Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

MS-13 member sentenced for charges related to the 2019 murder of HS student

  Rodriguez-Flores MS-13 member Kevin Alexis Rodriguez-Flores, 20, of Annandale, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence related to the murder of another gang member, the Department of Justice reports. The victim was Jacson Pineda Chicas, a student at Falls … Continued

Man stabs self at Home Depot

The Home Depot on Little River Turnpike. [File photo] The area around the Home Depot at Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road was full of police action this morning following a stabbing incident.

New Virginia laws legalize marijuana, abolish death penalty, protect absentee voting

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signs legislation allowing localities to establish green banks. Third from left: bill sponsor Del. Kaye Kory (Annandale). A long list of laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by Gov. Ralph Northam are now in effect. The following laws took effect July 1 unless otherwise noted:   Marijuana Legal possession … Continued

Police arrest Annandale man with loaded gun

Fairfax County police located a man illegally parked in the 4700 block of Commons Drive at 7:30 p.m. on June 7 and discovered he had a loaded firearm. Carlos Moreno Jr., 22, of Annandale, was charged with possession of a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and served with outstanding warrants … Continued

Police seek suspect in four armed robberies in Culmore

Glenmore Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. [Google Maps] Criminal investigation detectives at the Mason Police Station are investigating four robberies that occurred since June 5 in the 3300 block of Glenmore Drive in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads.  All four robberies have common elements: A man approached victims with a knife and demanded cash or … Continued

Weekly crime report: burglary, robbery

Here’s the weekly crime report from the Fairfax County Police Department for the Mason Police District:  The Number One Laundry at 6493 Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia was burglarized on May 17. Officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm shortly after 1 a.m. and found Melik Gizaw, 19, of Alexandria, inside the business. He was … Continued