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Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 June 23 June 22 June 21
A mother speaks out about the attempted abduction of her daughter
The little girl who was subjected to an attempted abduction is still traumatized, says her mother, Christy. “She grinds her teeth in her sleep – something she has never done before – and she’s afraid to go to the bathroom by herself,” Christy told Annandale Today. At about 4 a.m. on June 15, a man … Continued
Man arrested for attempted child abduction
Police arrested a man for entering an apartment in Annandale late at night and attempting to abduct a sleeping child in Annandale. The incident happened at 4 a.m. on June 15 in the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The mother of a 4-year-old girl woke up when she … 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: June 20 June 19 June 18 June 17 June 16 June 15 June 14
Police seek tips on rape suspect
The Fairfax County Police Department is circulating a sketch of a rape suspect with the hope that someone recognizes him. On June 11, at 2:37 a.m., officers from the Mason Police District responded to the 5900 block of Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads after a witness heard a disturbance in the wooded area between Seminary … Continued
Pharmacies burglarized in Mason District
The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects connected to four pharmacy burglaries in the Mason Police District. The burglaries took place: Detectives with the Major Crimes Bureau believe all these incidents are related. The burglars appear to be stealing controlled substances. In each incident, two or three suspects force entry into … Continued
Organized retail crime is soaring
Organized retail theft is way up in Fairfax County, says MPO Howard Mergler of the Fairfax County Police Department’s Tysons Urban Team. The Tysons Urban Team deals with shoplifting, missing persons, and mental health crises, but spends most of its energy on organized retail crime (ORC) at the Tysons shopping malls, Mergler said during a … Continued
Police Department launches community survey tool to measure public perceptions
The Fairfax County Police Department has launched a new program to gauge community perceptions about policing. FCPD contracted with Zencity’s Blockwise program to place ads on social media and local news websites with a link to a brief survey about people’s perceptions of the police department, whether they feel their community is safe, and whether … 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: May 31 May 30 May 29 May 28 Related story: Sunday was a busy day for the police in Annandale May 27 May 26 May 25
Man shot at Annandale nightclub
A man was shot at the Diamond Lounge, a nightclub in Annandale, at 2 a.m. this morning, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. He was transported to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The Diamond Lounge, at 7203 Little River Turnpike, has been the scene of several violent incidents. In 2020, a man was … Continued
Sunday was a busy day for the police in Annandale
If you happened to be in central Annandale on Sunday, you might have seen several police incidents. The husband of an Annandale Today reader had just left the Annandale Giant on May 28 when he saw five or six police cars roaring down Columbia Pike past a heavily damaged police cruiser across from the BonChon … 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: May 24 May 23 May 22 May 21 May 20 May 19 May 18
Rotary Club tackles human trafficking
The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club is embarking on a new initiative to draw attention to a devastating problem that is destroying the lives of vulnerable children and adults worldwide – human trafficking and forced labor. “It’s a massive problem. It is brutal,” said John Cotton Richmond, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking … Continued
Shooting victim remembered as a caring son and brother
Maurice Anderson, the young man killed at the Build America Plaza parking lot in the Skyline area of Bailey’s Crossroads on May 7, is remembered as a caring son and brother. A GoFundMe page set up by his sister, Danielle Anderson, on behalf of their mother and siblings, says Maurice, 24, of Washington, D.C., “always … 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: May 17 May 16 May 15 May 14 May 13 May 12 May 11