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

Crime report: Assault, robbery, burglary

The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: A 29-year-old man from Arlington was arrested for malicious wounding, resisting arrest, and being drunk in public at 7 p.m. on July 22 in the 7200 block of Columbia Pike in Annandale. The man had gotten into an argument with … Continued

Church leader charged with sexual assault

A 61-year-old former youth leader at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Annandale was arrested July 20 for multiple sexual assaults against a juvenile, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A member of the victim’s family notified police last month that Thomas Weaver assaulted a juvenile. Detectives executed a search of Weaver’s residence in Fairfax, … Continued

Police draw guns on unarmed teen

The Fairfax County Police Department vows to investigate an incident where police pointed a gun at an unarmed juvenile who was recording a police incident on his phone. At the time, police were detaining another group of juveniles outside the IHOP on Arlington Boulevard by Annandale Road. The actions of the two offers will be … Continued

Gang members convicted of murder

A federal jury in Alexandria on July 5 convicted five members of the La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of two adolescent boys in 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, the five gang … Continued

New Virginia laws take effect

Here are a few of the newly enacted Virginia laws that took effect July 1: Public education Senate Bill 656 – The Department of Education is directed to develop model policies on sexually explicit content in instructional material by July 30. School boards must adopt policies by Jan. 1, 2023, for ensuring parental notification of … Continued

Man arrested for robbing Home Depot

A 25-year-old man from Maryland was arrested for robbing the Home Depot in Seven Corners and eluding the police. On June 28, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the man threatened an employee and took merchandise without paying, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. He left in a Toyota that had been reported stolen earlier that day. … Continued

Bailey’s Community Center burglarized

Someone broke into the Bailey’s Community Center just before 5 p.m. on June 12, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers responded to several security alarm activations, they found a 25-year-old man on the roof of the center, at 5920 Summers Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads. He was arrested and charged with burglary, false identification … Continued

Man arrested for commercial robberies

Fairfax County Police arrested a 19-year-old man for multiple commercial robberies in Annandale during the past few weeks. Juan Mancia Ramirez of Annandale was charged with seven counts of burglary, six counts of petit larceny, and destruction of property. He was held on no bond. The affected businesses are:• Safeway, 2414 Little River Turnpike – … Continued

Recent crimes: Robbery, assault, shooting

The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area in the past week. Three men approached a juvenile in the 7500 block of Jaguar Trail at about 9:45 p.m. on June 3 and assaulted and robbed him. This does not appear to be a random act. The victim was taken … Continued

Annandale Subway vandalized

A rowdy group of youths vandalized the Subway on Heritage Drive in Annandale at about 10:15 a.m. this morning. About five or six youths had spent a long time in the shop without ordering anything, owner Emil Ranakusuma reports. When the manager asked them nicely to leave to make room for paying customers, they went … Continued

Police seek shooting suspects

Fairfax County police are investigating recent shooting incidents in Annandale and Lake Barcroft. Police are interviewing residents of Beverly Manor Drive in Annandale to locate the suspect in a drive-by shooting on the night of June 4, Capt. Shawn Adcock, commander of the Mason District Police Station, said at a June 7 meeting of the … Continued

Recent crimes: several robberies reported

The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area. There was a commercial robbery at the 7-Eleven at 6545 Little River Turnpike across from Pinecrest Plaza on May 20. Two men entered the store, implied they had a firearm, and took merchandise. No one was injured. A man was … Continued