Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Dog walker stabbed

The Fairfax County Police Department’s daily crime report includes a malicious wounding incident in Bailey’s Crossroads. A 55-year-old woman was walking her dog at around 10:40 p.m. on the 5500 block of Seminary Road April 19 when a man approached her from behind and cut her throat with a knife. She was treated at a … Continued

Annandale bank robbed

The suspect [FCPD] The Wells Fargo Bank at 4260 John Marr Drive, Annandale, was robbed just before 1:30 p.m. on April 18, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.  A man walked into the bank, implied that he had a weapon and announced a robbery. A bank employee handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, and the … Continued

Shots fired outside The Block

Fairfax County Police are investigating an incident involving the brandishing and discharge of a weapon outside The Block, 4221 John Marr Drive, Annandale, at around 12:25 a.m. on April 17. Police responded to reports of a large fight in the parking lot by the collection of food vendors, states an item in the FCPD blotter. … Continued

Suspect arrested for hate crimes

Mahone [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested Dylan Mahone, 20, of Annandale, April 12 in connection with three recent hate-motivated incidents. Two incidents occurred overnight on April 11 at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia and the Little River United Church of Christ in Annandale. The other incident involved anti-Semitic flyers posted on the Annandale … Continued

Lincolnia store robbed

Advance America [Google Maps] The Advance America payday and title lending outlet in the Plaza at Landmark shopping center in Lincolnia was hit with an armed robbery on April 6, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Two men entered the business at 6244-J Little River Turnpike at about 6 p.m. One held a gun … Continued

Burglary, unlawful entry arrests this weekend

Martinez [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes several incidents in the Mason District/Annandale area. Two men were charged with burglarizing an apartment in the 6100 block of Greenwood Drive in Seven Corners at about 10:30 p.m. on March 24. Officers were called for a report of a fight. Two men had … Continued

Gangs actively recruiting in local schools

Roessler There’s been a resurgence of gang activity in Fairfax County, along with “heavy recruiting in our schools,” Jay Lanham, director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang TaskForce, said at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee March 21. The meeting featured a presentation on law enforcement policies on undocumented immigrants, as … Continued

Three men arrested for using skimming device

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

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

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