Archive

Newsroom

Clear

Showing 205 to 216 of 290 stories

  • Detectives Investigating Homicide in Burke

    West Springfield Police District – Major Crimes and Crime Scene detectives this evening are investigating a homicide in Burke. The victim has been identified as Kedest Sileshi Simeneh, 22, of the 6400 block of Kroy Drive, in Springfield. This morning just before 9 a.m., a homeowner in the 6500 block of Cordwood Court in Burke, saw…

  • Suspicious Death in Springfield Ruled a Homicide

    Major Crimes Detectives have determined through their investigation that last night’s suspicious death in the Springfield area is a homicide. We are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and urge anyone with information to contact us. An autopsy will determine the exact cause and manner of death. Updates will be released as they become available. Please…

  • Detectives Investigating a Suspicious Death in the Springfield Area

    West Springfield Police District – Officers were called around 8:15 p.m. yesterday (December 22) for a report of a 22 year-old-man found deceased inside his home in the 6400 block of Blarney Stone Court, in Springfield. An investigation determined the victim had apparent trauma to the upper body. Major Crimes and Crime Scene detectives responded…

  • Elderly Woman Reported Missing; Found Deceased

    West Springfield Police District – Around 4:24 this morning, we responded to a home in the 6100 block of Meadowpond Court in Burke, for a report of a missing 67-year-old woman, Frances Robinson. Family awoke to discover Robinson missing and reported she was last seen around midnight. A search of the area began and numerous…

  • Detectives Investigate Shooting in Annandale

    West Springfield District Police Station – Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 7500 block of Davian Drive, around 5:16 p.m. Initial investigation determined an altercation occurred outside of the residence between parties that are known to each other. During the incident a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old woman were shot. They were…

  • No Weapon Recovered in Beltway Road Rage Incident

    No Weapon Recovered in Beltway Road Rage Incident

    A 38-year-old driver has minor injuries as a result of a road rage incident. The victim called police at 1:45 p.m. this afternoon and said he was driving on the inner loop of I495, in the area of National Harbor when another motorist started driving aggressively next to him. Just prior to Braddock Road, the…

  • Martial Arts Instructor Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Child

    Renzo Martin “Garcia” Davila West Springfield Police District – Detectives from the Major Crimes Division, Child Abuse Section, arrested 29-year-old Renzo Martin Garcia Davila at his home in Springfield on Sunday, October 30, at around 10 a.m. and charged him with aggravated sexual battery. On Saturday, October 29, a 6-year-old girl reported to an adult…

  • Two Connected Residential Robberies in Burke

    Two Connected Residential Robberies in Burke

    West Springfield Police District – Major Crimes Division detectives are investigating two related residential robberies in which the victims, who were acquaintances, were targeted. The robberies occurred in the 6300 block of Birch Leaf Court and in the 6300 block of Fenestra Court on Friday, September 23. Shortly before 2 a.m., four armed suspects forced…

  • Multi-Jurisdictional Search and Rescue Drill Puts the System to the Test

    Multi-Jurisdictional Search and Rescue Drill Puts the System to the Test

    Note to media: Media are invited, details at bottom Imagine you host a gathering at your home with family and friends. By the end of the night, one of your family members is missing. Perhaps it’s an elderly grandparent or special-needs child; you can’t find them anywhere. Or imagine your loved one goes out for…

  • Missing Juvenile Located

    On Monday, July 25, Kaileigh Jenne Salusky was found in Woodbridge around 1:30 p.m. She is fine and has been reunited with her family. Original Blog Post (07/22/16) – Help Us Locate a Missing Juvenile West Springfield Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Kaileigh Jenne Salusky, reported missing around…

  • Update – Subject Charged in Brandishing Case

    West Springfield Police District – After a thorough investigation, officers took their case before the Chief Magistrate and obtained three misdemeanor summonses for brandishing a firearm for Karnig H. Ohannessian of Bestwicke Court in Burke. Officers went to his home on Tuesday, July 19 and served the summonses. Mr. Ohannessian was very cooperative. (Original release…

  • Arrest Made in Shooting

    Arrest Made in Shooting

    West Springfield Police District – At around 12:11 a.m. on Monday, July 11, officers responded to the 9000 block of Igoe Street for a report of a shot person. When police arrived they discovered that the victim, a 22-year-old man, had already left and was being treated at the INOVA HealthPlex-Lorton for a gunshot wound…