Virginia State Police investigating after shots fired on I-66 in Prince William County
Virginia State Police are investigating after shots were fired on I-66 Monday morning.
Veronica Youngblood sentenced to 78 years in prison for killing daughters in Virginia
A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison.
Megan Hargan's retrial ends in guilty verdict
A jury has found a woman guilty of murdering her mother and sister, whose 2017 deaths were initially believed to be a murder-suicide.
Jury deliberations in trial of Virginia woman accused of killing mother, sister will enter a second day
Jury deliberations in the murder trial of a northern Virginia woman will enter a second day.
Fairfax County police crack down on organized retail theft: Multiple NYC rings busted in a week
Fairfax County Police Department's Tysons Urban Team has been busy. Three different organized retail theft groups have been busted in Fairfax County within the past week.
Suspected organized retail theft ring busted in Tysons, $15K worth of stolen merchandise recovered
A trio from New York were busted in Virginia, after police say the thieves took over $15,000 worth of stolen merchandise.
DMV Crime Watch: Fairfax PD solves 1994 murder, fugitive remains on the loose, teen arrested in fatal shooting
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Man robbed of cell phones by crooks posing as buyers he met on Offer Up app: police
Police in Fairfax County are warning residents who use online marketplaces for sales and purchases after a man was robbed of two cell phones by two crooks posing as buyers online.
Charges dropped against suspect in Chantilly sex battery case
A Fairfax County judge has dropped the charges against a suspected serial sex assault suspect accused of multiple attacks.
72-year-old charged after touching minor inappropriately in Fairfax
According to the City of Fairfax Police, 72-year-old Timoteo Aleman has been arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery.
Local police departments explore new recruiting efforts, look to Latino communities to pick up staff
Prince George’s County Police tells FOX 5 they’re planning to recruit in Puerto Rico as departments across expand their reach trying to compete for the best recruits amid staffing shortages and rising crime.
Man charged with sexual battery of minor, police looking for additional victims
A Burke man was charged with the sexual battery of a minor from earlier this month.
Driver dragged by armed carjackers who rear-ended him before stealing vehicle: police
Authorities say a driver was dragged by a group of armed carjackers who rear-ended him before stealing his vehicle early Monday morning in Fairfax County.
Cash, guns, fentanyl seized in Fairfax County over end of summer
Thousands in cash, piles of fentanyl and opiate pills, and several handguns were seized by Fairfax County detectives over the end of the summer, officials say.
Police investigating after naked man broke into Springfield home, passed out and died
Fairfax County police are investigating what led up to the death of a man who broke into a Springfield home while naked and passed out.
Fairfax County Public Schools changes grading policy for students who don't turn in assignments
The district says teachers can now give students zeroes for assignments that aren’t turned in.
Fairfax County police make arrest in grisly 1994 homicide thanks to DNA break through
Police in Fairfax County say after nearly three decades, an arrest has been made in the brutal stabbing death of a mother whose body was found inside her Springfield home.
Multi-vehicle crash on I-66 causes major delays in Fairfax
Authorities say a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate-66 has caused major delays Friday morning in Fairfax.
Driver slams car into Springfield Soccer shop; medical emergency suspected
A woman is in a hospital after nearly hitting more than a dozen people and plowing her car into a northern Virginia soccer business.
Stolen car bursts into flames after crashing into home in Lorton sparking fire
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody after a stolen car plowed into a home in Fairfax County early Thursday morning.