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  • Police Seek Help Locating Missing Man

    Update: Mr. Keir has returned home in good condition. Fairfax County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing adult. 95-year-old Peter Keir left his home in Mount Vernon around 4 p.m., driving a silver 2002 Toyota 4-door Camry. He was later spotted in the Lorton area, asking for directions. Mr.…

  • Do You Know this Dog or His Owners?

    Do You Know this Dog or His Owners?

    Animal Control Officers responded to a report of a small dog running loose in the area of Rolling Road and Delong Drive on Tuesday, March 31. With the assistance of several residents, the animal was captured, transported to a veterinarian, and treated for a variety of ailments. The dog is a male Bichon Frise, around…

  • Report of Two Students Sexually Assaulted Being Investigated

    Police are investigating a report that two international students were sexually assaulted at a residence in the Burke area on March 8. Two women, ages 20 and 31, from Mongolia, were seeking employment at the Ballston Commons Mall in Arlington and were directed to a home in Burke where they would, reportedly, be given details…

  • UPDATE – Annandale-Area Homicide Victim’s Name Released

    Detectives continue to investigate this Annandale-area homicide. The deceased has been identified as Milton Adonay Leon Angel, 19, of no fixed address. Further updates will be provided as new information becomes available. To see the original release, click here.   Police are investigating a homicide in the Annandale area. On Monday, March 16, around 4:43…

  • Homicide Investigation in the Annandale Area

    Police are investigating a homicide in the Annandale area. On Monday, March 16, around 4:43 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area behind apartments, located in the 4300 block of Ivymount Court, for the report of a body found in a creek. Officers located the body of an adult male with trauma to the upper…

  • Teen Suspect Charged in Larceny from Auto Case

    Teen Suspect Charged in Larceny from Auto Case

    Every year thousands of vehicles are broken into; objects, money, valuable belongings are stolen across Fairfax County almost every day. These cases are often challenging to investigate; apprehensions don’t often occur. Early this morning, Friday, January 16 at around 1 a.m., however, officers in the West Springfield District had a different experience. Officers received a…

  • Fairfax Teen Struck by Train

    West Springfield Police District – Fairfax County Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Brooke Buesking, 15, of Fairfax. Brooke was reported missing on Wednesday, October 15, shortly after 9 p.m. At around that same time, the police department received a report of a person that had just been hit by a train…

  • Commercial Robbery in West Springfield area

    Police are investigating a robbery that occurred Sunday, September 28. Around 10:13 a.m. a man entered the CVS pharmacy, located at 9582 Old Keene Mill Road and handed a note to a clerk demanding pills. The clerk complied and the suspect fled. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as white, 20-29, with pale…

  • Commuter Lots ONLY for Commuters

    Commuter Lots ONLY for Commuters

    West Springfield Police District – Police remind residents that commuter parking lots are to be used only for the purposes of commuter parking (and authorized user) purposes. Residents in the Saratoga neighborhood of West Springfield have reported that an auto club has been using the Barta Road commuter lot in the late evening hours in…

  • Death Investigation Underway

    West Springfield District – Police received a report of a missing 62-year-old woman, Mary Gibson, of the 7000 block of Galgate Drive in Springfield on Friday, July 25 at around 6 p.m. Ms. Gibson had apparently left her home around 4 p.m. to walk her dog; a black, Labrador Retriever. Various resources from the police…

  • Man Arrested for Soliciting a Minor

    Man Arrested for Soliciting a Minor

      Detectives arrested Laurence Einuis, 53, of 8456 Great Lake Lane, Springfield, on Thursday, June 5, and charged him with use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children. The arrest came as a result of an investigation which began on Monday, June 2, where Einuis allegedly engaged in an inappropriate conversation with a…