May 5, 2025
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Tag: crime

Three men arrested for using skimming device

#crime, #fraud, #police
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Left to right: Osvaldo Bello Villanueva, Enrique Franco, and Abrahan Noa. [FCPD] Three men have been charged with fraudulently obtaining credit card numbers using a financial skimming device hidden inside gas pumps in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A fraud investigator from an undisclosed bank contacted FCPD’s financial crimes section on March … Continued

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #community events, #community organizations, #crime, #immigration, #police, #religion, #schools
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Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued

Public officials, religious leaders denounce anti-Semitic attacks and bomb threats

#community events, #Connolly, #crime, #religion
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Rep. Gerry Connolly at the podium, surrounded by public officials. [Jamie Smith] Government leaders and the heads of various religious institutions appeared at a news conference at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia March 3 to denounce the recent wave of anti-Semitic vandalism and intimidation nationwide. Hundreds of gravestones were toppled at Jewish cemeteries … Continued

Woman sexually assaulted in Annandale

#crime, #sex offenders
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Ahmed [FCPD] A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Feb. 28 in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim reported she was moving out of her apartment around 3 p.m. on the 7900 block of John Adams Court and was walking back and forth from the parking lot when a man approached her. He … Continued

Police arrest robbery suspect

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Canales [FCPD] Recent arrests reported by the Fairfax County Police Department include an incident in Bailey’s Crossroads involving robbery and malicious wounding.  Police believe the suspect may be responsible for 11 recent street robberies.  Police officers and detectives were at the intersection of Bellview Drive and Glen Carlin Drive investigating a recent string of robberies … Continued

Man assaulted in Annandale

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The latest crime reports from the Fairfax County Police Department include three incidents in the Annandale/Mason District area. Three men assaulted a 45-year-old man when he was taking out his trash at about 11:23 on Feb. 12 on the 7700 block of Suraci Court in Annandale. The suspects demanded the victim’s phone, pushed him to … Continued

Woman thwarts robbery attempt

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A 24-year-old woman walking her dog on the 6100 block of Leesburg Pike Jan. 22 was the victim of an attempted robbery, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. At about 8:30 p.m., she felt something touch her shoulder and discovered a man was holding some sort of edged weapon. He threatened her and demanded money. … Continued

Armed robberies in Annandale

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A 26-year-old woman was robbed while walking on a sidewalk on the 4500 block of Little River Run Drive in Annandale at about 11:15 p.m. on Jan. 18, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man approached her, displayed a handgun, and demanded her property. The suspect took her bag and ear phones and ran … Continued

Man shot in Bailey’s Crossroads

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A 21-year-old man was shot on Monday night at the 6000 block of Vista Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The FCPD received a call at about 9:50 p.m. about a fight and gunshots in the area, says FCPD spokesperson Tawny Wright.  They found the victim with wounds to the upper … Continued