Tag: crime
Man attacks people at senior center
The Lincolnia Senior Center The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: A man entered a building at the Lincolnia Senior Center being used as a hypothermia shelter (4710 N. Chambliss St.) shortly before 7 a.m. on March 20 and began assaulting several people.
Northam signs legislation abolishing the death penalty
Northam (right) visits the execution chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center. Virginia Gov. Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation March 23 abolishing the death penalty. Virginia is the 23rd state, and the first in the South, to ban executions.
Two shooting incidents reported at Annandale apartments
Ethan Allen Lane, Annandale. [Google Maps] There were two shooting incidents on March 20 at the Vistas of Annandale apartment complex, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. “Detectives are investigating whether those cases are related and have increased patrols in that area,” says FCPD spokesperson Sgt. Hudson Bull. Witnesses who may have information on the … Continued
Police investigate weapons incident at Annandale apartments
There was a weapon brandishing incident at Fairmont Gardens on Wadsworth Court in Annandale at about 5 p.m. on March 16. According to the Fairfax County Police, two men were involved with the victim. One of the men displayed a gun and hit the victim with it. The victim suffered a minor injury. The two … Continued
D.C. man arrested for burglaries in Annandale
Crichlow [FCPD] Police arrested a man in Fulton County, Ga., for multiple burglaries committed in Northern Virginia and Maryland, the Fairfax County Police Department reported March 10. Kwasi Crichlow, age 27 of Washington, D.C., was determined to be responsible for three burglaries in Annandale during the early morning hours of Jan. 28. Those incidents involved … Continued
Recent crimes: DWI, assault, burglary, shooting
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Mason Police District during the past week: A man was arrested for driving following a vehicle pursuit on Leesburg Pike at Row Street at 2 a.m. on Feb. 28. An officer attempted to stop a 2005 Jeep Liberty for a traffic violation, but the … Continued
Police commander to act on street racing complaints
The Mason Police Station Street racing and speeding in Annandale is a “top priority” said Capt. Shawn Adcock, the new commander of the Mason Police District at a March 2 meeting of the station’s citizen advisory committee (CAC). Adcock succeeded the former commander, Capt. Brooke Wright, two weeks ago.
Virginia legislature passes bill on legalizing recreational marijuana
Virginia lawmakers approved legislation to legalize marijuana for recreational use, beginning in 2024. Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to sign the measure, which focuses on ending inequities in the criminal justice system. Several lawmakers said they hope Northam will propose amendments to speed up legalization and strengthen the provisions to promote racial equity.
Virginia to become the first Southern state to abolish the death penalty
The execution chamber at the Greenville Correctional Center in 1994. [Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia is poised to ban the death penalty. Gov. Ralph Norman said Feb. 22 that he plans to sign legislation banning capital punishment approved by both houses of the General Assembly.
Man fatally shot at Fairmont Gardens in Annandale
Lots of police activity at Fairmont Gardens seen from the other side of Little River Turnpike. [Oscar Martinez] [Updated Feb. 20, 3:20 p.m.] One man is dead and a juvenile male has been injured following a shooting in Annandale Feb. 19, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The incident happened at the Fairmont Gardens Apartments … Continued
Police believe series of recent commercial burglaries are linked
Kogiya was burglarized on Jan. 28. Fairfax County Police Department detectives believe 15 commercial burglaries across the county since Jan. 28 might be linked. Three of the burglaries were Annandale: Naz Food, Kogiya Korean BBQ, and the Han Gang Restaurant were hit on Jan. 28.
Arlington man arrested for armed robberies in Annandale
Tevago Bell and the bb gun he had when arrested. [FCPD] An Arlington man is facing charges in connection with a series of recent armed robberies in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. In three of the four robberies, the suspect approached the victim, displayed a firearm, and took their personal property. In the … Continued
Police report shooting in Bailey’s Crossroads
“A homeowner reported that a woman broke into their home and was subsequently shot,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports. That incident happened shortly before 3 a.m. on Feb. 10 in the 3300 block of Wilkins Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. The woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The homeowners and the victim … Continued
Crime report: robbery, stabbing, burglary
Two former tenants, after being involved in two incidents in the McLean area, went to a home at the 3400 block of Holly Street in Seven Corners at about 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, where they threatened the homeowner with a gun and demanded property, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Officers found the two … Continued
Police seek man wanted for sexual assault
Serrano Chicas [FCPD] Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau are asking the public to help locate a man involved in two sexual assaults in the Seven Corners area of Mason District. A victim came forward in December to report she was sexually assaulted in April on the stairwell of an apartment … Continued