Car thief arrested for abducting child

Detectives arrested a woman for stealing a car last Sunday at Landmark Plaza in Lincolnia with a 6-year-old girl in the back seat, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.

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Tanisha Hall, 40, of Alexandria, was charged with abduction, two counts of grand larceny, credit card theft, false identification to law enforcement, and obstruction of justice. She is being held in the Adult Detention Center without bond.

Officers were in the area of Little River Turnpike and Southland Avenue in Annandale Jan. 18 on a separate investigation. They were approached by a victim, who had their SUV stolen around 6:50 p.m. in the 6200 block of Little River Turnpike.

During the initial report, officers learned the victim left their 2012 Honda Pilot running, while they went inside a restaurant. The victim returned, and the SUV was missing.

Just before midnight, the victim was able to track a phone left in the vehicle and notified police that the SUV was in the 80 block of S. Bragg Street in Alexandria. FCPD and City of Alexandria officers found the vehicle and saw a woman, later identified as Tanisha Hall, exit the SUV.

Hall was immediately taken into custody. During the course of the investigation, officers found the stolen 2012 Honda Accord involved in Sunday night’s abduction nearby. Officers also discovered evidence linking Hall to the abduction.