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An 86-year-old Springfield area woman was told last week she had won the lottery. But there was a catch; she needed to wire money to the “caller” in order to collect her winnings. She did as she was asked.

A former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, was charged today with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities, Justice Department officials announced.

Patrick Buckley, 64, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced today to 87 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for receiving child pornography.

Today, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee passed the bill (SB 164) sponsored by Senator Chap Petersen regarding the fraudulent conveyance of assets, therefore taking a significant step towards ending the ability of criminals and con artists to hide their assets from law enforcement and creditors.

Alexandria Police have charged Victor M. Aldana, 22, of 4945 Manitoba Drive, #102, located in the Alexandria part of Fairfax County, with DUI Manslaughter, DUI Maiming, Reckless Driving and No Operators License following an investigation into the fatal pedestrian crash that occurred yesterday afternoon.

Alexandria Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred around 2:28 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15. A 22 year-old Fairfax County man was driving a 1994 Honda Accord westbound on Duke Street approaching the overpass to Interstate 395.

Chief Judge Becky J. Moore of Alexandria's General District Court believes attorneys must know and understand the latest breath-testing equipment when representing drunk driving clients.

Fairfax County Police officers arrested 358 drunk drivers as part of their Safe December 2011 efforts. Of those arrested the vast majority (150) were young adults between the ages of 21 and 29.

Yesterday, the Dapper Bandit, also known as Dana Connor, was arrested in East New York without incident by FBI agents and NYPD detectives.

Fairfax County Police have identified the body in this case as Muhammad H. Rehman, 23, of 1204 South Washington Street in Alexandria.