Police and Fire News

Fox attacks man, cat and dog in Fort Hunt area

A fox terrorized a quiet suburban street in the Fort Hunt area last night, attacking a man, a cat and a dog before fleeing.

Police blotter: Delivery men robbed in same spot; sword-wielding man tased

Three food delivery men were robbed in the Route 1 area this weekend, including two on back-to-back nights on the same block, according to police.

Pedestrian struck on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

A pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway on Thursday afternoon.

Police blotter: Armed robbery at Quality Inn, assault on Lockheed Boulevard

A man was robbed in his room at the Quality Inn on Richmond Highway early Tuesday morning, according to today's Fairfax County Police blotter.

Police blotter: 70-year-old man allegedly fires rifle after dispute

A 70-year-old man was arrested Monday evening after allegedly firing a rifle multiple times in the direction of two people after a dispute at a home.

Arlington County refusing to turn over 911 call in Bijan Ghaisar case

Arlington County denied a FOIA request to release the 911 call made after the hit-and-run accident that Bijan Ghaisar was involved in the night he was shot by

Police blotter: Man caught trying to light police station’s gas pumps on fire

A man allegedly tried to set gas pumps at the Mount Vernon District police station on fire in the middle of the day, according to today's police blotter.