RAPE SUSPECT ARRESTED FOLLOWING COMMUNITY TIPS
Community tips led to the identification and arrest of a rape suspect, Patrick Craig Locke, 30, of Washington, D.C. Locke was arrested at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at the Metro Center Station.
The Fairfax County Police Department released surveillance footage on Oct. 1 of a rape and brandishing suspect from a hotel in the 8600 block of Westwood Center Drive in Vienna. Detectives received several tips and worked swiftly to corroborate the information by reviewing body camera footage from Montgomery County. Locke was previously arrested in their jurisdiction. Once identified, detectives obtained warrants for rape, burglary with the intent to commit rape, abduction with the intent to defile and brandishing.
Locke was taken into custody by the Metro Transit Police Department. No firearm was recovered. Locke was then taken to Central Detention Facility in Washington, D.C. He will be extradited to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
If you have information about this case or believe you had unlawful contact with Locke, please call detectives at 703-246-7800, option 3. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App and follow the steps to “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.
Victim advocates from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to this case to ensure the victim receives the appropriate resources and assistance.
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