The armed robbery in the residential area involved drugs and did not appear to be random.
Officers used a Taser when the man began swinging two Samurai swords at them, Fairfax County Police say.
Two of the incidents involved delivery drivers and happened within minutes in the Richmond Highway area.
Officers in the Mount Vernon Police District have begun wearing body cameras as part of a pilot program.
An Alexandria woman and a Woodbridge man were found dead in a running car in a Montgomery County, Md. parking lot, police said.
The pedestrian had been flown to the hospital with serious injuries after the crash on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
Police say the suspect shot at two people during an argument outside a Groveton home.
The suspect had been making an explosive device at the gas pump, according to police at the Mount Vernon station.
An on-duty firefighter from Alexandria was arrested for allegedly stealing a coworker's prescription medicine at the fire station.
The shoplifter tried to sneak away by removing security tags from clothes at the Richmond Highway Marshalls. It didn't work.
BREAKING: Detectives are investigating human remains found near a homeless camp just off Richmond Highway.
Police will be asking Mount Vernon residents for information after a man allegedly tried to kidnap a young girl.
Police say a 17-year-old is a person of interest in the death of 16-year-old Jholie Moussa. Her body was found in Mount Vernon days ago.
Police have confirmed the body found in a Mount Vernon park is missing teen Jholie Moussa.
Her twin sister has been distraught and barely able to get out of bed, according to the missing girl's mother.
Police say the 16-year-old girl from Mount Vernon has not been seen for days.
Police do not believe the suspect had any contact with the children pictured on his device but are seeking additional details.
The MS-13 members allegedly threatened to cut off Damaris A. Reyes Rivas' fingers and set her on fire before they killed her.
The man is accused of stabbing a friend and kicking an cop on New Year's Eve in Mount Vernon.
A man trying to sell his cellphone instead was threatened with a gun and robbed Thursday afternoon in Groveton.
Around 60 firefighters battled the fire and rescued one person from a fire at a Belle Haven home Thursday.
The pizza delivery never made it to the Mount Vernon residence after being ambushed by a robber with pepper spray.
An antique center in Mount Vernon completely went up in flames on Christmas, fire officials say.
A man has been sentenced after he hired a hitman to kill a Fairfax County homeowner. That hitman ended up being a cop.
Two more suspects are facing first degree murder charges for the potentially gang-related killing.
Authorities have caught the suspect believed to have stabbed and left a man in the woods in Groveton.
The drunk driver would have hit the officer if he didn't step away in time. The officer was making a traffic stop in Hybla Valley.
Police say the man has been located after being missing for days.
An Alexandria man is one of 17 fraternity members facing hazing charges relating to a victim's burn injuries.
An attorney for the victim's family says they haven't received new details about the U.S. Park Police shooting.
The suspect that stabbed a man to death and left him in the woods has been arrested, police say.
BREAKING: Alexandria Police say drivers were injured in an car accident on Braddock Road.
Alexandria National Cemetery needs volunteers and thousands more wreaths for veterans' graves.
Police say no one was injured in a Rite Aid robbery at the Hollin Hall Shopping Center.
The victim of a stabbing in Groveton leaves behind two children. Friends and family are raising money for funeral expenses.
BREAKING: Police came across a man that had been stabbed in Groveton Friday night.
Update: The fire department says the victim trapped during the fire in Fort Hunt has died.
A Belle Haven resident had a package stolen, police said. Here's how to prevent "porch pirates" from swiping your items.
Police say a group of teenagers assaulted and stole from a boy in the Hybla Valley area.
The man's family is demanding justification for U.S. Park Police shooting him. He died of his injuries Monday.