Police and Fire News

Two officers standing near a tent in the woods

More charges announced in North Hill murder case

A juvenile is now the second person to face murder charges related to the killing of a 16-year-old boy in the North Hill woods.

Monahan speaking at podium in front of a Walt Whitman banner, with another officer also in picture

Acting Park Police chief addresses Ghaisar shooting at meeting

Acting U.S. Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan addressed a question from the parents of Bijan Ghaisar at a community meeting on Tuesday evening.

7-Eleven at the corner of North Kings Highway and School Street photographed at night

Police blotter: Penn Daw 7-Eleven robbed again

A 7-Eleven in the Penn Daw area was robbed for the second time in two months on Friday, according to the Fairfax County police.

Police blotter: Two robberies reported over weekend

A pair of robberies were reported in the Richmond Highway area this past weekend, according to Monday's Fairfax Police blotter.

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Police blotter: Delivery man assaulted, robbed near school

A group of teenagers assaulted and robbed a delivery man on a side street bordering Mount Vernon High School on Tuesday afternoon.

Reps want FBI to release 911 recordings in Ghaisar case

Rep. Don Beyer and two other federal representatives are demanding that the FBI release audio of the 911 calls connected to the shooting of Bijan Ghaisar.

Police blotter: Nov. 9-14

The following incidents between November 9-14 happened in the Mount Vernon police district and were reported in this week's police blotter.

Beyer, Surovell blast decision not to charge officers in Bijan Ghaisar case

The Justice Department's decision not to charge two officers who shot Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 was immediately met with outrage by local elected officials.