Tag: crime

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. 1, 2023 Simple assault – 6000 block of Argyle Drive, Culmore, 12 a.m. Destruction of private property – 4700 block of Commons Drive, Annandale, 12 a.m. Simple assault – 4200 block of Conally Street, Annandale, … Continued

Cars shot again in Bailey’s Crossroads
Someone fired at cars in a parking lot at 5516 Leesburg Pike at 8:46 p.m. on Dec. 28 during a car meet-up. Two people sustained minor injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The event was organized by a group called Capital Mischief which hosts weekly Taco Tuesday car meet-ups. Police believe that incident is … 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. 25 Assault – 4200 block of Markham Street, Annandale, 8 a.m. Simple, not aggravated, assault. Dec. 24 Assault – 4500 block of Commons Drive, Annandale, 2 a.m. Simple, not aggravated, assault. Assault/knife or cutting instrument … 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 Drunk/profane in public – 6900 block of Colburn Drive, Annandale, 12 a.m. Assault – 6200 block of Little River Turnpike, Plaza at Landmark, 1 a.m. Simple, not aggravated, assault. Breaking and entering/burglary, 6100 block … Continued

Crime report: Dec. 6-11, 2022
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 11 Larceny/shoplifting – 3000 block of Annandale Road, Falls Church, 12 a.m. Dec. 10 Drunk in public – 6000 Block of Leesburg Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, 12 a.m. Dec. 9 Drug possession – 7600 block of … Continued

Crime report: Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 2022
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 3 Drug possession/marijuana – 6700 block of Columbia Pike, Annandale, 1 a.m. Drunk, profanity in public – 3400 block of Holly Road, Annandale, 1 a.m. Drunk, profanity in public – 5800 block of Seminary Road, … Continued

Victims sought in cash-for-gold scam
The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking more victims in a cash-for-gold robbery scheme. In one incident, a victim was driving home on Oct. 29, when he saw three people on the side of Interstate 495, the FCPD reports. He stopped to help them. A woman told him the stranded group needed money to continue … Continued

Grand jury indicts suspects in ATM murder
A grand jury has indicted the two individuals arrested in connection with the murder of Nelson Alexander Sr. at a Wells Fargo ATM on Annandale Road in October 2021. Alexander, age 73, was withdrawing money when he was fatally shot during a botched robbery attempt. Winston Lark, the shooter, is charged with murder and the … Continued

Crime report: Nov. 22-27, 2022
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as listed on CityProtect: Nov. 27 Assault – 7500 block of Parkwood Court, Falls Church, 3 a.m. Simple, not aggravated, assault. Assault – 4300 block of Ravensworth Road, Annandale, 2 p.m. Simple, not aggravated assault. Larceny/shoplifting – Seven Corners Shopping … Continued

Rape case solved 34 years later
Fairfax County Police announced on Nov. 22 the arrest of a man for a rape committed 34 years ago. George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington, was charged with two counts of rape, one count of sodomy, and one count of abduction. On Aug. 24, 1988, a 22-year-old woman was getting off work at Skyline Mall … Continued

Police release footage from officer-involved shooting in Falls Church
The Fairfax County Police Department released a video from the officer-involved shooting Oct. 6 at Arlington Boulevard and Graham Road. Police officers approached the suspect while he was shooting at them. One of the officers fired five rounds, said Police Chief Kevin Davis at a media briefing Nov. 2. None of the shots hit the … Continued

Warrant issued for Skyline murder suspect
Detectives from the Mason Police District have obtained warrants for one of the three suspects in a homicide at the Skyline Towers in Bailey’s Crossroads on Oct. 30. The body of Ahmed Hemoh, 26, had been found in a third-floor apartment in the 5500 block of Seminary Road with gunshot wounds to the upper body. … Continued

Crime report: Oct. 26-30, 2022
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as listed on CityProtect: Oct. 30 Assault – 4800 block of N. Beauregard Street, Lincolnia, 4 a.m. Assault with a knife or cutting instrument. Drunk in public, destruction of private property, simple assault – Little River Turnpike & Seminole … Continued

Man fatally shot at Skyline Towers
A man was fatally shot in an apartment at Skyline Towers in Bailey’s Crossroads on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 30, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A witness inside the apartment, in the 5500 block of Seminary Road, called the police at about 2:45 p.m. Officers found an adult male with gunshot wounds on the third … Continued

Police report a shooting in Lincolnia
Fairfax County Police are investigating a shooting this evening in the 6300 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia. That appears to be in the Landmark Plaza area. The victim has been transported to the hospital with an injury to the lower body that is not considered life-threatening, the FCPD tweeted shortly after 6 p.m. … Continued