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  • Joint Media Availability Regarding Homicide Arrest

    We will be available, along with Fairfax County Park Authority representatives, for joint media availability today at 3 p.m. at our police headquarters building located at, 4100 Chain Bridge Road, in Fairfax.  Parking is available in the large lot adjacent to the public safety complex and we will stage in the small lot adjoining the headquarters…

  • Homicide Investigation at Local Park

    Homicide Investigation at Local Park

    Sully District – On August 6, at approximately 10:50 p.m., police officers and fire-rescue personnel were dispatched to a report of a stabbing at 5235 Walney Road (Ellanor C. Lawrence Park) in Chantilly.   A preliminary investigation determined that a man, who was a seasonal employee of the Fairfax County Park Authority, and a woman, who was…

  • Update-House Fire Leads to Death Investigation in Fairfax

    Sully Police District –The adult male found deceased following yesterday’s house fire on Fairfax Hunt Road has been identified as 58-year-old Roy Eugene Rumsey. Rumsey was the apparent owner of the home. The second person found deceased in the home, a toddler, has not been identified. Identification could take some time. The relationship, if any,…

  • Update: House Fire Leads to Death Investigation in Fairfax

    Update: House Fire Leads to Death Investigation in Fairfax

    Sully Police District – According to homicide detectives from the Major Crimes Division they are currently investigating this as a possible murder- suicide. One adult male and a female toddler were found deceased inside the home. Further details are being withheld pending positive identification and notification of next of kin. This is an ongoing investigation.…

  • House Fire Leads to Death Investigation in Fairfax

    House Fire Leads to Death Investigation in Fairfax

    Sully Police District – On Wednesday, July 27, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was called to the 12100 block of Fairfax Hunt Road for the report of a working house fire. During fire suppression efforts, firefighters discovered two bodies in the home and summoned the Fairfax County Police Department…

  • Police Investigating Reports of Two Homes Fired at in Clifton Area

    Police Investigating Reports of Two Homes Fired at in Clifton Area

    Note to media: A PIO will be available for questions/interviews tonight until 8 p.m. Call office: 703-246-2253 Sully Police District – Detectives are investigating three incidents of gunshots being fired at two homes in the Clifton area. On Tuesday, July 19, police responded to a home in the 11900 block of Henderson Court, in Clifton,…

  • Police Investigate Thefts of ATM Machines

    Police Investigate Thefts of ATM Machines

    Franconia, Mount Vernon, Mason, Sully Police Districts – Detectives are investigating a series of ATM thefts that have been occurring around the region, including Fairfax County. Between June 18 and July 20, there were six reported cases. Five reported incidents involved stolen ATMs; one incident was a report of a stolen vehicle that detectives believe…

  • A Safer Place for Face-to-Face Purchase Exchanges

    A Safer Place for Face-to-Face Purchase Exchanges

    Online purchases are a part of modern society. While many items are shipped to consumers’ homes, other purchases require a face-to-face meeting. This can put consumers in a vulnerable position and create opportunities for criminals. Unfortunately, police respond to numerous reports of robberies, assaults and thefts throughout the year as people who just want to…

  • Child Who Wandered From School, Found by Motorist

    Sully Police District – A six-year-old boy was safely reunited with his family after he apparently wandered away from school on Tuesday, June 7, around 11:30 a.m. A motorist initially saw the little boy walking near Billingsgate Lane and Basingstoke Loop in Centreville. The motorist saw the same little boy, a short time later, near…

  • Arrest Made in Connection with Teen Drug-Related Death in Centreville

    Arrest Made in Connection with Teen Drug-Related Death in Centreville

    On Tuesday, March 1, around 10:45 a.m. patrol officers from the Sully District Station were called to a residence in the 13800 block of Coleman Court for a report of an unresponsive 17-year-old female. Paramedics with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department pronounced the young woman dead and she was later identified as Alexia…

  • UPDATE: Police Identify Woman Found in Centreville-Area Pond

    UPDATE: Police Identify Woman Found in Centreville-Area Pond

    The deceased woman has been identified as Masoumeh Kord, 43, of Fairfax. Police are working with the family to provide support. UPDATE: Detectives Do Not Suspect Foul Play for Woman Found in Pond Detectives of the Major Crimes Division continue their investigation into the deceased person found in a pond in the 6200 block of…