Fredericksburg Police

“As a member of the community and as a teacher, I especially am, like, if I am going to be out here, I want to feel safe, and it’s good to know they are trying their best to make the area safer,” NBC Washington reported.

Police may have identified a suspect in at least one of three recent sex assaults in Fredericksburg. Court documents highlight cellphone evidence from the Sunday night attack on Ficklen Island, where the victim reported the man using Google Translate and possibly recording the assault. The suspect, found with a matching description including a cut on his finger, has been interviewed but not charged. Two prior attacks occurred on the canal path in October and May.

Fredericksburg police have released new details in a domestic-related shooting and crash that killed two people on June 3.

Officers responded around 5:32 p.m. to reports of shots fired. A male driver pursued a female driver in separate vehicles along Olde William Street and Emancipation Highway. He fired multiple rounds at her car, according to police. The female driver crashed near College Avenue and Emancipation Highway after being shot several times. She was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Fredericksburg police responded to a domestic-related shooting and crash on Wednesday evening that killed two people and left their young children with minor injuries.

Officers were called around 5:32 p.m. after reports of shots fired. A male driver was pursuing a female driver along Olde William and Emancipation Highway and fired at her vehicle, according to police. The female driver crashed near College Avenue and Emancipation Highway. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her two children, ages 7 and 3, were in the car and suffered minor injuries in the crash.

“The Fredericksburg Police Department is actively investigating a report of shots fired in the Bragg Hill area near Ivanhoe Court,” Fredericksburg Police Department reported. “Residents should expect a significant police presence as officers conduct searches and continue their investigation.”

“At this time, officers are looking for a group of five males who were reportedly seen fleeing the area on foot,” the department added. Residents in the Bragg Hill area are asked to review any available home security or surveillance camera footage for the group.

“On May 23, 2026 at approximately 3:40 p.m. the pictured individual shoplifted several Milwaukee and DeWalt tools from the Home Depot located at 1201 Gateway Blvd,” Fredericksburg Police Department announced. “He was last seen driving the pictured 2013 Toyota Venza bearing VA Handicap tags 5284DH in Spotsylvania, VA on Patriot Highway.”

Report #2026-002480. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to contact police at 540-373-3122. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting “FPDtip” to 847-411 or via the FPD Tip app.

Fredericksburg police are investigating suspicious activity reported on Thursday, May 14, 2026, around 4:30 p.m. in the Lafayette Boulevard corridor. A suspect wearing a pink costume was reportedly following children in the area.

The Fredericksburg Police Department has increased patrols in the neighborhood and is asking residents to stay vigilant. Anyone who saw or interacted with the person in the pink costume is urged to contact police at 540-373-3122. Anonymous tips can be sent by texting “FPDtip” followed by the information to 847-411 or through the free FPD Tip app.