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  • Get Involved: This Week’s Community Events at FCPD

    Get Involved: This Week’s Community Events at FCPD

    Fairfax County – The Fairfax County Police Department actively engages with the community by participating in and hosting a variety of events. These include police district station events, community meetings, and ongoing programs. Getting involved in your community provides numerous benefits, including enhancing public safety, preventing crime, and fostering stronger relationships with your local first…

  • 7-Eleven Burglars Sought after Using Truck to Enter Business

    7-Eleven Burglars Sought after Using Truck to Enter Business

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are asking community members to help identify four males involved in a commercial burglary that occurred on the morning of May 26. Around 3:06 a.m., officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 5638 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway in Alexandria. Two males forcibly opened the store’s…

  • Body Camera and Surveillance Footage Released from the May 11 Assault and Abduction of Officer that Led to Officer-Involved Shooting

    Today, the surveillance and body camera footage from the May 11 assault, abduction and attempted disarming of an officer that led to two officers deploying deadly force in the 6300 block of Richmond Highway was released. The following information is based on the preliminary and ongoing investigation. The Department’s understanding of the facts and circumstances…

  • Four Charged Related to Death of Alexandria Woman

    Four Charged Related to Death of Alexandria Woman

    Mount Vernon Police District – Four people have been charged after Brenda Ochoa Guerrero was found deceased in her car in April. On Apr. 13, a community member found an unconscious woman in a vehicle in the parking lot of Mount Vernon Hospital at 8033 Holland Road. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau responded to…

  • Update: Man Arrested for April 4th Shooting in Groveton

    Update: Man Arrested for April 4th Shooting in Groveton

    Mount Vernon Police District – Yesterday morning, detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau with the assistance of our Special Operations Division, arrested Michael Ryan, 31, of Alexandria, for the April 4 shooting in Groveton.   Around 11:55 p.m. on April 4, officers responded to the 6300 block of South Kings Highway, Groveton for an adult man…

  • Man in Stolen U-Haul Shot after Attacking Officer

    Today, the surveillance and body camera footage from May 11 assault and attempted disarming of an officer that led to two officers deploying deadly force in the 6300 block of Richmond Highway was released. The following information is based on the preliminary and ongoing investigation. The Department’s understanding of the facts and circumstances may change…

  • Armed Man Arrested after Robbing One and Carjacking Another

    Armed Man Arrested after Robbing One and Carjacking Another

    Mount Vernon Police District – An armed 19-year-old Woodbridge man is in custody after robbing one victim and carjacking another. Just before midnight officers responded to the 3000 block of Furman Lane in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County for a robbery. An armed man in a ski mask approached the victim in the apartment…

  • 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…

  • 7-Eleven Robbery Suspect Sought

    7-Eleven Robbery Suspect Sought

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives seek community’s help identifying 7-Eleven robbery suspect.  At 9:45 p.m. on April 15, officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 8146 Mount Vernon Highway, for a commercial robbery. Surveillance footage captured the suspect entering the store and demanding money while implying he had a gun. The suspect took cash and…

  • Police Pursue Armed Carjackers From Mount Vernon To Maryland

    Police Pursue Armed Carjackers From Mount Vernon To Maryland

    Mount Vernon Police District – FCPD officers obtained additional warrants for the two men arrested in Prince George’s County follow a pursuit that started in Fairfax County. Terrell Talley, 21, of Alexandria has been charged with obliterated serial number of a firearm, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, grand larceny of a…

  • FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH ON RICHMOND HIGHWAY

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at 5:57 a.m. at Richmond Highway and Anderson Lane in Alexandria. Preliminarily, detectives determined that the drivers of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala and 2014 Nissan Altima were traveling south on Richmond Highway at Anderson Lane.…

  • Man Remains Hospitalized After Shooting In Groveton 

    Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a shooting in the Groveton area of Mount Vernon.  Last night at 11:55 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of South Kings Highway, Groveton for an adult man who was shot. Officers found the victim suffering from gunshots to the lower…