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  • Man Arrested for Stealing from Church

    Man Arrested for Stealing from Church

    West Springfield Police District – A 61-year-old man has been arrested for stealing from churches throughout the National Capital Region. On June 28, our officers responded to the Saint Mary’s of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax for a man who stole a purse from a car in the parking lot. The man used stolen credit…

  • Man Arrested in Springfield Domestic-Related Stabbing

    Man Arrested in Springfield Domestic-Related Stabbing

    West Springfield Police District – Jose Heber Hernandez Mejia, 49, was arrested this morning in South Carolina. Yesterday at 12:13 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 5200 block of Rolling Road in Springfield for the report of a stabbing. Officers found Evelin Molina deceased in an upstairs bedroom suffering from multiple stab wounds…

  • Motorcyclist Killed in Crash in Burke

    West Springfield Police District – A 31-year-old Springfield man has died following a crash that occurred at 6:39 p.m. yesterday on Burke Center Parkway east of Ox Road in Burke. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit have preliminarily determined a 2020 Honda motorcycle was traveling west on Burke Center Parkway. The driver of a 2016 Mercedes C4…

  • Media Alert: Joint Press Conference with Federal Partners to Discuss Lorton Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Causing Death 

    West Springfield Police District – Chief Kevin Davis, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica D. Aber, and Washington Field Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault with the Federal Bureau of Investigations will hold a press conference to discuss the sentencing of Julian Velasquez, 36, of Lorton. The press conference will…

  • Detectives investigate domestic-related murder-suicide in Fairfax

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau continue to investigate after a couple was found dead inside their home in Fairfax. Just prior to 3 p.m. on May 14 officers arrived in the 10400 block of Stallworth Court for a welfare check. Upon investigating, they found Madeline Bregman, 76, and Michael…

  • FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH IN BURKE

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred around 6:30 p.m. last night on Guinea Road at Olley Lane in Burke. Preliminarily, detectives determined Llyod Ingram, 58, of Burke, was crossing Guinea Road from north to south at Olley Lane inside the crosswalk. The…

  • PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON OX ROAD IN LORTON

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, on Ox Road near Workhouse Road in Lorton. Preliminarily, detectives determined Victor Savier Barillas Delao, 28, of Alexandria, was crossing mid-block on Ox Road from east to west, near Workhouse…

  • Warrants Obtained for Former Burke Pastor

    Warrants Obtained for Former Burke Pastor

    West Springfield Police District – A former pastor at the Pilgrim Community Church in Burke has been charged for multiple sex offenses. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad began their investigation in August after a juvenile victim disclosed unlawful sexual contact by the pastor. Detectives learned Sung Woo Hong, known as “Pastor…

  • Driver from Nov. 2021 Fatal Crash Charged

    West Springfield Police District – Yesterday, detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit obtained an arrest warrant for the driver of the 2016 Dodge Ram in the Nov. 6 fatal crash involving a 51-year-old passenger. Michael Lindenburg, 40, of Woodbridge, was charged with reckless driving.  Lindenburg was served with a summons releasable warrant. (Originally published on Nov. 8, 2021)…

  • Music Teacher Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery of a Minor 

    West Springfield Police District –Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad have arrested a 69-year-old man for aggravated sexual battery against a juvenile that occurred between 2010 and 2013. The investigation began in March after the victim disclosed the unlawful sexual contact to a therapist. Detectives were then notified and determined Roger McKay, of Fairfax,…

  • Passenger Dies Following Saturday Crash in Fairfax Station

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate after a 51-year-old man died following a crash that occurred after 8 p.m. Saturday evening in Fairfax Station. Detectives determined the driver a 2002 Nissan Frontier was attempting to make a left turn onto Freds Oak Road from northbound Fairfax County…

  • Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Fairfax Station

    West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred around 7:07 p.m. yesterday evening in Fairfax Station. A 2020 Buick Enclave was traveling northbound on Ox Road. The driver attempted a left turn onto westbound Henderson Road on a flashing yellow signal. A 2021 Kawasaki…