Tag: crime
Sexual assault victim wants pool board to take preventive action to protect children
The Glen Forest pool It has taken years for Bailey’s Crossroads resident Irene Xenos to come to terms with a sexual assault incident at the Glen Forest Community Pool decades ago. She continues to be disturbed, however, by the fact that her attacker has not been banned from the pool, still has a membership, and … Continued
Man shot outside restaurant at Landmark Plaza
There was a shooting just after 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the parking lot in front of the Viva Tequila restaurant at 6244 Little River Turnpike in Landmark Plaza, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. They applied two tourniquets and the … Continued
Man assaults police officer
Lopez [FCPD] A man was arrested outside Heritage Mall in Annandale shortly before 3 p.m. on Oct. 16 after shoppers at the H Mart said he displayed a knife, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The police officers found Yojan Lopez, 24, of Annandale, stumbling around and having trouble speaking clearly. As officers were placing … Continued
Community responds to hate crime with unity and love
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring participates in an art project at a CommUNITY rally at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. We are one community, united by love and solidarity and a desire to stand up together against hate. That was the message from government and religious leaders at a CommUNITY rally at the … Continued
Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Jewish Community Center
An image from the surveillance video shows the suspect. [FCPD] The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was again vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Surveillance video captured images of a suspect spray-painting the building around 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. At around 8 a.m., staff discovered 19 swastikas painted on … Continued
Robbery suspects arrested
Bisrat [FCPD] A man walking along the 6100 block of Leesburg Pike at about 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 25 was robbed of a belt, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. A teenage boy brandishing a gun approached the man and demanded his belt, then got into a car waiting nearby. Police officers found the … Continued
Man exposes himself to teen girls
The driver of this car exposed himself to teens. [FCPD] Two teenage girls waiting for their rides near Justice High School Sept. 24 were subjected to a man who exposed himself and made lewd gestures, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The incident happened near Peace Valley Lane and Diamond Drive at 1:45 p.m. The … Continued
Lewd behavior reported in Bailey’s Crossroads
A man was seen making lewd sexual gestures while touching himself underneath his pants at the bus stop in the area of Knollwood Drive and Lake Street in Bailey’s Crossroads on Sept. 18 at around 6:45 a.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two school-aged girls reported the incident to their school resource officer. They … Continued
Police seek upskirting victims
Marshall If you think you might be the victim of an upskirting incident, the Mason Police District wants to hear from you. William Marshall, a 42-year-old Florida resident was caught filming up a woman’s skirt by a loss prevention officer at the Giant at 3480 S. Jefferson St. in Bailey’s Crossroads June 29. An investigation … Continued
Weekend crimes: brandishing, larceny, assault
The Fairfax County Police Department’s crime report includes a brandishing and larceny incident in the 6100 block of Leesburg Pike just before 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 7. The victim, a juvenile, had arranged to meet two people contacted through Snapchat to show them two designer belts he was selling. The juvenile suspects tried on the … Continued
When faced with an active shooter: Run, hide, fight
A scene from a training video by the Houston mayor’s office showing office workers fighting an active shooter. What would you do if someone bursts into your office, school, or house of worship and starts shooting? Everyone should be prepared to run, hide, and fight, said Lt. Brian Ruck in a presentation at a meeting … Continued
Man attacks police with gas pump nozzles
Davis [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes an incident of malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer. It happened on Columbia Pike near Lacy Boulevard in Bailey’s Crossroads shortly before 12:24 p.m. on Sept. 2. An officer from the Mason Police District saw Reno Davis, 33, of Falls Church, who had … Continued
Resident arrested for animal cruelty
A witness called the police Aug. 29 about 10 a.m. to report a dog left in the rear of a pickup truck in full sunlight with no water at the Home Depot at 6555 Little River Turnpike, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Animal Protection Police arrived and monitored the dog for over an hour. … Continued
Robbery, malicious wounding incidents reported
Among recent crime reports from the Fairfax County Police Department: A man was robbed at the Bradlick Shopping Center on Aug. 29 between 3 and 3:30 a.m. The victim got into a car believing it was his Uber. The two men in the car drove him to Braddock Road, told him to get out of … Continued
Woman finds stolen car, with thief in it
Today’s police blotter includes a couple of strange incidents. A local woman received a notice from her bank on the evening of Aug. 26 stating that her debit card was used at a nearby gas station. While driving to the gas station, she saw her car in the 3400 block of Spring Lane, which had … Continued