The following release is from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An El Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty today in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in 2016. According to court documents, Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 years
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Read moreUpdated charges on 11/15/23 at 9:00 a.m. Franconia Police District – Two juveniles are in custody after a reckless discharge inside a McDonalds bathroom in Rose Hill. At 12 p.m. today, officers responded to the McDonalds at 5600 Franconia Road in Rose Hill for the report of a gunshot inside the bathroom of the restaurant. No one was injured and
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Officers searching the area find the suspect who attempted to rob two juveniles. At 5:36 p.m. on Sunday, two juvenile victims were near the Gum Springs Community Center when they were confronted by the suspect who displayed a firearm and demanded all their valuables. The two victims did not have any valuables, therefore – nothing
Read moreMason and Franconia Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a series of robberies from several gas stations. Detectives believe the four robberies are connected. In each robbery, two suspects entered the stores, went behind the counter and stole money and merchandise. No weapons were seen in the robberies. The first suspect was described as a
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