Good Samaritan Intervenes During Sexual Assault of Teenage Girl

Franconia Police District – A good Samaritan intervened Thursday night after witnessing a man sexually assault a teenage girl in the 7000 block of Backlick Court in Springfield. Officers responded around 7 p.m. and took 25-year-old Arjun Dhimal into custody.  Preliminarily, detectives believe Dhimal, who was unknown to the victim, approached her on a neighborhood sidewalk and sexually assaulted her.

Man Arrested after Attacking Jogger in Franconia Neighborhood – Detectives Seeking Additional Information

Franconia Police District – Detectives are asking for the public’s help after a Centreville man was arrested yesterday morning in the Island Creek neighborhood. Officers responded to the 6600 block of Audrey Kay Court around 10:30 a.m. after a woman was assaulted by a man unknown to her.  The woman was jogging on a trail near the end of Thomas Grant

Chantilly Man Charged with Rape

Sully Police District – A 19-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for sexually assaulting a woman in the 4200 block of Airline Parkway in Chantilly. Officers responded around 1 a.m. when a woman reported being approached by an unknown man on a neighborhood sidewalk. The man grabbed the woman and sexually assaulted her. Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau later identified

Detectives Seek Assistance Solving a 1995 Sexual Assault

McLean Police District – Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Cold Case Squad are seeking the public’s help as they continue to investigate a sexual assault that occurred nearly 25 years ago. In August of 1995, a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the 8100 block of Prescott Drive in Merrifield. The suspect entered her apartment while she was sleeping,

Ft. Belvoir Man Arrested for Unlawfully Filming Men in Home Depot Bathrooms – Detectives Seeking Additional Victims

A man is facing misdemeanor charges after detectives learned he was unlawfully filming men inside Home Depot bathrooms in October 2019. Dquarious Willis, 23, of Fort Belvoir, was arrested on April 8 following a two-month-long investigation that began when videos of unsuspecting men were found on Willis’ phone by Ft. Belvoir Military Police Officers. Detectives from our Mt. Vernon and

Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Battery Against Children at In-Home Daycare; Detectives Seek Information on Other Possible Victims

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad arrested Santiago Alvarado Garcia, 50, of Falls Church (Fairfax County), on Friday and charged him with three counts of aggravated sexual battery. Detectives were contacted on Thursday, March 26, after a child from Digna Alvarado Garcia Daycare disclosed that they had been inappropriately touched by Garcia. The

Fatal Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crash in Lorton

Franconia Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of 28-year-old Joseph Lanza, of Lorton. Officers responded to the report of a crash involving a pedestrian in the 10000 block of Old Colchester Road on Saturday around 4:35 p.m.