Toddler Abducted From Fair Oaks Mall Play Area, Suspect Caught With Stolen Car: Police Toddler Abducted From Fair Oaks Mall Play Area, Suspect Caught With Stolen Car: Police
Toddler Abducted From Fair Oaks Mall Play Area, Suspect Caught With Stolen Car: Police A man accused of abducting a toddler from a play area inside a Virginia mall didn’t get far before police tracked him down at a nearby hotel, authorities said. Andres Caceres Jaldin, 26, of no fixed address, is facing serious charges after Fairfax County Police say he picked up a little girl and tried to walk away with her at the Fair Oaks Shopping Center around 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 18. The child’s parent quickly intervened on the second level of the mall and got the girl back unharmed, according to police. The suspect fled the area before officers arrived. That’s when the hunt began…
Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING) Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING)
Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (Developing) Three workers were injured after a building under construction collapsed in Virginia, officials said. Firefighters from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Fairfax Fire Department rushed to the 3500 block of Cedar Lane shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, following reports of a structural collapse at a construction site. Crews from the agency's Technical Rescue Operations Team and other emergency responders worked together to stabilize the scene and assist the victims. Three people were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The nature and extent o…
Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police
Road-Raging BMW Driver Opens Fire In Virginia With Child In Car, Teens In SUV: Police A man opened fire on a father in front of two teenagers during a Fairfax road rage incident — all while driving with a young child in his own car, Virginia State Police said. Police are now searching for the gunman in a disturbing June shooting on I-395 that happened in broad daylight with children in both vehicles. The incident began around 9:12 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, along Interstate 395 southbound near Route 236 in Fairfax County, when the driver of a brown 1999 Chevy Suburban reportedly may have cut off a black BMW 5-series sedan, according to Virginia State Police. Both vehicles co…
Westminster, DC Drivers Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police Westminster, DC Drivers Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police
Westminster, DC Drivers Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: State Police A Maryland woman and a DC man are dead after a wrong-way crash on the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia, Virginia State Police announced. Tremayne Gross, 24, of Washington, DC, and Meghan Elizabeth Mathis, 32, of Westminster, were both killed in a head-on crash early Sunday morning, July 6, on I-495 in Fairfax County, according to state police. Investigators said the crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the northbound Express Lanes near mile marker 48. Gross was driving a 2017 Ford Edge southbound in the northbound lanes when he slammed into Mathis’ 2004 Jeep Patriot, police said. …
‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: 16 Men Arrested In Virginia Trying To Meet Minors For Sex: Police ‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: 16 Men Arrested In Virginia Trying To Meet Minors For Sex: Police
‘To Catch A Predator’ Sting: 16 Men Arrested In Virginia Trying To Meet Minors For Sex: Police Sixteen men — including suspects from Virginia, Maryland, and Canada — were busted in a months-long undercover sting targeting online predators in Fairfax County, police announced. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) wrapped up the operation this week, arresting 16 suspects who allegedly arranged to meet minors for sex after chatting with undercover officers online, officials said. The men — ages 20 to 65 — showed up in the county, or planned to, expecting to commit sex acts with children. Instead, they were met by detectives from CEXU and t…
Crash On I-95 In Fairfax County Backs Up Traffic For Miles: VDOT Crash On I-95 In Fairfax County Backs Up Traffic For Miles: VDOT
Crash On I-95 In Fairfax County Backs Up Traffic For Miles: VDOT A multi-vehicle crash on I-95 North brought traffic to a crawl in Fairfax County on Tuesday morning, with delays stretching for miles as emergency crews responded. The crash happened at mile marker 165, near the VA-7 interchange, around 11 a.m. on July 1, Virginia Department of Transportation officials said.  At least one lane and the left shoulder were shut down, with multiple emergency vehicles seen on scene. “On I-95 at mile marker 165 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to a multi-vehicle crash. The north left shoulder and left lane are closed,” VDOT said. …
Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say
Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say A 21-year-old Centreville man is facing multiple charges after being accused of exposing himself during a series of disturbing incidents along trails in a Northern Virginia neighborhood, authorities said. Osman Quintana Herrara was arrested on Thursday, June 26, and charged with three counts of indecent exposure, Fairfax County Police announced on Monday, June 30. Police said officers first responded around 4:10 p.m. on April 24, to the area of Maple Run Lane and Middle Ridge Drive in Greenbriar for a report of a man who had exposed himself before running away.  Officers canvassed the…
Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials
Scooter-Riding Porch Pirate Busted In Fairfax County Days After Police Alert: Officials That didn’t take long. A New York man accused of swiping packages off porches in Fairfax County has been caught — days after detectives released surveillance photos and asked the public for help, police said. Luis Sena, 25, was riding an electric scooter in Hybla Valley when a patrol supervisor spotted him around 1 p.m. on June 25, near Sherwood Hall Lane, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Officers recognized Sena from photos released earlier in the week showing a man on a scooter stealing packages in Springfield and Annandale, police said. He was stopped in the 7900 bloc…
Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls' Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls'
Armed Man Caught At Church In Haymarket Before Mass Shooting Sentenced: 'Closest Of Calls' A Fairfax County man who planned to carry out a mass shooting during Sunday services at a Prince William County church has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, officials announced. Rui Jiang, 36, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 18, after being convicted earlier this year of attempting to carry out a mass shooting Park Valley Church in Haymarket, the US Attorney’s Office confirmed. Federal prosecutors said Jiang began posting threats online on the evening of Sept. 23, 2023, making it clear he planned to kill churchgoers the following morning. According to court documents, Jiang was …
Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police
Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police A man is in custody in Virginia after allegedly shooting someone he knew during a deadly argument earlier this month in Maryland, police announced. Aaron Zavier Jefferson, 33, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dequan Clinkscale, of Capitol Heights, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Saturday, June 7, at approximately 4:40 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Warfield Drive for the report of an unresponsive man in a parking garage. When they arrived, police found Clinkscale suffering from gunshot wounds.…
WATCH: Alligator Surprises Guests at Fairfax County Motel After Midnight WATCH: Alligator Surprises Guests at Fairfax County Motel After Midnight
Watch: Alligator Surprises Guests at Fairfax County Motel After Midnight A motel in Virginia had an unexpected guest on Monday morning as an alligator took in the sights. Police in Fairfax County released bodycam footage of a strange encounter, when a massive alligator was spotted making the rounds shortly after midnight on June 16 in the 5800 block of Richmond Highway. "Oh damn ... That is an alligator ... There is actually an alligator at the hotel," an officer can be heard telling dispatch over the radio. What’s poppin’? A gator at your motel door, apparently. 🐊 pic.twitter.com/JJ1I8DFOSh — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) June 16, 2025 The offi…
Fairfax County Boosts Security Around Elected Officials After Deadly Minnesota Shooting Fairfax County Boosts Security Around Elected Officials After Deadly Minnesota Shooting
Fairfax County Boosts Security Around Elected Officials After Deadly Minnesota Shooting Fairfax County Police officials are stepping up security around lawmakers after a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at elected officials in Minnesota, authorities announced. In response to the targeted shooting of Minnesota officials by a suspect posing as law enforcement, Fairfax County Police said they’re increasing patrols near the homes of local legislators — even though there is no specific threat here. “The FCPD senior leadership team convened this morning to review the known circumstances of the targeted attacks on elected officials in Minnesota by a gunman impersonating…