Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Release Photo of Suspect in Murder of Falls Church-Area Woman
Police are looking for a 2004 gold, four-door Mercedes with a Virginia tag of WVF-8414 in connection with the murder.
Police are investigating the murder of Falls Church-area woman Glenda Aviles, 28, according to Fairfax County Police. She died of stab wounds.
Police have obtained an arrest warrant for murder against her boyfriend Juan Ramon Matetu Figueroa, 35.
Officers responded to check the woman in a home located in the 6900 block of Westmoreland Road in Falls Church at around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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No one answered the door and there was nothing that appeared out of the ordinary at that time, police said. Later in the day, officers returned to the home with a homeowner, and entered the residence. They found a woman, believed to be in her mid-20s, deceased.
There were multiple people living in the home; the victim rented one of the rooms.
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Detectives ask the public’s assistance with helping locate a vehicle that may be related to this crime. A 2004 Gold Mercedes, four-door sedan, Virginia tag WVF-8414, is unaccounted for. It is missing from the area. Presently, the precise model of the vehicle is unknown. Anyone with information on this vehicle, or the incident, is asked to contact police. The investigation is continuing.
The main non-emergency phone number for FCPD is 703-691-2131. No other phone number or contact information was given in the FCPD news release.
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