Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Office of the Medical Examiner said Tuesday the 63-year-old died as a result of his injuries.
Fairfax City Police have identified the victim in an assault April 16 at the Best Buy on Main Street. William Hays O'Brien, 63, of Fairfax City died April 26 at a local hospital. His death has been ruled a homicide. READ: Suspect in Best Buy Assault Charged With Homicide O'Brien called Fairfax City Police at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16 to report he had been assaulted. The alleged assailant then left in his vehicle, O'Brien told police. Paramedics were called and O'Brien was taken to the hospital, where he was treated until his death. A family friend initially described the altercation to Patch as a result of "road rage." Fairfax City Police could not confirm that description at press time. A friend of the family said Mr. O'Brien …
The death of a Fairfax City man following an assault in a parking lot is the first homicide in the city in nearly five years.
Fairfax City Police said Tuesday the death of a man assaulted in the parking lot of a Best Buy has been ruled a homicide — the first homicide reported in Fairfax City since August 2008. Librado Cena, 57, of Fairfax, allegedly assaulted the victim — now identified as William Hays O'Brien, 63, of Fairfax City — April 16 outside the store on Main Street. O'Brien was taken to a local hospital, where he died April 26. READ: Best Buy Assault Victim Identified As William Hays O'Brien O'Brien had a pre-existing condition, and it had been unclear whether his death was a result of that condition, or a result of the assault. But on Tuesday, the Office of the Medical Examiner said an autopsy had revealed O'Brien's death was the result of the …
Drivers were advised to find alternate routes.
2:03 P.M.: A multi-vehicle accident at Kamp Washington intersection is blocking the left lane of eastbound Fairfax Boulevard and one lane of westbound Main Street. The City of Fairfax is advising drivers to find alternate routes around these roads. Sign up for Fairfax City Patch’s daily newsletter "Like" us on Facebook "Follow" us on Twitter
Monday, April 29, 2013
Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 16. Mark Wahlberg Visits: Actor Mark Wahlberg visited T.C. Williams High School on Wednesday morning for an assembly presented by Get Schooled, a nonprofit that aims to engage high school students in an effort to improve graduation rates and empower more students to achieve in college. “I had to work really hard to get where I’m at,” Wahlberg said. “And I don’t mind working really hard to try and maintain it." 15. Runner Pledges 30 Races: Arlington resident Lauren Bailey is halfway through a personal challenge that has been daunting and exhilarating — running 30 races in one year, the year of her 30th birthday. …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Fairfax County Police Officer Long Dinh was critically injured in the line of duty on Feb. 28.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 77 will hold a fundraiser for Fairfax County Police Officer Long Dinh this Sunday, April 28 at Hard Times Cafe, 4069 Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax City. Dinh, an officer in the Mason District, was critically injured during a late-night police chase that ended in a head-on collision earlier this year on Feb. 28. According to police, that night, police officers responded to the report of a domestic dispute in the 4800 block of Tapestry Drive, not far from the George Mason University campus in Fairfax. The officers reportedly approached 40-year-old Cicero I. Limberea, of no fixed address, who was outside the home in his vehicle. When officers asked Limberea to step out of his car, he took off in the car. …
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Plus, Iguana models, cell towers in disguise, a Ladybug exodus and two birds ask, "Who cooks for you?"
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Drivers at the Lake Ridge commuter lot near Interstate 95 saw more than the road crews and heavy machinery that have become standard commute scenery. Prince William County Police arrested a man April 19 when they found him dancing naked on the hood of his car. Without question, you should surrender to authorities when police have identified you as the suspect in a grand-larceny case. But we feel compelled to caution suspects about checking their pockets after a 27-year-old Annandale man turned himself in. Police in Falls Church say they …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Police are unsure if the man's death is related to an alleged road rage assault or a pre-existing condition. An autopsy is pending.
An autopsy is pending on a man who died 10 days after allegedly being assaulted in a road rage incident in Fairfax City. According to police reports, the victim — whose identity is not being released at this time — called Fairfax City Police at 11:20 a.m. April 16 to say he had been walking from his car at the Best Buy on Main Street when another man walked up to him and assaulted him. The alleged assailant then left in his vehicle, the victim reported. Paramedics were called and the victim was taken to the hospital. The 63-year-old victim, a Fairfax City man, was treated at a local hospital. He died Friday, police said. Fairfax City Police have since arrested Librado Cena, 57, a Fairfax man, in connection with the assault. Police said …
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Virginia Commonwealth Attorney's Office investigating man who allegedly praised Boston Marathon bombings and wrote Paul VI High School in Fairfax City would be next.
Fairfax City Police have identified and interviewed the man behind a series of online posts saying Paul VI Catholic High School would be the scene of a "massacre" similar to the Boston Marathon Bombings. But an investigation has found the threats have "no nexus to terrorism," officials said Friday. The poster, who calls himself "Prophet Mohammed," praised the alleged Boston Marathon bombers in a thread on the Fairfax Underground website last week, before posting a message that read "Inshallah, Paul VI High School will be the scene of another massacre. Allahu akbar!" Sgt. Kyle Penman of the Fairfax City Police said in an e-mail to Patch on Friday his department's investigation "has found no nexus to terrorism and the threat was determined …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Fairfax City Police said the department is taking an anonymous online threat 'very seriously.'
Fairfax City police have increased their presence at Paul VI Catholic High School after a poster in a local online forum praised Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and said the school "will be the scene of another massacre." Sgt. Kyle Penman confirmed the department had launched an investigation into the threats against the school, made by an anonymous poster on the site Fairfax Underground last week. Officers and school officials are taking the posts "very seriously," Penman said. Penman and the Archdiocese of Arlington said the police department performed a sweep of the private Catholic school over the weekend, which included bomb-sniffing dogs. No threat was discovered, said Michael Donohue, the Archdiocese's director …
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Principal Jeff Yost calls 17-year-old Ethan Griffith "a good student and well-liked by all who knew him."
Woodson High School officials announced 17-year-old junior Ethan Griffith died Tuesday night. The full text of Principal Jeff Yost's message to families runs below. Dear Parents and Guardians, I have sad news to share with the Woodson family. One of our students, 11th grader Ethan Griffith, died unexpectedly last evening. Ethan was a good student and well-liked by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with the Griffith family during this extremely difficult time. Our counselors and members of the [Fairfax County Public Schools] Crisis Response Team will be available to meet with any students and staff who need support in dealing with this news. A sudden death like this can have an effect on students. For …
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9:26 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
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