Tag: crime
Student sexually assaulted at Annandale HS
A female juvenile was sexually assaulted inside Annandale High School this week, the Fairfax County Police Department reported on Jan. 12. The assault happened near a stairwell. The victim was able to flee from the suspect, which stopped the assault, and she reported the incident to the school resource officer. The suspect is a 17-year-old … Continued
Culinary training available for offenders
The Office of the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney and its partner agencies celebrated the anniversary of the Taking Root diversion program and announced a new component to teach graduates culinary skills. Taking Root provides extensive, individualized services to people charged with non-violent offenses. Offenders accepted into the program receive case management, mental health assessments, substance … Continued
Police, prosecutors are cracking down on felons with guns
The Fairfax County Police Department and Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney are collaborating on a new initiative to curb violent crime. The goal is to build safer communities by taking a high-level, multi-pronged approach to crack down on felons who illegally possess firearms, said Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano at a Jan. 9 press briefing on … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Jan. 3 Jan. 2 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 Dec. 29 Dec. 28
Crime rose in 2023 in Mason District
Crime is up in the Mason Police District in nearly all categories, station commander Capt. Patrick Brusch reported at a community meeting on Jan. 2. There were 1,504 assaults in 2023, a 27 percent increase from the previous year. Residential burglaries are up 100 percent, with 54 in 2023, compared to 27 in 2022. Commercial … Continued
Crypto scammers are targeting the elderly
Eleven people, most of them elderly, have lost thousands of dollars to crypto-related scams in the last couple of months, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. In one case, a 76-year-old victim was scammed into depositing $21,000 into a crypto ATM on Nov. 15. Another victim, age 86, was scammed out of $25,000 on Nov. … Continued
Man shot in McDonald’s in Lincolnia area
A man was shot at the McDonald’s at 5311 Duke St., in the Lincolnia area during the evening of Dec. 27. “Two adult males who knew each other engaged in a fight that escalated when one was shot,” the Alexandria Police Department tweeted. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 18 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 12
Man arrested for following and assaulting a woman
Fairfax County Police arrested a Maryland man on Dec. 12 who had followed a woman to her home in Bailey’s Crossroads, assaulted her, and attempted to break into her residence. On Dec. 8, Antiero Ebai Menyoli, 29, approached the victim in the parking lot as she left MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., at … Continued
Police resolve barricade situation in Culmore
Updated: Police negotiators resolved a 21-hour barricade situation in Culmore Dec. 11 after a man abducted two roommates and assaulted one with a baseball bat. The incident happened at Olde Salem Village in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive. The victims escaped the apartment and called the police. The victim who was attacked with a … Continued
Man arrested for armed robberies in Annandale
Fairfax County Police arrested a man for two armed robberies in Annandale last month. On Nov. 16, a man was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Heritage Drive and McWhorter Place. He had just gotten off a Metrobus. The suspect followed him, displayed a black handgun, and took property and … Continued
Man arrested in Culmore for indecent exposure
Fairfax County Police arrested a man for multiple counts of indecent liberty charges after receiving a tip about a suspicious person. A juvenile had reported on Oct. 26 that he had been approached by a man who exposed himself in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in Culmore. The juvenile ran away and was not … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 7 Dec. 6 Dec. 5 Dec. 4 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Nov. 30
Culmore residents air concerns about crime
When Capt. Patrick Brusch, commander of the Mason Police District, asked Culmore residents about their concerns, he got an earful. Several people complained about the criminal element hanging out and drinking by the 7-Eleven at 3337 Glen Carlyn Drive. Others said gangs are recruiting young boys, shoplifting is getting out of control, and when they … Continued
Police to expand license plate reader program
License plate readers have been so effective in helping Fairfax County Police catch criminals, the department plans to deploy more of them. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Fairfax County a $136,270 grant to expand the program. The funds will be used by the police department to install additional license plate readers (LPRs) to combat … Continued