Birds Found Dead, Punished Boy Stands in Cold, Bei Bei Draws Crowds: News Nearby

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Mother Sends Son, 10, Out into the Cold Night for Punishment: Police

Police say a mother may have intentionally put her 10-year old son outside in the middle of the night as some sort of punishment.

Fairfax County Police said they were called early Friday and arrived shortly before 2 a.m., after a report of a boy outside crying on the deck of his home in the Kingstowne area. >>> Read more.

Multiple Dead Birds Found in Chantilly

Animal Control officers are investigating a report of approximately two dozen dead birds in the area of Avion Parkway and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway on Friday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Animal Control officers determined the birds were all of the same species, believed to be European starlings, and there was no apparent cause of death. >>> Read more.

Police Await Autopsy Report on Pedestrian Killed by Police Cruiser

Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Traffic Division’s Crash Reconstruction Unit continue their investigation into the fatal pedestrian crash that involved a police cruiser on Saturday, April 2, Fairfax County Police announced Friday.

Jeff Ponce Aguilar was struck and killed at Beulah Street near Hilltop Village shopping center, while crossing the street on his way home from work. Detectives are still awaiting the autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, police said. >>> Read more.

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