Detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting incident in Reston that occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 23. Police identified the individuals in yesterday’s shooting at a home in Reston as Stephen Thompson (29) and his wife (33). Preliminarily, detectives believe that there was an argument prior to the shooting. The husband is believed…
Police were called to a report of a shot person at a home in the 2300 block of Branleigh Park Court at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23. Police found a man and a woman, both suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, in the home. Both were transported to local hospital where they are both in…
Do you walk, ride, or drive in Northern Virginia? If so, please join us for the first-ever Fairfax County Police-sponsored Transportation Safety Summit at the Reston Town Center on Friday, April 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. We want to hear your ideas on how to help keep our commuters and residents safe; give us feedback, comments,…
Police are investigating a reported attempted abduction in the Oak Hill area. On Thursday, April 2, around 3:50 p.m., officers responded to the area of Lawyers Road and Glenbrooke Woods Drive for the report of an attempted abduction. The victim, a 20-year-old woman, reported that she was waiting for a bus when a man drove…
While an early March blizzard raged outside, an English Setter-Border Collie mix named “Sassy” barked excitedly at his owner’s feet. Jim Cassell, 64, of Great Falls was suffering a massive heart attack, while he appeared to be peacefully dozing in his recliner. His wife Susan was startled by the barking, noticed her husband’s condition and…
The Office of the Medical Examiner has preliminarily concluded that this death is a homicide. The deceased has been identified as William Adolfo Rivas Leiva, 22, of the Herndon area. The investigation remains ongoing. Further updates will be provided as new information becomes available. To see the original release, please click here. Police are investigating a suspicious…
Police are investigating a suspicious death in the Herndon area. On Monday, March 16, around 12:27 p.m. officers were called to a wooded area at Folly Lick Stream, located in the 1500 block of Hiddenbrook Drive, for the report of a body found in the woods. Officers located a deceased male. This investigation is in…
Detectives from the McLean Police District charged two Pennsylvania men with stealing cable TV batteries after a traffic stop in the Reston area. An officer stopped the men on Thursday, February 5, on a traffic charge around 2:30 a.m. on Ring Road, near Weihle Avenue. The officer noticed several large cable box batteries, a bit…
Detectives in the Reston Police District are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who burglarized a home in the Fox Mill Estates subdivision. The burglary occurred in the 12700 block of Magna Carta Road, Herndon on Thursday, February 5 between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. A suspect entered the home in an unsecured…
Following a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshal’s Service, and FCPD Robbery Section, detectives arrested a 30-year old Fairfax County man and have tied him to two area bank robberies in recent months. Jason Sharpe, of Blueberry Lane in the Reston area faces bank robbery charges for crimes that took place…
The PNC Bank, located inside of a Giant grocery store at 1450 North Point Village Center in Reston, was robbed at around 4:45 p.m. Monday, December 29. The suspect reportedly threatened the teller, demanded cash, took it and fled. There were no injuries. This is the 7th bank robbery in Fairfax County in December 2014;…
Fairfax County Police detectives charged three people in connection with a series of car larcenies, burglaries and credit card thefts that have taken place since August 2014. Suspects were allegedly entering vehicles in the pre-dawn hours, rifling through items and taking credit cards, cash and other items of value. In some cases, garage door openers…
