Tag: crime
Gang members convicted of murders in Holmes Run Park
Lopez-Torres [U.S. Attorney’s Office] Six members of the street gang La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were convicted by a federal jury May 9 for their roles in three murders and one attempted murder in Northern Virginia, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern Virginia reports. The gang members’ crimes dealt with the brutal murder and decapitation of … Continued
Mortgage fraud is family affair
A former vice president of Sun Trust Mortgage in Annandale, Moshin Raza, 51, was sentenced to 24 months in prison April 29 for conspiracy and wire fraud affecting a financial institution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. His wife, Humaira Iqbal, 40 was sentenced to 15 months in prison on … Continued
Body found in Tripps Run in Falls Church
Police investigate report of body found in creek. [FCPD] A body was been found May 1 in Tripps Run near the 3000 block of Dashiel Road in the Bel Air neighborhood in the Falls Church area of Mason District. Updated, May 3: The deceased has been identified as Edward Stephen Hamilton, 30, of Springfield, the … Continued
Shots fired during robbery at Seven Corners restaurant
Shots were fired inside the Hong Kong Palace Restaurant in the Seven Corners Shopping Center during a robbery on Tuesday evening. A man entered the restaurant, at 6387 Seven Corners Center, at about 7:45 p.m., displayed a handgun, and demanded money from employees, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The suspect was given an undisclosed … Continued
Police investigating death of child left in back seat of car
The following report on crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area is from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Police Blotter: Detectives are investigating the death of a two-year-old who had reportedly been accidentally left on the back seat of a car by a caretaker in Annandale. An initial investigation determined that a male acquaintance of the … Continued
Additional charges filed against county code inspector
Additional charges were filed against Rakesh Kapoor, an inspector at the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance (DCC) who was arrested in March for larceny after being accused for asking a resident for cash in return for expedited services. After that incident was publicized, an additional victim came forward, the Fairfax County Police Department … Continued
Lawsuit charges Virginia’s ‘habitual drunkard’ law is unconstitutional
Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute violates the commonwealth’s constitution by criminalizing the consumption of alcohol by homeless alcoholics, charges a class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, asserts that commonwealth’s attorneys offices have used the Interdiction … Continued
Man stabbed at Landmark Mall carnival
A screen grab from NBC4 Washington’s report on the stabbing at Landmark carnival. Opening night of the carnival at Landmark Mall was cut short Friday evening due to a stabbing. A fight broke out and one person stabbed another. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Alexandria Police Department reports. The … Continued
County employee charged with larceny
Kapoor A senior employee with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance (DCC) was arrested by detectives from the Police Department’s Major Crimes Division for larceny March 22. Rakesh K. Kapoor, 54, of Manassas, was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, a felony, the police blotter reports. He was transported to the Fairfax County … Continued
Robbers spray employee with chemical and grab money bag
There was a robbery at the Rent-A-Center at the Plaza at Landmark, 6244 Little River Turnpike, March 7, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A female employee, 23, walked out of the building to make a deposit carrying a bank deposit bag shortly before 10:30 a.m.. A man confronted her and sprayed her in the … Continued
Mason Police District honors PFC Kurt Woodward as Officer of the Year
From the left. Lt. Chantel Cochrane, Officer of the Year PFC Kurt Woodward, and Capt. Christian Quinn of the Mason Police District. Police Officer First Class Kurt Woodward has been named the Mason Police District 2015 Office of the Year in recognition of his exceptional efforts to keep the community safe. Station commander, Capt. Christian … Continued
Pedestrian robbed near Heritage Mall in Annandale
A woman walking to the 7-Eleven at 7822 Rectory Lane, Annandale, was the victim of an armed robbery at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 27. Two men approached her; one of them was armed with a handgun, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. One suspect ripped the victim’s purse from her shoulder, searched her pockets, then … Continued
7-Eleven in Seven Corners robbed
The 7-Eleven on Patrick Henry Drive. [Google Maps] The 7-Eleven at 3011 Patrick Henry Drive in Falls Church was robbed just before 6 a.m. on Feb. 25. A man attempted to steal merchandise, and a “verbal and physical altercation ensured where the suspect struck one of the clerks,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The … Continued
Police investigating homicide at Skyline
Skyline Towers [FCPD] Fairfax County police are investigating a homicide in Skyline Towers at 5597 Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. Fire and rescue units had responded to a report of an unresponsive person in an apartment shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. Based on their initial examination, they determined that the victim, an adult … Continued
Armed robbery at Lincolnia area pizza shop
The Vaperz vape shop in Annandale was burglarized. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Police Department’s blog entry for Jan. 19 reports a commercial robbery, commercial burglary, and sex offender incident in the Annandale/Mason District area. Pizza Boli’s Landmark, at 6303 Little River Turnpike in Beauregard Square, was hit by an armed robbery on Jan. 17. … Continued