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Newington gun shop burglarized again; teen suspects arrested in Maryland

Published March 24, 2025 at 3:45PM

Two suspects in the March 24 burglary at Dominion Defense in Newington (screenshot via FCPD)

Two teenagers accused of ramming a vehicle through the doors of a Newington gun store before fleeing with nearly two dozen stolen firearms have been arrested.

Both 16 years old, the juveniles are believed to have been part of a three-person crew that burglarized Dominion Defense at 7200 Fullerton Road, Suite 2 around 1:30 a.m. today (Monday), swiping 21 firearms — 19 long guns and two handguns — from the store, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Where to find cherry blossom-inspired food and drinks in Fairfax County

By Jared Serre

Published March 24, 2025 at 1:15PM

Wren's cherry blossom options, including the Futomaki sushi roll, Sakura Milk Pudding and Yoshino specialty cocktail (photo courtesy of Wren)

With the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival getting started last week, multiple Fairfax County restaurants are getting in on D.C.’s fun.

Some eateries across the county are offering special dishes, drinks and more, while others are offering celebratory discounts.

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Missing Fairfax teen spotted in Fredericksburg, prompting school closures

By Jared Serre

Published March 21, 2025 at 11:15AM | Updated March 21, 2025 at 12:22PM

Fasihullah Safar (via Fredericksburg Police Department)

A missing Fairfax County teen was spotted earlier this week in Fredericksburg, local officials announced this morning (Friday).

Fasihullah Safar, 16, was seen “trespassing” on the grounds of James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg on Wednesday (March 19), the city’s schools and police said.

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Latin chicken restaurant chain still working on new Herndon location

By Jared Serre

Published March 21, 2025 at 9:45AM

A rendering of the proposed new Pollo Campero restaurant in Herndon (via Town of Herndon)

A Latin chicken restaurant chain is looking to redevelop a long-vacant property in Herndon for a new location, but they’ll need some help from town officials first.

Pollo Campero has proposed taking over the 28,000-square-foot site at 1131 Elden Street, which formerly housed Herndon Auto Care. But town officials need to sign off on the restaurant’s plans before that can happen.

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Woman who ran brothels out of Tysons, Merrifield apartments sentenced to prison

By Jared Serre

Published March 21, 2025 at 9:00AM

The Avalon Mosaic apartments in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A woman accused of using Tysons and Merrifield apartments as part of a “high-end brothel network” on the East Coast will spend the next four years in federal prison.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Han Lee, 42, of Massachusetts, “led one of the most successful prostitution networks on the east coast of the United States.”

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UPDATED: Man taken into custody after barricade incident at CIA HQ in McLean

By Angela Woolsey and Jared Serre

Published March 19, 2025 at 11:30AM | Updated March 19, 2025 at 4:14PM

The CIA headquarters at Langley seen from the air (staff photo)

Police set up a barricade at the CIA headquarters in McLean this morning (Wednesday) in response to a possibly armed man who appears to have been experiencing a mental health crisis.

Fairfax County police were dispatched shortly before 10 a.m. to assist the CIA police. Responders described a man with a gun to his head on a bench outside the facility’s security gate, according to the police scanner.

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Cold Stone Creamery locations in the works for Lincolnia, Lorton

By Jared Serre

Published March 19, 2025 at 11:15AM

The forthcoming Cold Stone Creamery in Lincolnia (staff photo by Jared Serre)

One of the world’s most popular brands for cold confections is targeting two Fairfax County neighborhoods.

Cold Stone Creamery, which already offers eight locations across the county, plans to open new stores in Lincolnia and Lorton, according to the county’s permitting portal.

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New sushi bar now open in Herndon shopping center

By Jared Serre

Published March 19, 2025 at 9:45AM

The new Sushi Kabuki restaurant in Herndon's Fox Mill Shopping Center (staff photo by Jared Serre)

After eight months without one, a new sushi spot has opened its doors in Herndon’s Fox Mill Shopping Center.

Sushi Kabuki began serving diners earlier this month at 2533 John Milton Drive — ironically, the former home of Mari Sushi Bar & Lounge, which closed in July. Signage for the new restaurant first appeared at the storefront back in October.

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Ex-Reston resident pleads guilty to sexually exploiting two children

By Jared Serre

Published March 18, 2025 at 1:15PM

The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (file photo)

A man accused of distributing sexually explicit images of two minors while living in Reston pleaded guilty yesterday (Tuesday) to exploiting children.

Now a South Carolina resident, Christopher George Schoenmann, 43, created child sexual abuse material and traded it to a Minnesota man in exchange for sexually explicit photos of his own children during a three-year period, federal prosecutors said.

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Man sentenced to 1 year in jail for fatal Route 29 crash in 2023

By Jared Serre

Published March 18, 2025 at 8:15AM

Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A 23-year-old who admitted to driving while under the influence when he struck and killed another motorist in Centreville will spend the next year in jail.

Gabriel Rincon of Fairfax was sentenced Friday (March 14) to a total of 11 years for the December 2023 crash that killed Sohail Iqbal, a 30-year-old Manassas man, on Route 29 near Stringfellow Road.