Tag: crime
Robbery and assault in Annandale/Mason area
Recent crimes in Mason District involve assault and robbery, the Fairfax County Police Department states in its daily recap. Officers responded to a report of a fight at Walter Woods Drive and Lily Dhu Lane in the Lake Barcroft area at about 10 p.m. on Feb. 19. As a man was being arrested for disorderly … Continued
Man shot in Annandale; two pedestrians struck
The scene of a shooting at Charles Thomson Lane in Annandale. [FCPD] Fairfax County Police are investigating a shooting in the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane at the Vistas of Annandale in the early morning of Feb. 17. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, later reported as … Continued
Police arrest man for murdering wife
Laszlo Pentek [FCPD] Fairfax County Police detectives and SWAT officers arrested Laszlo Pentek, 55, Feb. 15 for the murder of his wife, Donna Pentek, two years ago in their home in the 9200 block of Okla Drive, Fairfax. There had been a double shooting on Jan. 6, 2017, at the Pentek’s home just west of … Continued
Shoplifters arrested in Lincolnia
Argudo [FCPS] The Fairfax County Police Department arrested a couple from Flushing, N.Y., after they were caught shoplifting at the Giant in Landmark Plaza at about 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 10. Additional stolen merchandise and drugs were found in their vehicle. David Vargas Ruiz, 29, and Olga Argudo, 45, were charged with larceny, possession of … Continued
Man attacked with baseball bat and robbed
A man was robbed after using a bank ATM machine on Little River Turnpike by Wadsworth Court in Annandale shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 4, the Fairfax County Police Department states. The victim was walking on the service road when he was approached by a group of six men. One of them struck him … Continued
Girls assaulted in Annandale
Updated: Police released a sketch of the suspect (right) on Jan. 8. Two young girls were assaulted in Annandale Jan. 5, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two girls, age 11 and 13, were walking in the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane, near Americana Drive, around 6:30 p.m., when they were approached by a … Continued
Woman robbed at Seven Corners Center
Mason district crimes reported by the Fairfax County Police Department include a strong-arm robbery at the Ross store in the Seven Corners Center on Jan. 2. Two suspects grabbed a woman’s backpack after she left the store with her young child at 9 p.m. The woman tried to hold on to her property and was pulled … Continued
Drug arrests reported in Lincolnia
McDowell Three men were charged with drug possession on Dec. 28 in the Lincolnia area, the Fairfax Police Department reports. Officers spotted several men at about 7:20 p.m. acting suspicious while sitting in a car at the Crystal Woods apartment complex. While speaking to them, officers saw marijuana, and the men were detained for questioning. Justin … Continued
Crime report: burglary and assault
Fairfax County Police arrested Raymond Braxton, 27, of no fixed address, at about 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 for burglary, speed to elude, and driving on a suspended license. After breaking into a house in the 3200 block of Decourcey Court, Annandale, and taking the victim’s personal belongings and car, officers found Braxton in the … Continued
Crime report: DWI, assault, drugs
Delery [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason area: An attempted traffic stop on Route 50/Cherry Street at about 3 a.m. on Dec. 18 led to a DWI arrest. The driver refused to stop and continued driving at a high rate of speed. The car eventually turned into … Continued
Murder-suicide at Woodlake Towers
Police investigate a murder at Woodlake Towers. [FCPD] Two people are dead following a domestic violence incident at the Woodlake Towers condominium on the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Seven Corners Dec. 18. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Christopher Brooks, age 30, rammed his Nissan SUV into Katherine Martell, also 30. … Continued
Police report weekend crimes in Annandale/Mason area
Bradley [FCPD] A man was arrested for grand larceny at the Target at 5115 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on Dec. 15, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The store’s loss prevention employee called the police after he recognized a man who had been involved with multiple thefts in the past looking at electronics. When … Continued
White supremacist gets two years for hateful graffiti
Mahone [FCPD] Dylan Mahone, the Nazi sympathizer who pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on the Northern Virginia Jewish Community Center and Little River United Church of Christ in April 2017, was sentenced to 21 months in jail Dec. 14, according to reports on WTOP and NBC4. Meanwhile, no one has been arrested … Continued
Police seek tips on stabbing incident
Updated 1 a.m., Dec. 15. Detectives from the Mason Police District are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who stabbed a 71-year-old man in the Culmore area Dec. 4 at around 8:30 p.m. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery and is recovering from his injuries. He … Continued
Girls sexually assaulted on school bus
A 12-year-old boy is facing charges that he sexually assaulted two girls on a Fairfax County school bus, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The investigation began on Nov. 13 when two Camelot Elementary School students told their parents they had been sexually assaulted by a boy on the CA02 school bus. After an investigation … Continued