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  • Officer-Involved Shooting in Reston

    Officer-Involved Shooting in Reston

    Reston Police District – The criminal and administrative investigations continue into the September 16 officer-involved shooting in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston. Sydney Wilson, 33, of Reston attacked an officer with a knife that led to him discharging his firearm, striking her three times in the upper body. She was taken…

  • UPDATE: Husband Charged in Reston Double Murder

    UPDATE: Husband Charged in Reston Double Murder

    Reston Police District – Chief Kevin Davis and Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announce the arrest and indictment of Brendan Banfield, 39, of Reston, in connection to last February’s double murder near the Hattontown neighborhood. Banfield is being charged with four counts of Aggravated Murder and Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony. He…

  • UPDATE: Reston Man Faces Additional Charges for Possession of Child Pornography

    UPDATE: Reston Man Faces Additional Charges for Possession of Child Pornography

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have charged a man with multiple counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. On August 12, detectives arrested Arturo Elmore-Adon, 25, of Reston for Aggravated Sexual Battery and Unlawful Creation of an Image of Another Under 18. After conducting a thorough investigation on devices…

  • UPDATE: Driver Charged in Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Great Falls

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have charged the driver from the July 20 fatal pedestrian crash in Great Falls with Felony Hit-and-Run. Detectives determined that Guanglu Xia, 63, of Sterling was traveling westbound on Leesburg Pike when he struck a woman walking in the roadway. Xia left the scene…

  • Reston Man Fatally Shot: Detectives Arrest Suspect <8 Hours Later

    Reston Man Fatally Shot: Detectives Arrest Suspect <8 Hours Later

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau arrested a man in connection to yesterday’s fatal shooting in Reston. Yesterday around 1:13 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston for a shooting. Hyung Joon Choi, 31, of Reston, was found inside the gym, suffering from gunshot wounds…

  • Reston Man Arrested After Sexual Assault of a Child

    Reston Man Arrested After Sexual Assault of a Child

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have arrested a man after he sexually assaulted a child in a store in Reston. On August 9, at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 11100 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston for an assault. Officers learned a 7-year-old child and her mother were inside…

  • Detectives Investigate Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Reston

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Reston. Yesterday around 9:40 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Baron Cameron Avenue and Fairfax County Parkway in Reston for a single-vehicle crash. Preliminarily, detectives determined that the driver of a 2015 Porsche 911 was taking the…

  • Detectives Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Great Falls

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU) continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash in Great Falls. Early yesterday morning, around 3:43 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Leesburg Pike and Downey Drive in Great Falls for a pedestrian who was struck by the driver of a vehicle. The driver…

  • Assault Suspect Arrested After Victims Fought Back; Detectives Seek Additional Victims

    Assault Suspect Arrested After Victims Fought Back; Detectives Seek Additional Victims

    Reston Police District – Yesterday morning officers arrested a man who attempted to sexually assault a victim in Reston. Yesterday at 5:26 a.m., officers responded to an apartment complex near Charter Oak Court in Reston for an attempted sexual assault. The suspect gained entry through an unlocked door and entered the victim’s bedroom while they…

  • Detectives Investigating Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Great Falls

    Reston Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Great Falls. Yesterday at 12:20 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 11300 block of Georgetown Pike involving a 2017 Lexus IS300 that left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, Osman Elgamri, 22, of Sterling,…

  • Juvenile in Custody After Sexual Assault in Reston

    Reston Police District – A juvenile is in custody following an abduction and sexual assault that occurred in Reston. Last night, just before 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane for a rape that had just occurred. The suspect approached the victim, an adult woman, in the laundry room of an apartment building, threatened…

  • Man Arrested for Reckless Discharge After Short Standoff

    Reston Police District – A man has been arrested after firing a gun multiple times both inside and outside of his Reston townhouse. This morning around 1:35 a.m., officers responded to a 11900 block of Barrel Cooper Court in Reston for a person shooting a firearm. As officers approached the townhouse, additional gunshots were heard…