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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: March 8 March 7 March 6 March 5 March 4 March 3 March 2

Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: March 1 Feb. 28 Feb. 27 Feb. 26 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Feb. 23

Police Department to install new, more effective license plate readers
The Fairfax County Police Department is upgrading its technology for reading license plates, which it says will be helpful in catching criminals and stolen vehicles. The FCPD began using license plate readers in 2008. It’s now replacing its antiquated equipment with the Flock Safety license plate reader (LPR) system, which has been successful during a … 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: Feb. 22 Feb. 21 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 Feb. 15

Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Feb. 14 Breaking and entering (attempted forcible entry), burglary – 7000 block of Columbia Pike, Annandale, 12 a.m. Vehicle theft – 5800 block of Seminary Road, Bailey’s Crossroads, 3 a.m. Feb. 13 Simple assault – 6300 … 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. 29 Larceny/shoplifting – 6200 block of Seven Corners Center, 9 a.m. Larceny/shoplifting – 5700 block of Columbia Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, 11 a.m. Larceny – 6200 block of Seven Corners Center, 1 p.m. Jan. 28 Simple … Continued

Commonwealth’s attorney launches re-election campaign
Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano says his goal is to focus on justice while also keeping the community safe. “You don’t have to choose between justice and safety,” he told the crowd at a re-election campaign event Jan. 28. Descano criticized his opponent in the Democratic Primary, Ed Nuttall, for “spending the last 20 … 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. 23 Drunk/profane in public – 6100 block of Leesburg Pike, Seven Corners, 2 a.m. Jan. 22 Larceny – 6200 block of Little River Turnpike, Lincolnia, Landmark Plaza, 2 a.m. Drug possession (opium/cocaine) – 6000 block … Continued

Thieves target 7-Eleven gaming machines
Thieves have been stealing money from gaming machines or forcibly removing the machines from 7-Eleven stores throughout the county, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. There have been six such incidents since Dec. 29, including three in the Annandale/Mason District area: 8017 Braddock Road in the Ravensworth Shopping Center on Dec. 29, 8 a.m. 6464 … Continued

Student sexually assaulted at Frost MS
A female student at Frost Middle School in Fairfax was allegedly sexually assaulted by another student in a school restroom on Jan. 12. Fairfax County Public Schools is working with the police department’s Major Crimes Bureau to investigate the incident, which was first reported by Fairfax County Times on Jan. 20. FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid … Continued

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. Related story: Car stolen, child abducted Tanisha Hall, 40, of Alexandria, was charged with abduction, two counts of grand larceny, credit card theft, false identification to … 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. 16 Simple assault – 6400 block of Lincolnia Road, Lincolnia, 1 p.m. Jan. 15 Simple assault – 3100 block of Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, 5 a.m. Larceny/shoplifting – 3400 block of Charles Street, Bailey’s … Continued

Police arrest seven online predators who preyed on children
Police arrested seven men in connection with a sting operation aimed at identifying online predators, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Jan. 10. The “traveler operation” was conducted over several days in December and continued as detectives worked to identify offenders who failed to appear as part of the initial sting. In each case, offenders … 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. 8 Larceny – 4400 block of Commons Drive, Annandale, 2 a.m. Simple assault – 7100 block of Leesburg Pike, Seven Corners, 10 a.m. Jan. 7 Drug possession (opium/cocaine) – 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard, 12 … Continued

Two people shot in Bailey’s Crossroads
Two people were shot in Bailey’s Crossroads in the early hours of Jan. 5, the Fairfax County Police Department reported. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Glen Carlyn Drive. The two victims were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. In other police news, detectives with the Crash Reconstruction Unit are … Continued