Tag: crime
Sex offender arrested for abusing children at Annandale daycare center
Thomas [FCPD] Fairfax County police detectives arrested Elwood Lewis Thomas, 35 of the Richmond Highway area, today for the sexual abuse of several juveniles at an in-home daycare facility in Annandale. The Happy Land daycare center operated in a home in the 6400 block of Holyoke Drive from approximately 1999 to 2012. Thomas lived in … Continued
Woman arrested for destroying flags
Arif [FCPD] A 39-year-old Annandale woman was arrested Aug. 26 for destroying American flags and committing other vandalism at private homes in the Annandale area, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Maria Arif was charged with larceny, two counts of destruction of property, and two counts of mutilating a U.S. flag. She was taken to … Continued
Juveniles arrested for breaking into cars
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Bailey’s Crossroads area. Two juvenile boys were arrested for breaking into cars in the 3400 block of Charles Street at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 16. Officers on foot patrol saw the youths pulling on car handles in the parking lot, entering an unlocked … Continued
Youths arrested for breaking into school
Two youths were charged with breaking into Beech Tree Elementary School shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 8, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Multiple motion alarms went off inside the school, and officers saw three people running out of the school and onto an adjacent field. The FCPD helicopter helped located two suspects hiding … Continued
Annandale man arrested for assaulting police officer
Argueta-Diaz [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime recap includes an incident in the 3600 block of Firehouse Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 4. Officers encountered a drunk, shirtless man walking in the road and “not responding appropriately” at about 11:14 p.m. They arrested Norlin Arguetea-Diaz, 24, of Annandale, for being drunk in … Continued
Man arrested for robbing gas station
Shell station on Columbia Pike. [Google Maps] The Shell station at 5842 Columbia Pike Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed on July 27 shortly after 6 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The clerk noticed a man stealing ice from the store and told him he needed to pay. The man then assaulted the clerk and ran … Continued
Police pursuit ends in arrest
Miyan [FCPD] Fairfax County police engaged in a pursuit on the beltway near Little River Turnpike in Annandale July 20 when the driver of a silver Toyota Celica failed to stop for traffic violations. The pursuit ended shortly after 11 p.m. when officers used a Precision Immobilization Technique to stop the car before it was … Continued
Police seek man who stole items from RECenter
Fairfax County police detectives asking for help identifying the suspect of a larceny that occurred at the Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale on June 18. The suspect entered the building around 12:30 p.m., failed to check in at the desk, and is believed to have taken personal items from a victim’s belongings while they were … Continued
Recent crimes include hit and run and assault
Moore [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Department officers tried to stop a black Audi A3 for a traffic violation shortly before 9:30 p.m. on July 6 at the Seven Corners shopping center, the FCPD reports. The man drove off and a short pursuit ended after officers lost sight of the car. A short time later, a … Continued
Police identify officer involved in dog shooting
The Fairfax County Police Department identified the officer who shot a dog at Green Spring Gardens as Police Officer First Class Yousuf Ashraf of the Mason Police District. Officers had initially responded to the park June 25 for a report of two dogs running loose. One of the dogs, a German Shepherd, bit two visitors. … Continued
Weekend crimes: unlawful entry, assault, robbery
A woman returning to her home in the 7500 block of Camp Alger Avenue on June 30 at about 9:20 p.m. found her front door had been damaged and an unknown man leaving her house and walking down the street to another house, the Fairfax County Police Department states. Police went in with guns and … Continued
Music teacher accused of sexual abuse found dead
Cummins [FCPD] Music teacher Jeffrey Cummins, who had been charged with eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students in April, was found dead on June 19, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The body of Cummins, 56, of Annandale, was discovered in a wildlife refuge near Warsaw, … Continued
Two arrested after trying to steal cigarettes
Elnour Updated 6/18: Two men were arrested for larceny and assault at the Exxon station at 6261 Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. As a merchandise delivery was being made to the business at about 8:20 a.m. on June 14, one man distracted the victim while another man removed a … Continued
Home invasion in Bailey’s Crossroads
Two armed men entered a home in the 3000 block of Payne Street in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 12:15 a.m. on June 13, threatened the victims, and demanded money, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The men took personal items and ran away. Both men were described as Asian, in their 20s, and under 6 … Continued
Recent crimes: Drugs, weapons, larceny
Smith [FCPD] Police arrested two men for drug possession in the 6300 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia at about 8:45 p.m. on June 8, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers made a traffic stop, they smelled marijuana. A search of the car revealed drugs and a shotgun. The driver, Craig Knight, … Continued