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One man was hospitalized after being shot by a Fairfax County police officer in Burke last night (Sunday).

Officers responded to the 9700 block of Church Way around 10:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a man armed with a weapon — later identified as a chainsaw, according to scanner traffic.


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Three men believed to be part of an “organized burglary crew” were arrested earlier this month after allegedly burglarizing a home in Kingstowne.

Officers responded to the 6500 block of Kelsey Point Circle on Sept. 17 after a resident returned home to find the domicile “left in disarray” and the theft of approximately $30,000 worth of property, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.


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A 30-year-old man accused of brandishing a firearm in a Groveton store earlier this month has been arrested.

The Fairfax County Police Department took the suspect, an Alexandria resident, into custody shortly after the Sept. 12 incident, the department said Wednesday.


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A 34-year-old man faces 10 years in prison after being accused of stealing a bulldozer from a McLean construction site and selling it online.

Dushon Raynard Sheperd, of Michigan, is awaiting extradition to Fairfax County after being arrested in Kentucky earlier this week. He’s been charged with one count of larceny by false pretense.


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A suspect in an early-hours shooting this morning in Fairfax County’s Dranesville neighborhood has been arrested, police said.

The unnamed suspect was taken into custody around 5:50 a.m., less than an hour after a man sustained gunshot wounds in the 12700 block of Fantasia Drive, according to scanner traffic.


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A physical therapist employed by Inova Health System has been charged with sexually assaulting one of his patients.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, officers were called to Inova’s Center for Personalized Health campus on Innovation Park Drive in Merrifield at 12:28 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 8) after a woman reported being sexually assaulted by her physical therapist during an appointment.


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Fairfax County police are investigating an apparent case of deadly domestic violence that occurred in West Falls Church late last month.

Ana Maria Mena Membreno of Alexandria died last week (Sept. 5) after being transported to a local hospital in life-threatening condition days earlier, the Fairfax County Police Department said.


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An Annandale man has been charged with murder after allegedly assaulting another man who later died from his injuries.

Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department began investigating the death of Elmer Castro — a 32-year-old man with no fixed address — on Aug. 12 after the Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office reported the circumstances as suspicious.


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Local police recently arrested a man who’s believed to be behind multiple criminal incidents targeting the Sunset Business Park in Herndon, including two arson attempts.

The Herndon Police Department (HPD) dispatched officers to 268 Sunset Park Drive at 5:17 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 1) for a larceny after a security camera was reportedly stolen from one of the storefronts.


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An Alexandria man was arrested earlier this week in connection to a carjacking in the Groveton neighborhood of Fairfax County.

David Rodney Lewis II, 34, is accused of assaulting a delivery driver in the 3300 block of Lockheed Blvd before jumping into the victim’s vehicle and driving off, the Fairfax County Police Department says.


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