Police arrest Bailey’s Crossroads peeper

Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested a man linked to two peeping cases in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Around 8:30 p.m. on March 10, officers responded to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in the Culmore area for a peeping call. The victim said she observed a man looking through her window. Detectives believed the suspect was linked to another case at that address.

On March 17, officers responded to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads for an in-progress peeping call. Officers were alerted by detectives that the suspect was in the area.

The helicopter unit located the suspect. Officers found Jose Benjamin Sanchez, 44, of Falls Church, actively peeping into a window of an apartment and arrested him.

Sanchez was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was charged with attempted burglary at night, possession of burglary tools, peeping, and wearing a mask in public. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding these incidents or believe they may have been the victim of a crime involving Sanchez to call the Criminal Investigations Division at 703-256-8035. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers.