Friday, June 15, 2012
Telegraph Road was re-opened at 12:24 p.m.
Update: Friday 4 p.m. Lucy Caldwell, spokesperson for Fairfax County Police Department, said that the suspicious package reported at 8:55 a.m. ended up being a diaper bag. There was no threat to public safety, and Telegraph Road was re-opened at 12:24 p.m. Caldwell added that the person who first noticed the bag did the right thing by calling the police. The witness noticed someone dropping the bag off near the Department of Defense building. Original Post: Fairfax County Police are on the scene Friday morning in the Rose Hill-Kingstowne area looking into reports of a suspicious package. Telegraph Road is shut down from South Kings Highway to Rose Hill Drive according to an alert sent out by Fairfax County Police. A Patch reader …
Friday, June 17, 2011
Suspicious person arrested near Pentagon, anniversary of O.J. Simpson's arrest, Edison High School graduation and more.
Today will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature near 88 degrees. There is a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms after noon. There will be weekend road and ramp closures on Telegraph Road...again. A suspicious person has been taken into custody in Arlington Cemetary, after roads around the Pentagon were shut down this morning. Ballston Patch has more information. Edison High School's graduation ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. today at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Please, send us your photos of your graduate and we'll put them on the site! Local editor William Callahan will take submissions at william.callahan@patch.com. Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole …
Reports of a 'suspicious person' in custody after being found in Arlington Cemetery overnight; federal authorities converge on Franconia home
Update 3:58 p.m.: The FBI has issued a press release about Yonathan Melaku and the suspicious package at the Pentagon. Melaku, 22, was detained Friday morning when he was found in Arlington Cemetery after it had closed. After questioning Melaku, the FBI searched his backpack and a vehicle, a red 2011 Nissan parked near the Pentagon. Materials in the backpack were at first thought to be dangerous, but bomb experts determined that the items were non-explosive. The press release also confirms that Melaku's home in the Franconia area of Alexandria was searched, with assistance from the Fairfax County Police Department. The FBI says Melaku acted alone, and no other areas are involved. Melaku joined in the Marines Corps. Reserve on September 4, …
Kay Wheels
7:31 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Living VERY nearby - if authorities were so concerned - why were homeowners notified. Can't believe it took 3 1/2 hours to determine it was a diaper bag more ›