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NEW: Teen charged with murder for fatal stabbing of coworker in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey
Young man with short black hair and earrings wearing a monochrome graphic t-shirt, outdoors beside a black SUV.
Police arrest Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos (via FCPD/X)

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Reston woman at Difficult Run Park in Great Falls on Monday (Aug. 17), the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday).

Maryland resident Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos was taken into custody this morning in Lanham after detectives determined he had “repeatedly” stabbed 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in her car and doused her in gasoline, intending to set her on fire, police officials said at a press conference.

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UPDATED: SUV crashes into gas line on Ox Road, prompting evacuations

By Angela Woolsey and Mary Stachyra Lopez
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Workers try to extract the vehicle that hit a gas line on Ox Road Wednesday (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

An SUV driving the wrong way crashed this morning (Wednesday) into a Washington Gas regulation station on Ox Road (Route 123) near Burke Centre Parkway in Fairfax Station, resulting in a gas leak that forced evacuations of a nearby school, day care and church.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) responded at around 10:57 a.m. to the intersection, where it was immediately clear that there was a leak, said Deputy Chief Dave Barlow.

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D.C. man pleads guilty to Bailey’s Crossroads carjackings, regional spree

By Mary Stachyra Lopez
A judge's gavel on a table (via Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)

A D.C. man could spend decades in prison following a guilty plea for his role in a series of carjackings across the region in 2024, including two locations in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Taurian Anderson, 21, pleaded guilty Monday (Aug. 17) to one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, one count of carjacking and aiding and abetting, and to two counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

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FCPD: Pedestrian killed in Metrobus crash had walk signal

By Angela Woolsey
Nighttime street scene with police cars flashing blue lights at a rain-soaked intersection, viewed from a glass-fronted building, CivicView logo top-left.
Police respond to a fatal pedestrian crash involving a Metrobus at Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road in Bailey's Crossroads (courtesy Dave Statter/X)

The pedestrian who died in a Metrobus crash in Bailey’s Crossroads on Sunday (Aug. 16) appears to have been properly following the rules of the road, police say.

An initial investigation found that Adam Ali, a 59-year-old Idylwood resident, had a “walk” signal and was using the crosswalk on Carlin Springs Road when a bus driver turning right from Columbia Pike struck him, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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FCPD: Man who fired gun in Reston’s Shadowood neighborhood in custody

By Angela Woolsey
Entrance to the Shadowood residential community: a brick planter with a sign, and a tree-lined curved road ahead with cars parked in the distance.
Entrance to the Shadowood Condominiums in Reston (via Google Maps)

A man who allegedly fired a gun in the area of Reston’s Shadowood Condominiums this morning (Monday) is now in police custody.

Police officers and medical responders with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to an address on Stoneview Square for a shooting at around 8:49 a.m., according to scanner traffic.

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UPDATED: Reston woman fatally stabbed near trails in Great Falls area

By Angela Woolsey
Two police officers stand on a tree‑lined road, one speaking at a microphone on a stand while the other watches nearby.
Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Jason Chandler briefs media on a fatal stabbing in the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls (via FCPD/Facebook)

A Reston woman was found fatally stabbed in a parking lot near trails in the Great Falls area Monday morning (Aug. 17), Fairfax County police say.

Officers responded at around 7 a.m. to the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike after a community member in the area for a morning run reported seeing a woman “lying unconscious outside her vehicle,” according to Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Jason Chandler, commander of the public affairs bureau.

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Maryland man charged with ‘peeping’ into Franconia home

By Angela Woolsey
Side view of a Fairfax County Police Department SUV with large white 'POLICE' lettering and a police badge on the front door panel.
A Fairfax County police cruiser (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A Maryland man is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly peeping into a Franconia resident’s home.

A woman contacted the Fairfax County Police Department on Aug. 7 at 10:25 p.m. to report seeing a man “peeping through her window,” according to a press release.

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BREAKING: Pedestrian killed in Metrobus crash in Bailey’s Crossroads

By Angela Woolsey
Nighttime street scene with police cars flashing blue lights at a rain-soaked intersection, viewed from a glass-fronted building, CivicView logo top-left.
Police respond to a fatal pedestrian crash involving a Metrobus at Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road in Bailey's Crossroads (courtesy Dave Statter/X)

A pedestrian was killed earlier this evening (Sunday) after being struck by a Metrobus in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Emergency personnel were dispatched to Columbia Pike at Carlin Springs Road at around 8:34 p.m. for a crash involving a trapped pedestrian, according to scanner traffic.

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Man dies in Fairfax County jail while held on trespassing charge

By Angela Woolsey
The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Another person has died while in custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO).

Ricky Edwards, 61, was found unresponsive in a cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday (Aug. 12), prompting deputies to announce a medical emergency, according to a press release.

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Reston daycare teacher charged with assault of 3-year-old boy

By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Two large outdoor banners in front of a brick office building, with bare trees and snowy ground; left banner promotes a dog-friendly theme, right banner advertises Bright Horizons Daycare and In-Person events/activities.
An ad for Bright Horizons Daycare at Commerce Metro Center on Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, seen in January 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A daycare teacher is facing charges of misdemeanor assault and battery following an alleged assault on a child at the Reston school, Fairfax County police said yesterday (Aug. 13).

Detectives responded to Bright Horizons Daycare at 11400 Commerce Park Drive on Aug. 7 for a report of an assault on the 3-year-old.

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