Arlington man arrested for armed robberies in Annandale
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| Tevago Bell and the bb gun he had when arrested. [FCPD] |
An Arlington man
is facing charges in connection with a series of recent armed robberies in
Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.
In three of the
four robberies, the suspect approached the victim, displayed a firearm, and took
their personal property. In the other case, the suspect took a victim’s purse
by force.
four robberies, the suspect approached the victim, displayed a firearm, and took
their personal property. In the other case, the suspect took a victim’s purse
by force.
On Wednesday night, officers from the
Franconia, Mason, and West Springfield police stations were conducting a surveillance operation in
Annandale when officers from the Mason Police District’s Neighborhood Patrol
Unit observed a man matching the suspect’s description based on previously
obtained surveillance footage.
Upon further
investigation, officers developed probable cause to arrest the man, identified
as Tevago Bell, 32.
investigation, officers developed probable cause to arrest the man, identified
as Tevago Bell, 32.
Bell was taken
to the Adult Detention Center and charged with four counts of robbery and
three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held without
bond.
to the Adult Detention Center and charged with four counts of robbery and
three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held without
bond.
Bell
was charged in connection with these robberies in Annandale:
was charged in connection with these robberies in Annandale:
- Feb. 16, 9:46 a.m., 4200
block of Markham Street – A
woman was approached by a man with a gun who grabbed her property and ran away.
The woman suffered minor injuries. - Feb. 6, 2:38 p.m., 7800
block of Heritage Drive – A woman was approached by a man who threw her to the
ground and took property before running away. No injuries were reported. - Jan. 21, 10:35 p.m., 7000
block of Little River Turnpike – A woman was approached by a man with a gun who
demanded personal property. He ran away from the area with the property. No
injuries were reported. - Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., 4200
block of John Marr Drive – The victim was sitting in his parked car when a man
approached with a gun and demanded money. The man took cash and ran away.
Detectives
are asking anyone with information about these incidents or other robberies to
call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 5. Tips can also be
submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers.
8 responses to “Arlington man arrested for armed robberies in Annandale”
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Good job FFX police. Can we send this mess to another state, maybe Texas to do hard time helping them dig out of their freeze?
And people wonder why annandale keeps being referred as a "dump." Penny gross needs to take a harder stance on fighting crime instead of focusing on the fight against plastic trash bags.
The only place I've EVER heard Annandale referred to that way is HERE.
Plastic bags are our enemy!
If you dont think so, you're a bigot and a right wing extremist!
Thank goodness they got him. Those are 4 locations I've either walked or driven past frequently.
It saddens me to read this –
He should get help, we need to find out why was he robbing these places?
Maybe he is an immigrant, and didn't get an opportunity to prosper in our county.
poor poor man.
By the way, before we dump on Annandale again- this dude is from Arlington. Just saying.
Why he was preying on our local residents, I don't know.
And the rest of the story. This poor man at the age of 21 was taken to a grocery store in Springfield and cried like a baby because he had never been in a grocery store before and had NO idea that there was this much food in the world. I know this person personally as I was involved in a program that tried to help these underprivileged individuals. He was not a bad person, he wanted to work and do a good job. Shame on us as a society for allowing this to happen!