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Published November 21, 2025 at 9:15AM | Updated November 21, 2025 at 9:46AM

Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano and Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi listen to crime survivors at the National Organization of Victim Advocacy's office in Old Town Alexandria on Nov. 19, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

As the federal government slashes public safety funding, including grants supporting programs for crime victims, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano joined other top prosecutors in Alexandria this week to hear stories from survivors.

For more than an hour on Wednesday (Nov. 19), Descano, Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Deghani-Tafti and Norfolk CA Ramin Fatehi listened to crime survivors at the National Organization of Victim Advocacy (510 King Street) headquarters, next door to the Alexandria Courthouse.

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Police: Four charged with teen’s stabbing in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 6, 2025 at 8:30AM

Herndon Police Department station (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Herndon police believe they have arrested everyone involved in the stabbing of a teen late last month, a department spokesperson says.

The 15-year-old boy was reportedly stabbed by three people at a home in the 600 block of Center Street around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. He was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, though his condition later stabilized.

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Fairfax City police investigate weekend crime spree by clothes-stealing ‘juveniles’

By Jared Serre

Published October 21, 2025 at 11:55AM

A City of Fairfax police vehicle in Old Town Fairfax (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The City of Fairfax Police Department is investigating multiple crimes believed to have been perpetrated by a group of “young adults and juveniles.”

Each of the incidents in question occurred over the past weekend at various different locations, the department announced yesterday (Monday).

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Man who punched Dulles Airport gate agent sentenced to prison, fined

By Jared Serre

Published October 10, 2025 at 10:00AM | Updated October 10, 2025 at 11:49AM

A United Airlines Express airplane taxis at Dulles International Airport (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A 54-year-old man who admitted to punching a gate agent at Dulles Airport earlier this year will spend two months in federal prison.

Yesterday (Thursday), U.S. District Court Judge Michael Nachmanoff also ordered Christopher Stuart Crittenden to pay $15,000 in restitution and a $5,000 fine as part of his sentence.

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Vienna Police: Man charged with chasing roommate with machete

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 29, 2025 at 11:45AM

A Vienna Police Department SUV with its lights on (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A resident of the Vienna Park Apartments was arrested last week after allegedly pursuing his roommate while holding a machete.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Patrick Street SE at 8:16 p.m. on last Monday (Sept. 22) for a “report of a man chasing his roommate with a machete,” the Town of Vienna Police Department said in its most recent weekly crime round-up.

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Five years later, FCPD still investigating unsolved Lorton murder

By Jared Serre

Published September 22, 2025 at 1:45PM

Unidentified suspects in a 2020 fatal Lorton shooting (photo via FCPD)

Local law enforcement continues to investigate a Lorton murder that occurred five years ago this week.

It is still unknown who fired the gunshot that struck and killed 37-year-old Leonard Brown in a residential neighborhood off of Richmond Highway on Sept. 21, 2020.

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Police investigating fatal shooting in Woodlawn after car break-in report

By Vernon Miles

Published September 22, 2025 at 8:30AM

Fairfax County Police Department vehicle (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in Woodlawn early on Sept. 19.

Scanner traffic indicated a car was spotted being broken into on the 3400 block of Buckman Road, a residential neighborhood.

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CEO convicted in Fairfax County’s largest wage theft case

By Vernon Miles

Published September 18, 2025 at 3:45PM

Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)

Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced today that Thomas Burns Sr., CEO of government contractor SP Global, Inc, will have to pay over $1 million in restitution.

According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Burns pleaded guilty to three felonies: two counts of wage theft of more than $10,000 and one count of conspiracy to commit wage theft. Burns was also sentenced to four years of incarceration with one suspended — technically four years for each charge, but sentences running concurrently.

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Fairfax man pleads guilty over threats to kill federal employees

By Jared Serre

Published September 9, 2025 at 8:30AM | Updated September 9, 2025 at 1:16PM

The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Fairfax man pleaded guilty yesterday (Monday) after he was accused of threatening to kill employees from both the U.S. Postal Service and Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Kenneth R. Woodard, 57, faces 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count each of making threatening communications over interstate commerce and threatening to kill a federal official, the Justice Department announced.

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Camera theft, arson at Herndon business park under investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 5, 2025 at 8:30AM | Updated September 5, 2025 at 4:04PM

Flags indicating Sunset Business Park in Herndon is open (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

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.