Tag: crime

Men arrested after stabbing incident in Seven Corners
Dohoond (left) and Ostorga [FCPS] Two men were arrested by Fairfax County Police after a stabbing indicent in the 6200 block of Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners shortly after 11 p.m. on May 10. Three men were involved in a physical fight in a parking lot. One man who was stabbed was treated for a … Continued

Residents of Crestwood Manor in Annandale demand action
Vehicles crowding Jayhawk Street. [Aaron Kelly] The following is an open letter from Aaron Kelly, representing the Crestwood Manor neighborhood in Annandale, protesting the lack of action by public officials to address complaints about problems in the neighborhood, including crime, speeding, and vehicles parked by non-residents. An Open Letter We, as residents of Crestwood Manor … Continued
Police manhunt in Annandale involved thefts of three Teslas and an SUV
A manhunt in the Camelot and Mill Creek neighborhoods in Annandale in the early hours of May 1 disrupted residents’ sleep as police searched for suspects involved in auto thefts. The incident started when police stopped to check on three Tesla sedans and a Mitsubishi SUV stopped in the road at Gosnell Road and Leesburg … Continued

Police recover stolen vehicle after traffic pursuit
Gaskins [FCPD] An Annandale resident was arrested April 24 for vehicle theft following a traffic pursuit, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The incident happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of McWhorter Place and Heritage Drive in Annandale. Officers attempted to stop the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic that had been previously … Continued

Coronavirus cases continue to rise
Beech Tree Elementary School has a positive message for people in social isolation. COVID-19 cases in Fairfax County continue to climb, surpassing 1,000 over the weekend. The total number of cases in the Fairfax Health District went from 942 on April 11, to 1,011 on April 12, and to 1,167 on April 13. Most of … Continued

Long list of new laws signed by Northam
Northam Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed dozens of bills into law in recent days, on criminal justice, marijuana decriminalization, voting, energy, Confederate monuments, discrimination, clean energy, workers’ rights, and more. The bills take effect July 1. The General Assembly plans to reconvene on April 22 to consider Northam’s amendments to some of the bills. Northam … Continued

Man charged with sexual battery at daycare center
Garcia [FCPD] Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Abuse Squad arrested a man for three counts of aggravated sexual battery at a home-based daycare center. Detectives were contacted March 26 after a child from Digna Alvarado Garcia Daycare said they had been inappropriately touched by Santiago Alvarado Garcia, 50, of the Falls Church … Continued

Recent crimes include robbery, break-in, DWI
Hamby [FCPD] Someone broke into the Millenium Care Pharmacy at 6305 Castle Place in Seven Corners and stole property, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The burglary happened at about 9 a.m. on March 23. The suspect was described as a man wearing a light-colored shirt and dark-colored pants. There was a DWI arrest on … Continued

Pharmacies robbed, men assaulted
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: There was a malicious wounding in Bailey’s Crossroads on March 13. A man was on the 3300 block of Glenmore Drive, shortly before 10 p.m., when he was approached by five juveniles. One of the juveniles asked the victim a … Continued

Rep. Connolly honors Camelot Neighborhood Watch Program on its 40th anniversary
Ken Hopke (left), Camelot’s Neighborhood Watch coordinator, and Marlon Dubisson of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staff with a reprint of the Congressional Record page honoring the community’s Neighborhood Watch program. Rep. Gerry Connolly recognized the Camelot community’s Neighborhood Watch Program on its 40th anniversary on the floor of Congress. Marlon Dubisson, Connolly’s outreach director, presented the … Continued

Seven Corners nail salon robbed
The Seven Corners Popeyes (left). Fairfax County Police report a commercial robbery on March 7 in Seven Corners. A man entered Nails for You at 6393 Seven Corners Center shortly after 7 p.m., implied he had a weapon, demanded money, then ran away. The suspect was described as black and wearing a hoodie. There was … Continued

Woman arrested for assaulting officer
Martinez [FCPD] As Fairfax County Police were arresting a woman for being drunk in public and were putting her into a police car in Bailey’s Crossroads, she kicked an officer multiple times. As a result, Alicia Martinez, 32, of Fairfax, was also charged with assault on law enforcement. That incident happened at about 5:45 p.m. … Continued

Police solve 22-year-old cold case
A composite sketch of the suspect in 1998 and a photo of Juan Johnson taken in Charles County, Md., in 2004. [FCPD] The Cold Case Squad in the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau identified an offender in a sexual assault case that occurred in Mason District in August 1998. The suspect had posed … Continued

Vandal targets Ring cameras at the Parliaments
Vandalism at the Parliaments captured on a Ring doorbell. [WJLA] Fairfax County Police are investigating vandalism at the Parliaments apartment community in Annandale, in which someone has spray painted peepholes in doors and Ring video doorbells, according to a Feb. 19 “7 On Your Side” report on WJLA. The news program quotes one resident who … Continued

Man arrested for soliciting sex from minors
Gregory [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested James Gregory, 21, of Falls Church, for using social media to solicit sex from minors. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Sex Crimes Squad began their investigation last month when a juvenile victim disclosed unlawful sexual contact with Gregory to their parents. Detectives believe Gregory used several social media … Continued