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  • Detectives Seek Help Identifying Home Burglary Suspects

    Detectives Seek Help Identifying Home Burglary Suspects

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division are seeking the community’s help in identifying suspects who burglarized homes in Burke and Springfield. On February 25 at 9:26p.m., officers responded to the 9500 block of Burning Branch Road in Burke for a burglary report. The complainant reported that unknown suspects forced entry into…

  • FCPS Teacher Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery of Two Students

    FCPS Teacher Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery of Two Students

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad have arrested a Fairview Elementary School teacher on two counts of aggravated sexual battery. On January 17, Child Protective Services received a referral that a teacher had sexually assaulted one of his students. The student was not injured. Detectives were notified…

  • Spotting Crime, Not Weights – Gym Larceny Spree Ends in Arrest

    Fairfax County, VA — Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division have arrested a man in connection to a recent string of gym larcenies in Fairfax County. Between December 1 and December 16, 2024, officers received seven reports of larcenies from commercial gyms. In these cases, the victims had their gym lockers forced open and personal property…

  • Stolen Car Leads to Arrests, Recovered Firearms, and Drug Charges

    Stolen Car Leads to Arrests, Recovered Firearms, and Drug Charges

    West Springfield Police District – Officers from our West Springfield Police District have arrested two men after they were found in a stolen vehicle with firearms and drugs in Burke. On January 16, at approximately 4:44 p.m., officers responded to the 11700 block of Fair Oaks Shopping Center in Fair Lakes for a stolen vehicle…

  • DC Man Quickly Arrested after Burglary Attempt at a Springfield Gun Store

    DC Man Quickly Arrested after Burglary Attempt at a Springfield Gun Store

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division have arrested a man for attempting to burglarize a gun store in Springfield. On December 20, at 3:13 a.m., officers responded to the Dominion Defense store located at 7200 Fullerton Road in Springfield for a commercial burglary alarm. The complainant reported seeing someone attempting to enter the…

  • Burke Library Burglarized: Detectives Seek Community’s Assistance in Identifying Suspect

    Burke Library Burglarized: Detectives Seek Community’s Assistance in Identifying Suspect

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division are seeking the community’s help in identifying a suspect who stole electronics from a library in Burke. On October 28, at 9:46 a.m., officers responded to the 6400 block of Sydenstricker Road in Burke for a burglary report. The complainant reported that multiple electronics were…

  • UPDATE: FCPS Assistant Principal Charged with Failing to Report

    UPDATE: FCPS Assistant Principal Charged with Failing to Report

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau have charged an Assistant Principal for failing to report a special education teacher’s assault of multiple students. After a thorough investigation, detectives determined that complaints of White Oaks Elementary teacher, Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, of Fairfax, assaulting multiple students were reported to White Oaks…

  • Springfield Man Arrested for May Fatal Hit and Run in Newington

    Springfield Man Arrested for May Fatal Hit and Run in Newington

    West Springfield Police District—Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit have arrested a man who fled from a fatal hit and run motorcycle crash on May 12th in Newington. Detectives determined Michael Burghardt, 46, of Springfield was driving the 2022 BMW M440i involved in fatal hit and run crash in May. Preliminarily, detectives believe Burghardt was…

  • Detectives Seek Community’s Help Following Gun Store Burglary

    Detectives Seek Community’s Help Following Gun Store Burglary

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are asking for the community’s assistance after an overnight burglary at a gun store in Springfield. On September 18 at approximately 2:38 a.m., officers responded to a burglary that had just occurred at 7200 Fullerton Road at…

  • Detectives Seek Assistance to ID Suspects in Attempted Burglary of Gun Stores

    Detectives Seek Assistance to ID Suspects in Attempted Burglary of Gun Stores

    Fairfax County, VA – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division are investigating two attempted gun store burglaries at locations in Springfield and Lorton. On July 4 at 5:45 a.m., officers responded to a burglary alarm at Dominion Defense located at 7200 Fullerton Road in Springfield. Officers observed shattered glass from the store’s window.  The three…

  • Community’s Help Needed to Give Teeth to Dental Office Burglary Investigation

    Community’s Help Needed to Give Teeth to Dental Office Burglary Investigation

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division are investigating a burglary at a dental office in Annandale and seeking the community’s assistance. On June 24, officers responded to a burglary report in the 7600 block of Little River Turnpike in Annandale. Officers determined that on June 21 around 7 p.m., an…

  • FCPS Teacher Charged with Assault

    FCPS Teacher Charged with Assault

    West Springfield Police District –Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad arrested a White Oaks Elementary special education teacher for assaulting multiple students. On April 12, Child Protective Services received a referral that a teacher was seen assaulting a student at school. Detectives were notified and assumed the investigation. Detectives determined that between September…