Tag: crime

Teens charged with carjacking, auto theft
View of the suspect from Fairfax 1. [FCPD] Two teens were arrested Jan. 24 after stealing a car, crashing it, then attempting to carjack another one in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Andonis Martinez Turcios, 19, and a 17-year-old, both of Alexandria, were captured with help from the … Continued
Three teens arrested for setting man on fire
Three teenagers are facing attempted robbery and malicious wounding charges after setting a man on fire in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Jan. 23. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the 4500 block of Commons Drive. A man who had been sleeping awoke to find several juveniles setting him on fire in … Continued

Attempted robbery involves machete
Herrera-Chan [FCPD] There was an attempted robbery involving a machete in the 7900 block of Heritage Drive, Annandale, at about 5:50 p.m. on Dec. 28, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man was approached by someone who demanded his money and wallet. The victim refused to hand anything over, and the suspect began swinging … Continued
Two men arrested for auto theft, forgery
Two men were charged with auto theft on Dec. 23, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim had been warming up his car on the 2500 block of Parkwood Court, behind Graham Park Plaza, at around 6:30 a.m. He left it unlocked, and when he returned, it was gone. Police officers spotted the car … Continued
Crime spree in Lincolnia
A D.C. man has been charged with robbery and other crimes following what Fairfax County Police are calling a “crime spree” in Lincolnia. It started with a commercial robbery at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 16 at a Verizon store at 6198M Little River Turnpike in Landmark Plaza. Two men forced the employees into a … Continued
Armed carjacking and robbery in Mason District
Updated Dec. 13 – The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes a robbery and an armed carjacking in Mason District. A man who had advertised a game console for sale was robbed on Dec. 8. He had agreed to meet a potential buyer at about 6:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of Little River Turnpike. … Continued

Driver charged with hit-and-run in Annandale
White Jackie White II, a 44-year-old resident of Fairfax Station was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department after leaving the scene of an accident on Gallows Road near Annandale Road at about 5:40 p.m. on Dec. 5. After a driver left the scene of a two-vehicle crash, a police officer spotted a car that … Continued
Weekend crimes: assault on an officer and armed robbery
Among the crimes listed in the Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime recap is an arrest for assault on a law enforcement officer on Dec. 2 in Annandale. Officers responded to a noise complaint at about 1:13 a.m. and found a man yelling outside who appeared to be intoxicated on the 4400 block of Briarwood … Continued

‘Warning shot’ fired in Annandale
Brown The Fairfax County Police Department reports there was a “reckless discharge of a firearm” in the parking lot of the Tandoori Nights restaurant at 7137 Little River Turnpike around midnight on Nov. 23. “A dispute over a tab became physical and someone fired a ‘warning shot’ in the parking lot to scare the group … Continued
Man stabs woman in Seven Corners
Two Seven Corners residents are hospitalized in “serious but stable condition” following a domestic-related stabbing early this morning in the 6200 block of Wilson Boulevard, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When police arrived at around 1:15 a.m., they discovered a 40-year-old woman had been stabbed in the upper body by her boyfriend. The 45-year-old … Continued
Utility phone scams on the rise
Utility scams are on the rise again in Virginia and across the country, Dominion Energy says. Reports of scammers calling Dominion customers and threatening to disconnect their electricity in exchange for immediate payment has increased by 49 percent since last year. The scammers ask people to pay via a prepaid debit card or credit card … Continued

Man shot at restaurant in critical condition
El Palenque [Yelp] A man is in critical condition after a shooting at the El Grand Palenque restaurant at 5863 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 2:17 a.m. Nov. 12, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was shot in his upper body and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The … Continued

Driver leads police on high-speed chase into oncoming traffic on Little River Turnpike
Police tackle a driver after a high-speed chase on Little River Turnpike. [From a video by Laura Reynolds.] A high-speed police chase on Little River Turnpike in Annandale Nov. 11 resulted in several collisions, as a driver headed into oncoming traffic. No one was hurt, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The driver, Edward Jerome … Continued

Man arrested for eluding police in stolen vehicle
Guzman [FCPD] An attempted traffic stop for speeding at around 1:20 a.m. on Nov. 5 in Falls Church led to the arrest of Jose Fuentes Guzman of Fairfax for possession of a stolen vehicle, “felony speed to elude,” and driving without a license, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. An officer with the Mason District … Continued

Arrest of reporter for disturbance at Annandale parade under investigation
Fairfax County police officers subdue reporter Mike Stark. [Shareblue Media] An incident involving a reporter arrested for causing a disturbance at the start of the Annandale parade Oct. 28 is being investigated by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs. Wilfred Michael Stark III, 49, of Falls Church, was charged with disorderly conduct and … Continued