CRIME & SAFETY
Home catches fire in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Crews with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were on the scene of a two-alarm fire at a home in Burke, Va. on Wednesday morning. In a post made on X, formerly Twitter, just before 9:15 a.m., officials said the fire happened at a home in the […]
Fairmont Gardens residents worry about crime, drugs, and children’s safety
Residents of Fairmont Gardens are concerned about crime, drug abuse, keeping children and teens safe, and fear of retaliation if they call the police. Those are the major themes that emerged at a Town Hall convened on April 18 by the Opportunity Neighborhoods–Annandale program. Nearly 70 people showed up...
Middle school counselor accused of headbutting student in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said a school counselor if facing an assault and battery charge after he headbutted an 11-year-old boy. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said the student called Craig Small, 44, of Lorton a derogatory name in the Glasgow Middle School cafeteria in Lincolnia. That’s when Small is […]
Another arrest in the ‘street takeover’ event
Fairfax County police have charged an additional man for his role in the “street takeover” last month in the Springfield area of Mason District. On April 19, Baltimore County Police, in coordination with FCPD, arrested Brandon Extecoc Santos, 20, of Parkville, Md. Santos was charged with abduction, assaulting...
400 people evacuated during fire in Sterling, Virginia
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Crews are on the scene of a fire that caused a large plume of smoke in the sky in Loudoun County Monday afternoon. According to Loudoun County Fire, the flames sparked in the 110 block of Acacia Lane in Sterling. Crews called for a second alarm, which means the fire has reached a size requiring more firefighters to control it.
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