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  • Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Burke

    West Springfield Police District – A 37-year-old man died today after he was hit by a car on Friday evening. Fesha Girma, of Burke, was crossing Burke Center Parkway at the intersection of Pond Spice Lane around 7:30 p.m. The driver of a 2014 GMC Acadia was traveling eastbound on Burke Center Parkway proceeding through…

  • Update: Victims and Suspect Identified in Burke Shooting

    The victims of the shooting last night in Burke have been identified as Patricia Marie Bounds, 67 and Sean Patrick Bailes, 19.  The deceased suspect has been identified as Marcellus William Bounds IV, 36. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be conducting autopsies to confirm cause and manner of death.   (Original release…

  • Active Shooting Investigation in Burke

    West Springfield Police District – Our Major Crimes Bureau and Crime Scene detectives continue to investigate after two men and a woman were found dead inside a home in the 6100 block of Wicklow Drive in Burke.   Officers initially responded to a report of a domestic disturbance around 9:11 p.m. last night. A woman reported…

  • Detectives Seeking Public’s Help to Identify Lorton Burglary Suspects

    Detectives Seeking Public’s Help to Identify Lorton Burglary Suspects

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying three people who committed a burglary earlier this month in the 9500 block of Third Place, Lorton. The suspects approached an elderly couple in front of their home and told the couple they were doing landscaping work at a neighbor’s house.…

  • Detectives Ask for Public’s Help Identifying Larceny Suspect

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives are asking for help identifying the suspect of a larceny that occurred at the Audrey Moore RECenter, 8100 Braddock Road, Annandale. On Tuesday, June 18, around 12:30 p.m., the suspect entered the RECenter, failed to check in at the desk and is believed to have taken personal items from…

  • Detectives Investigate after Two Men Treated for Gunshot Wounds

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating after two men were treated for gunshot wounds Wednesday evening. Officers first responded shortly after 6 last night to the 5200 block of Queensberry Avenue in Springfield for a person who had been shot. Officers found Johnathan Velasquez Romero, 19, of Springfield with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his hand.…

  • UPDATE : Music Teacher Arrested for Indecent Liberties against Children; Additional Charges Obtained, Defendant Found Dead.

    UPDATE : Music Teacher Arrested for Indecent Liberties against Children; Additional Charges Obtained, Defendant Found Dead.

    West Springfield Police District – This past April, a 56-year-old Annandale music teacher was arrested and charged with eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau began their investigation in May 2018 when a juvenile disclosed being inappropriately touched by Jeffery Cummins…

  • Detectives Asking for Public’s Help in Theft and Fraud Ring

    Detectives Asking for Public’s Help in Theft and Fraud Ring

    West Springfield Police District- Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a pair of suspects who target purses left in parked cars. The pair are believed to have committed similar crimes up and down the East Coast. The couple tend to use the stolen credit cards at Apple, Best Buy and Target stores. Detectives…

  • Detectives Ask for Help Identifying Duo in Salon Theft

    West Springfield Police District- Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a pair responsible for a larceny at the Sally Beauty Supply Store in the 6000 block of Burke Commons Road in Burke earlier this month. The woman entered the store distracting the clerk and then signaled to a man who was waiting outside.…

  • Detectives Make Arrest in 1999 Armed Attack of Woman in Burke

    Detectives Make Arrest in 1999 Armed Attack of Woman in Burke

    West Springfield Police District –  A Fairfax County man is in custody for a 1999 abduction of a woman in the Burke area. This morning, detectives from our Fugitive Taskforce with the assistance of the Hyattsville City Police Department arrested 67-year-old Allen Lewis Buracker at his workplace in the 2900 block of Belcrest Drive in…

  • Detectives Asking for Witnesses to Serious Pedestrian Crash

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed a crash involving a pedestrian Sunday night.  A 19-year-old Springfield man was hit in the 8800 block of Hooes Road around 11:25 p.m. The man was hit by a 2013 Nissan Altima while walking in the crosswalk of the…

  • Five Juveniles Charged with Child Pornography

    West Springfield Police District – Five juveniles are facing charges for illicit images of teenage girls found on a social media account. The five boys all live in Fairfax, with two attending Robinson Secondary School, two attending Lake Braddock Secondary School, and one attending W.T. Woodson High School. On Feb. 13, two victims from Robinson…