Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Police chief struck by drunk driver

The police cruiser driven by Roessler. [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. suffered minor injuries in a crash Dec. 12 after the unmarked police cruiser he was driving was struck by another vehicle. The other driver, Christie Edgar, 40, of Centreville, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Roessler had been driving a … Continued

Annandale/Mason has nearly half of the county’s pedestrian danger zones

Little River Turnpike, between Hummer Road and Woodland Road. Five of the 11 most dangerous areas for pedestrians are in the Annandale/Mason District area, according to the Fairfax County Police Department’s traffic division crime analyst. They are: Leesburg Pike from Patrick Henry Drive to Rio Drive in Seven Corners. Little River Turnpike from Hummer Road … Continued

Fatal accident in Annandale

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a 68-year-old woman was found pinned under a vehicle in her driveway in the 4200 block of Sleepy Hollow Road (near Mason District Park) shortly after 4 p.m. on June 22. Officers from the Mason Police District, along with fire and rescue personnel responded to the accident, and the … Continued

Child survives fall from fifth-story window

A 5-year-old girl survived a fall from a fifth-story window at the Skyline Center with non-life threatening injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m., Sept. 1,  in the 5500 block of Seminary Road. A window was open, and the child was leaning on the screen and fell through. … Continued