Suspect Isom Cooper, 49, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by Fairfax County Police at a hotel on Van Dorn Street near the Capital Beltway.
Metro Transit Police have announced the arrest of the suspect in Saturday morning's auto theft. Isom Cooper, 49, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by Fairfax County Police at a hotel on Van Dorn Street near the Capital Beltway, according to a metro news release. FCPD and Metro Transit Police detectives interviewed Cooper and subsequently arrested him in connection with the car theft. Other charges may be pending. The incident started around 7 a.m. when the suspect stole a black Pontiac from the Addison Road Metro Station, in Capitol Heights, Md. Metro Transit Police were able to track the vehicle to a shopping center parking lot on Van Dorn Street in Kingstowne by using the victim's iPhone, which was left inside the car. The …
Metro policeman fires a shot at suspect in Kingstowne shopping center parking lot while being dragged by suspect's car, according to metro spokeswoman.
Update 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 -- Police announced an arrest in connection with the Saturday morning auto theft and subsequent ground and air search over southern Alexandria and northern Fairfax County. Read more here. --------- Original post - 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 (Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the area where the incident took place; it was in the Kingstowne area of Fairfax County, not in Alexandria as stated in a WMATA news release.) Metro Transit Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a suspect wanted in a Saturday morning auto theft, according to a Metro (WMATA) news release issued Saturday. UPDATE: Metro Places Its Officer on Leave After Shooting Saturday in Fairfax County The …
The Franconia District police advise Metro riders to take safety precautions in and around the Metro.
Officers from the Franconia District Station will join Metro Transit police officers at the Franconia-Springfield metro station on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. to talk to commuters and hand out information about keeping their property safe in and around the Metro. Officer Brooke Wright said that the police are making an effort to raise awareness about the issue as a result of recent petty theft incidents around the Metro station. The Fairfax County Police Department offers the following tips for safeguarding your property: More information about local crime: Metro Police: Thefts and Assault at Franconia-Springfield Station Police Report: Peeping Tom, Vehicle Damages Police Report: Larcenies at Kingstowne Towne Center Police Report: …
Katherine Hogan
8:07 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
I was also caught up on Van Dorn and saw all the law inforcement, it's scary and community wasn't alerted. Glad they caught him. more ›