Tag: crime
Police Dept. limits crime data
The Fairfax County Police Department is no longer putting out weekly crime reports that list incidents for each police district. Instead, the FCPD has adopted CityProtect, an online map that shows the location of incidents with very limited details. For example, the map reports these crimes on Oct. 18: a shoplifting incident at the Seven … Continued
Police arrest active shooter in Falls Church
Police arrested a man Thursday evening after a daylong crime spree culminating at Arlington Boulevard and Graham Road in Falls Church during which he fired at police officers with a semiautomatic pistol. Ricardo Singleton, age 27, was taken into custody. “It’s an absolute miracle that no one was struck and injured or killed,” said Fairfax … Continued
Shots fired into vehicles in Bailey’s Xroads
Someone fired shots into two e vehicles in the 3500 block of S. Jefferson Street in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 11 a.m. on Sept. 23, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted. Route 7 in that area was closed while officers investigated the incident. The police department urged people to avoid the area and shelter in … Continued
Man convicted of fentanyl distribution
A federal jury convicted a Prince William County man Sept. 21 for distributing fentanyl resulting in death and serious injury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Michael Vaughn, age 28 of Dumfries, distributed cocaine laced with fentanyl at a party at … Continued
Police report shooting on Woodburn Road
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a shooting Sept. 18 in the 3300 block of Woodburn Road in Annandale. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the lower body, the department tweeted at about 6:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, which were subsequently upgraded to non-life threatening. … Continued
Annandale neighbors promote safety at community event
Annandale residents of all ages learned about crime prevention and community resources at Neighborhood Safety Day Sept. 10 at Ossian Hall Park. The event was organized by the Safety Working Group, a component of Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale.ON-Annandale, a Fairfax County program run by FACETS, helps residents of high-need neighborhoods plan programs and activities based on their … Continued
Recent crimes: assault, robbery
Here are the crimes in the Mason District/Annandale area from this week as reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. A 30-year-old man from Falls Church was assaulted on Sept. 3, shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. A man walked behind the victim, cut his … Continued
Man tries to abduct female at knifepoint
The Fairfax County Police Department reports an attempted abduction in the 7200 block of Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. A man armed with a knife grabbed a woman in the early hours of Sept. 4. She was able to break free. Police describe the man as Hispanic, 5 feet seven inches tall, and of medium … Continued
Police find beltway shooter’s car
The Virginia State Police released a photo of the vehicle driven by the suspect in the shooting incident on the beltway in Annandale at 4:50 a.m. on Aug. 25. It’s a blue, two-door 2010 Honda Civic with Virginia license plate TWW 9398. On Sept. 4 it was found in the woods in Prince William County, … Continued
Recent crimes: robbery at Target, assaults
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: The Target at 5115 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed on Aug. 27. A man and woman exited the store with merchandise without paying shortly after 6:30 p.m. When confronted by a store employee and a community member, they … Continued
Child abuser gets life sentence
A man who raped children at a home-based daycare center in Annandale was sentenced to four life sentences plus 36 years, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Aug. 4. Elwood Lewis Thomas, 38, of Alexandria, abused three children between 2006 and 2012 at the Happy Land daycare center in the 6400 block of Holyoke … Continued
Police arrest man for assaulting a child
Fairfax County Police arrested a 22-year-old man from Centreville for grabbing a girl at the Crystal Woods apartments in Lincolnia on Aug. 24. Kevin Moran-Perez was taken to the Adult Detention Center and charged with assault and possession of a schedule I or II drug. He is being held on no bond. Related story: Man … Continued
Man tried to abduct girl in Lincolnia
A man tried to abduct a child at knifepoint Aug. 24 at the Crystal Woods apartment complex in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man approached a group of kids in the 5000 block of Caryn Court on Wednesday afternoon, displayed a knife, and grabbed a child, according to an FCPD tweet. The … Continued
Recent crimes: robbery and assault
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: Three men abducted and assaulted a man in the 3800 block of Millcreek Drive in Annandale on Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. One man displayed a handgun, and the victim was thrown into a vehicle. He was able to escape … Continued
Murder victim fondly remembered by family and friends
Family and friends of Sylvia Vaca Abacay (known as Kelly Kelyta), who was brutally murdered Aug. 10, in Seven Corners, remember her as a devoted mother and loving wife. A GoFundMe page set up to raise money for funeral costs says Kelly, who is from Bolivia, “leaves behind her beloved husband, 14-year-old daughter, and 17-year … Continued