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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The man accused of killing Stephanie Minter earlier this year boarded and left a bus at the same time as her, then doubled back and stood behind her as she appeared to sit unaware at a Hybla Valley bus stop during the last minutes of her life, according to witness testimony and video footage.

Following hours of testimony and surveillance footage shown during a preliminary hearing in Fairfax County General District Court yesterday (Wednesday), the second-degree murder case against 33-year-old Abdul Jalloh was certified to a grand jury in Fairfax County Circuit Court.


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A Bailey’s Crossroads man is scheduled to face a 15-day jury trial this spring on charges of aggravated murder and felony child abuse.

During a hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court Friday (Aug. 7),  a trial date was set for Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, who is accused of killing his three-month-old daughter. Barring continuances or a plea agreement, the trial will begin April 5, 2027.


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An unidentified jail inmate who was on hospice care at a local hospital has died, according to the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office.

The inmate, whose name and gender were not identified, passed away around 2:45 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 9). Since the person’s death occurred while they were in custody, it will be investigated by the Fairfax County Police Department.


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