

  • Man Arrested for Taking Indecent Liberties

    Man Arrested for Taking Indecent Liberties

    Jovica Stanisic                        Tattoo on his right arm Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives have charged 26-year-old Jovica Stanisic of Alexandria with Felony Indecent Liberties following a report and investigation that began on August 18, 2016. Officers responded to a home on Old Stage Road in Alexandria and spoke to the parents of a 10-year-old girl.…