West Springfield Police District – Detectives now know through DNA who killed a 77-year-old Fairfax man on 4/20/17. Phuong Thanh Nguyen, 53, was responsible for the murder of his uncle, Cong Huu Nguyen. The killer fled to Vietnam the day after the homicide and was later found dead there of an apparent suicide. The motive…
Trespassing on train tracks is against the law and has led to deaths in our county. About every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the U.S. and Fairfax County wants to end that trend. Many residents are not aware that our modern trains are much quieter and faster –…
West Springfield District – Our Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives are investigating a fatal crash in Springfield this afternoon involving a motorcycle and semi-tractor trailer. It happened in the 7600 block of Backlick Road at about 1:20 p.m. The semi was leaving a supply yard and making a left turn to northbound Backlick Rd. The motorcyclist…
Over the next two days officers from our West Springfield and Fair Oaks Districts will be conducting sobriety checkpoints. The first checkpoint will be hosted in West Springfield tonight. A second checkpoint will be conducted in the Fair Oaks District tomorrow, in the Fairfax area. Both checkpoints will be from 11:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. During…
West Springfield Police District – Around 2:20 this afternoon, police and fire units responded to Burke Lake Park after a canoe tipped over with three people on board. One adult and one child were rescued by staff before the fire department arrived, but the third occupant, 70-year-old James Peith, of Clifton, was no longer in…
West Springfield Police District – 46-year-old, Shahram Johanshad of Fairfax was killed when the 2010 Nissan Altima he was driving left the roadway and crashed into two trees. Officers were sent to the area of the Fairfax County Parkway and Waterline Drive shortly before 11:30 last night when the crash was reported. They located the…
West Springfield Police District – Detectives were notified that Suk Koo Roh was found at a gas station in Fort Washington, Maryland around 10 last night. He is fine and was picked up by a family member. Please continue to follow us on Twitter, @fairfaxpolice and our blog, www.fcpdnews.wordpress.com for the latest information. (August 1, 2017) Detectives…
West Springfield Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 84-year-old, Suk Koo Roh. He was last seen in the 10900 block of Crevenna Oak Drive in Burke around 9:30 this morning. Roh suffers from memory loss and has gone missing before. He is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and…
West Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating the death of a 64-year-old woman found dead in her home. Shortly after 5:30 this morning, officers responded to the 9100 block of Bloom Court in Burke after a family member found Fathia Choukri unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation uncovered suspicious…
West Springfield Police District – Detectives have identified a person of interest whom they believe was responsible for the April murder of an elderly man at a retirement community. 77-year-old Cong Huu Nguyen was killed April 20 at his home at the Little River Glen Senior Retirement Community in Fairfax. The investigation shows the person…
West Springfield Police District – Detectives are investigating after vandals destroyed property in and around White Oaks Elementary School, resulting in more than $20,000 in damage. Police were called to the 6100 block of Shiplett Boulevard in Burke, around 5:40 a.m. on July 3 after a construction crew found destruction and signs of arson around…
West Springfield Police District – Officers are searching for a missing woman, Linda Kay Reyle, 58. Linda was reported missing around midnight tonight from her home in the area of Pommeroy Drive, in Fairfax. She was last seen yesterday, Sunday, June 25, around 7 p.m. Linda suffers from mental illness and has been entered as…
