Tag: crime
Crime report: Assault at H Mart, child endangerment
Lopez [FCPD] The weekend crime report from the Fairfax County Police Department includes a case of assault at Heritage Mall. Yojan Lopez, age 26, of Annandale, was arrested for simple assault and two counts of assault on law enforcement. The victim was Lassine Doumbia, who is in charge of the summer entertainment program at Ossian … Continued
Suspicious incident involves child at bus stop
The Fairfax County Police Department is reporting a suspicious event involving a strange man approaching a child. The child was waiting at a bus stop at 2900 John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners on April 3 when a man started talking to her. She ignored him and he walked away. The child reported the incident … Continued
Man assaults 7-Eleven clerk
Assault suspect [FCPD] A clerk at the 7-Eleven at 3337 Glen Carlyn Drive, Bailey’s Crossroads, was assaulted by a man who tried to rob the store. The suspect entered the store at around 3:30 p.m. on March 27 and asked customers for money and cigarettes. He tried to steal merchandise, and when a clerk tried … Continued
Annandale man charged with scamming the elderly
Johnson {FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested Michael Johnson, 49, of Annandale in a home improvement scam that targeted the elderly. An investigation by detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Division found Johnson offered to perform driveway paving services and other household repairs for mentally incapacitated persons. He then took payments that far exceeded the scope of … Continued
Stranger tries to lure child into his car
There is increased police presence in the Pinecrest neighborhood after a stranger tried to get a boy into his car on March 19 at Pinecrest Vista Drive and Sand Wedge Court. The Columbia Elementary School student was walking home from his bus stop at about 4:20 p.m. on March 19 when he noticed a red … Continued
Man battles police during shoplifting arrest
Aijaz [FCPD] A shoplifting incident at the Target on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners March 16 led to the arrest of Raheel Aijaz, 26, of Manassas, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Police had arrived shortly before 4:30 p.m. and attempted to detain a man suspected of shoplifting. The suspect became combative and tried to take the … Continued
Body found in Willston Shopping Center
Update, March 13, 3:13 p.m.: Police identified the victim as Gilberto Mendez, 49, of Falls Church. He was not homeless as previously thought. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of Mendez’ death. He had multiple injuries that could be consistent with a fall, but the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has not yet issued an official … Continued
Police seek burglar who hit Mason District shops
Burglary suspect [FCPD] Fairfax County detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who committed a series of nighttime commercial burglaries in the Mason District. Since late December, the suspect shattered the glass front doors of four small businesses in the: 6100 block of Columbia Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, Dec. 26, 1:18 a.m. 4700 … Continued
Annandale Subway burglarized
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason District areas: The Subway at 7210 Columbia Pike, Annandale, was burglarized on March 10. When the manager arrived to open the store, it was in disarray and money was missing. The suspects are of an unknown gender. They were wearing gloves, dark hooded … Continued
Mason Police Station commander reports on crime in Mason District
From the left: Sgt. Tony Erway, 2018 Mason District Police Officer of the Year Edwin Brandolino, CAC chair Debi Gerald, assistant commander of the Mason station Lt. Michael Tucker, and station commander Capt. Brooke Wright. Some crimes have declined in the Mason Police District in 2019 from 2018 – robberies and assaults are down a … Continued
Recent crimes include assault, unlawful entry
Here’s a recap of recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area from the Fairfax County Police Department: Police responded to a report of a drunk and disorderly woman at Kilroy’s at 5250 Port Royal Road at about 10:50 p.m. on March 1. During the arrest, the woman kicked an officer. Mayra Henriquez, 27, of Alexandria, … Continued
Three dead as a result of murder-suicide
A police public information officers talks to the media outside the house where a double homicide occurred. Updated 1:53 p.m. A man shot and killed another man and a woman and then fatally shot himself at gathering at a home in the 8600 block of Cromwell Drive in the Kings Park neighborhood of Springfield March 2. … Continued
Police release video of brandishing/robbery incident
This is from a video released by FCPD. Fairfax County Police released surveillance videos of an attempted robbery that took place at the Rite Aid at 6035 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on Dec. 14, 2018, at around 11 a.m. Watch the videos here. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to contact Detective … Continued
Man attacks couple in shopping center
Hopper [FCPD] A homeless man assaulted two people at Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads on Feb. 24, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man and woman were exiting the Safeway at about 7 p.m. when a man blocked their path, threatened them with harm, and made derogatory racial comments. The couple ran away, but … Continued
Police seek bank robber
The police are seeking tips on this man, caught on camera inside the Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway. [FCPD] Someone robbed the SunTrust Bank inside the Safeway at 5821 Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 21. A man entered the bank, implied he had a weapon, and demanded money, the Fairfax County … Continued