Several Reston businesses were evacuated Wednesday as a result of the threat.
Fairfax County police evacuated several businesses and asked residents to avoid the area.
The two-alarm fire happened Monday night in the 2000 block of Beacon Place.
A bank employee gave the suspect cash, and he left on foot, police said. Lawrence Purvis, 29, was arrested not long after the incident.
There were two reports of larcenies and one report of a stolen vehicle in Reston on Friday, Dec. 6.
Package thefts are a growing problem as consumer shopping habits shift online. Local police offer some tips to thwart porch pirates.
All lanes of the road have since reopened after an early morning crash in Reston.
Don't be the next victim of a Christmas tree fire this holiday season.
Firefighters responded to a fire at a strip mall in Reston over the weekend.
Police arrested a D.C. man who they say walked into a Reston elementary school.
A woman has been arrested after assaulting a Reston BBQ restaurant manager earlier this week, police say.
A 2007 Toyota Scion left the roadway while traveling eastbound on Ashburn Farm Parkway between Starflower Way and Summerwood Circle.
The road has since reopened, but it caused major issues for commuters.
An unattended candle caused an apartment in Reston to catch fire on Tuesday.
Police worked to clear a number of blocked roads due to Thursday's storms, including one in Reston.
Fairfax County Police are warning of a new scam with the World Series coming to D.C. this weekend.
The FCPD responded to the following calls for service between Fri, Oct. 18 and Sun, Oct. 20.
A man got punched in the face while trying to buy a phone in Reston, police say.
A teen with reported neo-Nazi views accused of killing his girlfriend's parents in Reston in 2017 reportedly will be tried as an adult.
A burglar broke into one of the trailers used by a Reston elementary school, police say.
A woman who disappeared in the Reston area on Tuesday has been found, police say.
Someone managed to get into a residence in Reston, and police aren't sure what, if anything, was taken.
Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a driver that struck and killed a teen in Reston.
Someone was able to get into a condo in Reston thanks to an unsecured window, police say.
A South Lakes High School teacher who went missing reportedly has died in a motorcycle crash.
A pair of teens attacked a person in a Reston neighborhood, police say.
A victim was shoved to the ground and robbed after being asked for a cigarette in Reston, police say.
Police are looking for two men who they say robbed a Reston business.
Firefighters responded to a fire in an apartment complex in Reston Wednesday morning.
Police are looking for two juveniles in the Reston area after a report of an armed robbery.
Police say a burglar broke into a Reston home last week.
After two days of being closed from downed wires, police have reopened Hunter Mill Road near Reston.
Hunter Mill Road has been closed since Tuesday due to downed wires, police say.
A man was arrested after being caught by a Reston homeowner in his home, police say.
A pair of thieves had to abandon a car after failing to find their way out of a Reston neighborhood, police say.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins will hold a community meeting Monday on a body found in Reston last month.
Authorities responded to a carbon monoxide leak at a building under construction in Reston on Wednesday.
Police have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a woman walking in Reston last month.
Police are searching for a suspect after a garage was broken into in a Reston neighborhood.
A police car that had the green light struck a woman at an intersection near Reston Town Center, police say.