Lorton Bus Driver Battered In Broad Daylight — Teen Tracked Down Weeks Later: Police
A Lorton teenager has been arrested for allegedly boarding a bus and violently punching the driver in the face before fleeing the scene, Fairfax County police announced.
Javantai Johnson, 18, was taken into custody on Friday, July 19, in Loudoun County following a weeks-long search after the July 8 attack, officials confirmed on Monday.
The assault happened around 7:30 a.m. near Gunston Cove Road and Cranford Street in Lorton while the bus was making its regular route, police say.
At that time, investigators said an unknown rider got on the bus, punched the driver without warning, an…
Bus Driver Assaulted In Virginia By Passenger Who Punched Him And Ran In Lorton, Police Say
A man walked onto a bus in Lorton — then punched the driver in the face and ran off, Fairfax County Police said.
Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who assaulted a bus driver on Tuesday morning, July 8, in the area of Gunston Cove Road and Cranford Street, according to authorities.
The assault happened just before 7:30 a.m., while the driver was making stops along his regular route, officials said, noting that an unknown person got on the bus and assaulted the driver.
Photos released by investigators show the man in a purple hoodie, black durag, and backpack,…
Bank Robber On The Run After Hitting Virginia Branch In Broad Daylight, Police Say
Detectives are searching for a bank robber who slipped a note to a teller, demanded cash, and disappeared before officers arrived at a Virginia bank, officials announced.
Fairfax County police say the suspect walked into a bank on Richmond Highway in Lorton around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 17, where he implied he had a weapon, though none was seen.
The man, described as white, about 5-foot-5, with dark hair, was masked, wearing a black coat, blue jeans, and black Crocs during the heist.
Once he got the cash, he fled before officers arrived, investigators said. No one was injured.
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Third Home Invader Charged With Abduction During Violent Virginia Burglary (Updated)
A third person has been arrested for his alleged role in a home invasion in Fairfax County late last year during a violent robbery, police announced on Thursday.
Cartier Wesley, 24, of Lorton, is the latest to be implicated in the crime that landed Elijah Thomas, 24, and Jaquan Ross, 32, behind bars for a December robbery in McLean.
At around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 1300 block of Spring Hill Road, where three men reportedly forced their way into a home brandishing a gun and demanded money.
According to a police spo…
Killer Who Hid Dead Landlady's Decomposing Body For Weeks In Virginia Gets 25 Years In Prison
The Virginia man who killed his landlady and concealed her body in Fairfax County has been sentenced to decades in prison, Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano announced.
Woodbridge resident Brian George Sayrs, Jr., 28, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of 72-year-old Emily Lu in 2021.
According to officials, Sayrs' total sentence is 40 years, with 17 years suspended, for murder, and two years for concealing a dead body.
He was sentenced to 40 years, 17 of which are suspended, for the murder charge. He received two years for concealing a dead body. — Fairfax Count…
Women Went On Shopping Spree With Credit Cards Stolen From Fairfax County Gym Locker Room: Cops
A pair of Fairfax County women were arrested after police say they stole credit cards from locker rooms at local gyms and then went on shopping sprees.
Sumaya Mendez, 30, of Lorton, was a member of OneLife Fitness on Old Keene Mill Road in Burke, and brought Rayan Hassan, 25, of Annandale, as a guest last month, Fairfax County police said.
Between Jan. 24 and 29, multiple gym goers reported credit card thefts. Surveillance footage from multiple businesses captured both Hassan and Mendez using the stolen credit cards for purchases.
Hassan and Mendez were arrested this week, and c…
Speeding Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 27-Year-Old Engineer In Fairfax County
Charges have been filed against a 53-year-old driver who was speeding before a crash that killed a 27-year-old motorcyclist in Fairfax County, police said.
Gael Cruchet, 53, of Ashburn was driving the 2016 Acura TLX well above the posted speed limit when they struck Zafeer Piracha, of Lorton, on Rt. 28 in Centreville on Friday, Nov. 27, police said.
Piracha was ejected from the bike and pronounced dead at the scene.
Cruchet was taken to a local hospital with injuries considered not life-threatening, and on Friday, Dec. 15, was served a summons releasable charge for reckless driving – speed…
Home Invaders Charged With Abduction During Violent Virginia Burglary
Police in Fairfax County pulled out all the stops to apprehend two men who are wanted in connection to a violent home robbery.
Elijah Thomas, 24, and Jaquan Ross, 32, are facing multiple abduction, robbery, and other charges after busting into a McLean home earlier this week and assaulting two people inside, officials say.
At around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 1300 block of Spring Hill Road, where three men reportedly forced their way into a home brandishing a gun and demanded money.
According to a police spokesperson,…
