UPDATE: Investigation Underway Following In-Custody Death

We are actively investigating an in-custody death in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Patrol officers from our Franconia and Mount Vernon District Stations responded to the 4300 block of Mission Court for an overdose call for service at 4:32 yesterday afternoon involving 31-year-old Christopher Paul who was experiencing either a mental or medical health episode. A family member was

Investigation Underway Following In-Custody Death

*** Chief Roessler plans to brief the media at Public Safety Headquarters (12099 Government Center Parkway) at 11:30 this morning in the Press Briefing Room on the 2nd Floor*** We are actively investigating an in-custody death in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Patrol officers from our Franconia District Station responded to a domestic call for service at 4:35 yesterday

Update on Partially Decomposed Remains Found in Springfield

Franconia Police District – The body part found in the backyard of a home last weekend is now believed to possibly be that of a bear. Officers were called to the 5900 block of Brunswick Street in Springfield last Saturday after a resident found what appeared to be a decomposing human foot. Photographs of the suspected body part were sent

Eye in the Sky Helps Catch Carjackers

Franconia Police District – Two teens are facing several charges after our eye in the sky, Fairfax 1, helped officers on the ground nab them. An investigation shows 19-year-old Andonis Martinez Turcios and a 17-year-old, both of Alexandria, stole a Honda Accord yesterday morning from a driveway of a Prince William County home. They drove to the 6700 block of

Fatal Crash in Alexandria Area of Fairfax County

Franconia Police District – A 23-year-old man from Fredericksburg died this morning after losing control of his car and striking a tree. Officers responded to the area of 6700 Telegraph Road in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County this morning around 1 a.m. for the report of a single car crash. Once on scene, they located a Honda Civic. The

Detectives Investigating Discovery of Human Foot in Springfield

Franconia Police District – A resident called officers to the 5900 block of Brunswick Street in Springfield at noon today for possible human remains found in their backyard. Officers arrived and observed a partially decomposed human foot. Investigators are unclear of the race or gender associated with the remains at this time. Officers and detectives canvassed the neighborhood to determine

Detectives Investigating Fatal Crash in Springfield

Franconia Police District –  Officers were called to the scene of a crash in the 7700 block of Loisdale Road yesterday, just before 12:30 p.m.  Officers found that a 2006 Ford Ranger being driven by 73-year-old James Jones, of Manassas, was traveling south on Loisdale Road.  He then hit a jersey wall causing his car to travel into the northbound