Police and Fire News

Cyclist injured after being hit by vehicle on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

A woman was medevaced to a local hospital Sunday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle near Grist Mill Park.

The Mount Vernon District Police Station has new station commander, the Fairfax County Police Department announced last week.

West Potomac High School was put on lockdown status for more than an hour this morning after an anonymous threat was made against the school.

An armed robbery in the Woodlawn area Tuesday night triggered a police search by air and ground, but no suspect was found.

A 33-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a stabbing early Monday morning near the Beacon Hill Apartments.

A one-car crash Sunday evening left a woman injured and knocked out power for thousands of residents.

A man armed with a gun robbed the Huntington Avenue 7-Eleven early Friday morning, police reported.

A Monday night fire in the Rose Hill area was caused by an overloaded electrical outlet, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue announced Thursday.

Two adults were displaced but nobody was injured in a fire Monday afternoon in the Hybla Valley area

A pair of armed robberies were reported over the weekend in the Hybla Valley area, according to Monday's Fairfax County Police blotter.