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Man Accused Of Killing Ex, Violating Protective Order Arrested In Prince George's County: PD
The Maryland man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend during a domestic incident near her workplace has been taken into county in Prince George's County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Tylen Jennings, 30, has been charged with murder and other offenses for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Anesha Isaacs in Annandale, who died at the hospital after being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers were called at around 4:45 p.m. to the 3200 block of Woodburn Road near the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus when Isaacs called to report that Jennings was…
Police & Fire
Virginia Bank Robber Busted In Maryland With Assist From 'Eye In The Sky,' Police Say
A police helicopter is being credited for helping investigators in Maryland apprehend a bank robber who held up a Wells Fargo in Virginia on Friday morning. Michael Allen Reid, 61, crossed over state lines from his Maryland home on March 1, when he walked into the bank branch on Walker Road in Great Falls, took out a gun, demanded cash, and fled in a vehicle. The bank robber in Fairfax County Fairfax County Police However, he was no match for the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers canvassed the area and spotted Reid's Acura blowing through a red light while speeding near I-495,…
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Virginia Bank Robber Arrested In Montgomery County, Police Say
A person who robbed a bank in Virginia was taken into custody after crossing over state lines into Montgomery County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday morning to Wells Fargo on Walker Road in Great Falls, where a man took out a gun, demanded cash, and left in a vehicle. He didn't make it far. A spokesperson from the department confirmed that the bank robber was taken into custody with an assist from a police helicopter, quick-thinking officers, and backup from the Montgomery County Police Department. BANK ROB…
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Armed Kidnappers Drove Victim To His Virginia Home, Fled Back To District Heights: DC Police
Two men who terrorized someone looking to sell them items after meeting on social media are wanted for an armed kidnapping on Sunday morning in Northwest DC. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they seek the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him to Virginia before dropping him off in Maryland, according to officials. Police say that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, the victim arranged to meet with a man he met while using social media to sell him items. The two agreed to meet at 25th Street and L S…
Police & Fire
District Man Wanted For Role In Maryland Murder Arrested In Virginia, Police Say
A District man wanted for murder in Maryland has been apprehended in Virginia one day an alert was issued by police seeking the public's assistance in apprehending him. Hakeem Earnest Sampson, 27, was arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and charged in connection to the murder of young father Michael Isaih Olaniyi in July 2022 in the 300 block of North Market Street in Frederick County, authorities announced. 🚨 Murder suspect apprehended! Our #FCPD Franconia officers, detectives and members of our Special Operations Division coordinated to …
Police & Fire
Four Pounds Of Meth, 13 Guns Seized During Search Of Prince George's County Home: Police
More than a dozen weapons and four pounds of meth are off the streets following a bust in Fairfax County, police say. Michael Bond, 33, of Maryland, and Sterling resident Anne Sue Hyun Lee, 26, have been charged in connection to a December robbery that resulted in the seizure of 13 guns and several pounds of meth, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Tuesday. Late last month, officers were called to the Residence Inn on Old Courthouse Road in Vienna, where Lee and Bond allegedly brandished weapons and pistol-whipped their victim before stealing cash. Following the investigatio…
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Thieves Busted Returning To Scene Of The Crime At Tysons Corner Center
A group of suspicious people who returned to the scene of their crime in Fairfax County went back to the well one too many times, police say. Members of the Fairfax County Police Department were advised over the weekend by employees at Diesel inside Tysons Corner Center in McLean about a suspicious group who had previously made fraudulent purchases at the store weeks ago. Detectives who are familiar with the case responded to the store, where they apprehended five people and recovered a USPS mail tote and three USPS post office box keys inside their vehicle. Further investigation also led …
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DC Predator Targeting Children On Social Media Arrested For Soliciting Minor In VA: Police
Police in Fairfax County are looking for additional victims after a DC man was arrested for soliciting a minor through social media. The Fairfax County Police Department received a report last week after a child was in touch with a grown man named "Alex" through Snapchat and received multiple illicit images from him as he attempted to convince the child to meet him at an area shopping center. Following that call, detectives from the department began investigating and reviewing digital evidence, officials said, which linked them to District resident Brian Dolan, whose identity was confirmed …
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Prince George's Fraudsters Hit With 65 Charges Following Bust At Virginia Apple Store: Police
A group of fraudsters from Maryland tried their luck one too many times and found themselves behind bars, unable to enjoy the fruits of their ill-gotten gains in Fairfax County. On Friday, the Fairfax County Police Department announced that three people have been hit with a total of 65 criminal charges after finally being busted attempting to use stolen credit cards at the Apple Store in Tysons Corner. Those charged: Jose Angel Santos, 20, of Hyattsville; Juan Jose Ruiz Leiva, 21, of Riverdale; Genesis Flores Caceres, 18, of Hyattsville. Earlier this week, detectives were aler…
News
Escaped Inmate In Virginia Linked To Armed Carjacking In Maryland Captured: DOC
An escaped inmate out of Virginia who was wanted in Montgomery County for an armed carjacking is back in custody, authorities announced. The Virginia Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday that Naseem Roulack, 21, was arrested at around 9 a.m. by members of the Fairfax County Police Department and the US Marshals Service. Officials say that the bust was reported at a hotel in the 6700 block of Commerce Street in Springfield. Roulack was wanted in connection to an armed carjacking in Montgomery County on Friday, Spet. 1, after he escaped from the Virginia Department of Corre…
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Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats
Sunday services were less than holy on Sunday morning as police in Virginia and Maryland investigated threats of violence, authorities say. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, is facing charges after a joint investigation into alleged threats at the Park Valley Church in Haymarket on Sunday, Sept. 24. Investigators say that the Fairfax County Police Department alerted authorities in Prince William County about a tipster in Anne Arundel County about a man in Laurel who posted "suspicious and concerning" posts that were made on Instagram made by Jiang. The threats included "vague threats of…
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Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From Chevy Chase Saks Fifth Ave
A Philadelphia-based retail theft crew was busted with $15,000 in luxury items swiped from Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Virginia and Maryland, authorities said. Ericka Williams, 26, Amin Shamsid-Deen, 30, and Tunisia Amina Shamsid-Deen, 32, were found with Givenchy and Louis Vuitton bags and YSL perfume all totaling approximately $15,000, when police in Fairfax County stopped them on Thursday, July 13. Stolen merchFairfax County PD The crew had just left the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chevy Chase, MD, with the luxury items, and fled in a gold Chevrolet Impala with Pennsylvania tags, poli…
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DCF Worker Rapes, Sodomizes Victim In Virginia: Police
A 35-year-old Fairfax County Department of Family Services employee has been arrested after raping and sodomizing a victim, authorities announced. Ernest Melo, of Centreville, met with the victim — a stranger — at a restaurant just outside of Fairfax County Wednesday night, June 28, the Fairfax County Police Department said. The two went back to the victim’s house in the Mount Vernon Police District, where Melo raped and sexually assaulted the victim, authorities said. The rape was reported to police Saturday, July 1, and detectives from the department's Major Crimes Bureau obtained a…
News
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said. What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said. The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said. Two days …
News
'He Had His Demons': Thief Killed In Tysons Corner Police Shooting Remembered
While Timothy Johnson had his demons, he certainly did not deserve to die over a pair of sunglasses, those who knew him said. The 37-year-old Washington DC resident was killed by police officers as he fled from them outside of the Tysons Corner Shopping Center last month, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davi said. "Tim wasn't perfect. He suffered from personal demons and mental health issues," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched by Fairfax County NAACP President Michelle Leete. "But Tim certainly didn't deserve to die over sunglasses stolen from a department store." A father of two, Joh…
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Police ID Man, Woman Killed In Double Fatal Incident In Fairfax County
Police have released additional information after two people were killed on Friday and two others were taken custody during a double fatal in Fairfax County. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called on Friday, Feb. 24 to the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Reston, where a 911 caller advised that a man had been shot and a woman stabbed inside the home. Officers are in the 13200 block of Stable Brook Wy in Reston for a shooting. Prelim, a woman was inside a home when she was stabbed. An occupant shot the suspect. One person declared deceased. One taken to hospital…
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House Of Horrors: Two Dead, Two In Custody Following Fairfax County Shooting, Stabbing: Police
Two people are dead on Friday and two others are in custody after a double fatal homicide at a Fairfax County home nestled in an otherwise quiet cul-de-sac, police said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called on Friday, Feb. 24 to the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Reston, where a 911 caller advised that a man had been shot and a woman stabbed inside the home. Officers are in the 13200 block of Stable Brook Wy in Reston for a shooting. Prelim, a woman was inside a home when she was stabbed. An occupant shot the suspect. One person declared deceased. One taken…
News
Police ID Designer Sunglass Thief Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Tysons Corner
A pair of designer sunglasses led to the fatal officer-involved shooting in Fairfax County outside of the Tysons Corner Shopping Center earlier this week, according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis. Washington, DC resident Timothy McCree Johnson, 37, who police say has a lengthy history with law enforcement, was shot and killed on Wednesday, Feb. 22 by officers as he attempted to run from Nordstrom after stealing the shades. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officers from the Tyson Urban Team assigned to the shopping center were advised by an asset protection agent at Nor…
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Here's What We Know About The Fatal Fairfax County Officer-Involved Shooting At Tysons Corner
A “man known very well to law enforcement” who has a violent criminal history died at an area hospital after being shot by officers as he attempted to evade a shoplifting arrest at the Tysons Corner Shopping Center in Fairfax County on Wednesday night. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said late on Wednesday, Feb. 22 that a man struck during an officer-involved shooting has died from his injuries after taking officers on an approximate quarter-mile pursuit. Suspect was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Chief Davis will provide an update from the scene shortly. — Fairfax County…
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House Wins: Luck Runs Out For Gaming Machine Thieves From Maryland Targeting VA Stores
Two brazen gaming machine bandits from Maryland are in police custody in Virginia following a rash of thefts from area convenience stores, the Fairfax County Police Department announced. For weeks, Maryland residents Leonard Jones, 59, and Terrell Hardy, 35, have been wanted by the department after stealing gaming machines from 7-Eleven stores throughout Fairfax County during a spree that started at the end of December. Thieves target gaming machines at convenience stores. https://t.co/VPfiXzbTUO #FCPD pic.twitter.com/rjyfEc5UGV — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) January 24, 202…
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Serial Bank Robber From MD Busted Targeting Wells Fargo In VA, Police Say
It took members of the Fairfax County Police Department just hours to identify and locate a wanted Mercedes-Benz-driving bank robbery suspect from Maryland. Zachary Allen Hunter, 37, has been implicated in multiple bank robberies in the National Capital Region, according to members of the Fairfax County Police Department, who announced his arrest on Thursday, Dec. 29. According to police, shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, Hunter entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch on North Point Village Center in Reston, where he implied he had a firearm and passed a note to a teller demandi…
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Two Pedestrians In Nearby DMV Counties Killed In Separate Crashes Hours Apart: Police
Two pedestrians were killed in the DMV area overnight as police investigate a pair of separate fatal crashes in Fairfax and Prince George’s County that happened within hours of each other. First, in Maryland, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, to the area of the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near East Swann Creek Road, where a pedestrian had been struck. Officials say that the driver of the striking vehicle remained at the site of the collision during the investigation into the crash, but the woman who …
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia For Fatally Shooting Maryland Man
Authorities are on the hunt for a Virginia gunman accused of fatally shooting a Maryland man. Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott, 43, of Mount Vernon, is wanted on a second-degree murder charge and firearm offenses in the Sunday, Oct. 2 killing of 31-year-old Brandon Wims of Maryland, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers were called around 7 a.m. to the 5800 block of St Gregorys Lane in Mount Vernon on a report of gunshots, they said. While on their way to the scene, cops say they learned that the shooting victim was taken to Fairfax Hospital. Wims was pronounced d…
Schools
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash
What started off as a fun holiday outing for a group of students in Virginia led to a host of charges for their bus driver, who is in hot trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the way back from a pumpkin patch, police say. Maryland resident Troy Reynolds, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for a child after crashing a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back to Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC following a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. Original Story: DC Students' Fi…
Sports
Former NBA Star Delonte West Arrested Again In Virginia Parking Lot: Reports
Delonte West's post-NBA career took another turn for the worse following his latest arrest in Virginia, this time for trespassing in a vehicle and trying to run away from police, according to reports. On Saturday, Oct. 15, police say that officers from the Fairfax County Police Department found the 39-year-old former NBA star trespassing in a vehicle in the 7400 block of Fordson Road in Arlington. When they attempted to apprehend him, it is alleged that West attempted to flee before he was quickly apprehended. The incident was first reported by TMZ. West, a Washington, DC native, was char…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Working IT For Fairfax County Busted For Elaborate Embezzlement Scheme, Police Say
A Maryland man who worked in the IT department for Fairfax County in Virginia is facing charges for an elaborate embezzlement scheme that saw him walk away with more than 150 Wi-Fi routers, authorities announced. Kevin Jefferson, 43, was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department following a two-week investigation into the disappearance of 178 Mist Wi-Fi Access point routers from the Fairfax County’s Department of Information and Technology. Officials noted that a company in Massachusetts was also found to be in possession of 112 of the county’s routers. It is alleged that Jefferson…
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Update
: Person Killed After Shooting In Virginia, Suspect In Custody: Police
A suspect is in custody in Fairfax County after a reported shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries that he later died from, according to police. Officers responded to a shooting in the 7400 block of Vernon Square Drive in Hybla Valley at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, where there was a reported shooting, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department said. Upon arrival, officers said that they found the shooting victim with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The victim was transported to an area trauma center in life-threatening condition,…
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Police ID Man Who Grabbed Preteen While Displaying Knife In Alexandria
A 22-year-old man who allegedly approached a group of juveniles playing near an apartment building in Fairfax County, displayed a knife, and grabbed a minor has been apprehended, authorities announced. Less than 24 hours after there was a report of a potential attempted abduction, the department announced the arrest of Centreville resident Kevin Moran-Perez, who was wanted in connection to an incident in the 5000 block of Caryn Court in Alexandria on Wednesday, Aug. 24. It is alleged that Moran-Perez displayed a knife and grabbed a preteen by the hand, police investigators said. The juvenil…
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Apprehended After Grabbing Child In Virginia: Police (
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A potentially scary scene nearly played out in Virginia when a man brandishing a knife attempted to grab hold of a child, police announced. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 5000 block of Caryn Court in Alexandria at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, where there was a report of a potential abduction, according to authorities. Officials said that the man - whose name has not been released - displayed a knife and grabbed a child by the hand before the kid broke free from his grasp and the man attempted to flee. The child was not injured in the i…
Police & Fire
Sexual Assault In Region Under Investigation After Woman Attacked Overnight: Police
A sexual assault suspect is at large in Virginia after allegedly abusing his sleeping victim while armed with a knife in her apartment, according to police officials. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department in Reston as they continue to investigate an alleged assault on Sunday, Aug. 21 in the 2200 block of Lovedale Lane. Officers were called to an apartment at around 11:50 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a report of a woman who was sexually assaulted. The victim was asleep and awoke to a man standing inside her apartment, police said. He then allegedly threatene…
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Pedestrian From Maryland Killed In Fairfax County Three-Car Collision
A 62-year-old man from Maryland was killed while walking through a Fairfax parking lot, police said. Sometime before 8:40 a.m. on August 18, two vehicles were traveling in the same lane on Wilson Boulevard, when they collided as they both attempted to change lanes, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. This caused one of the cars to go off the road and into an adjacent parking lot, where the driver struck and killed the pedestrian, Albert Sweat, officials said. After hitting Sweat, the car continued onto a median and hit another car, before stopping in a mulch bed, author…
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