4 Dunn Loring Area Burglaries Tied To Suspect: Police

DUNN LORING, VA — Fairfax County Police arrested a man they say was breaking into a home's basement window and linked him to three other burglaries in the Dunn Loring area.

Around 10:25 a.m. on May 24, police responded to a burglary while residents were home in the 7900 block of Tire Swing Road in Dunn Loring. Police say the residents heard and witnessed the suspect break into a basement window. When one resident confronted the suspect, he fled before police arrived.

Officers located and arrested the suspect nearby as he was trying to get on the Metro. William Westray, 58, of Maryland, was charged with burglary, two counts of burglary with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, and three counts of destruction of property. Police also served two additional warrants from another locality. He was held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center but was later released on a secured bond.

Detectives believe Westray is the suspect in three other burglaries: May 20 in the 8200 block of Bucknell Drive in Vienna, 2900 block of Beau Lane in Fairfax, and 2700 Block of Elsmore Street in Fairfax. All happened in the area surrounding I-66 near the Vienna and Dunn Loring Metro stations.

Anyone with information about the burglaries can contact Fairfax County Police at 703-556-7750 or submit a tip through Crime Solvers.