Tag: crime
Supervisor Gross to host Town Hall on Gangs
Graffiti is a sign of gang activity, although it’s not known whether this particular example in Annandale is gang related. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross is hosting a Town Hall on Gangs March 29, 7 p.m., at the Mason Government Center. “We need to get gang activity under control,” Gross said. Many residents have been expressing … 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
Two bodies found in park as gang activity on the rise
FCPD Chief Roessler speaks to the press. [FCPD] The gang problem “is out of control,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler March 3 at a news briefing on Crater Place in Parklawn on the discovery of two sets of human remains in Holmes Run Stream Valley Park. The remains were found March 2 … Continued
Woman sexually assaulted in Annandale
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
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
Five suspects charged with brutal, gang-related murder of 15-year-old girl
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler speaks at a news conference on the murder of Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas. To the left are law enforcement leaders from other jurisdictions. [FCPD] The murder of 15-year-old Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas was a “savage and brutal killing. It was horrific,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Col. Edwin C. … Continued
Man assaulted in Annandale
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
ICE raids bring fear to local immigrant communities
ICE picked up residents from the top floor of this building in Fairmont Gardens. Residents of the Fairmont Gardens apartments in Annandale are living in fear after two raids last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. According to a witness, at least five people were taken away by ICE agents from two buildings, … Continued
Woman stabbed at bus stop in Annandale
Roesller The long list of crimes in the Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes several incidents in the Annandale/Mason District area. A woman was stabbed at the bus stop in front of Kmart on John Marr Drive at about 4:35 p.m. on Jan. 29. Peter Roesller, 31, of no fixed address, was taken … Continued
Woman thwarts robbery attempt
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
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
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
Police fear missing Annandale student is in danger
UPDATE: The missing team was found, is well, and is back with her family, FCPD announced Jan. 13. Detectives from the Mason Police District are searching for a missing teen, Venus Romero Iraheta, 17, an Annandale High School student, whom they believe could be in danger. Police have received anonymous information that Romero Iraheta, a … Continued
Shot fired through window of daycare center
A bullet was shot through the window of the Bright Horizons at Skyline daycare center at 5203 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on the afternoon of Jan. 12, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. No one was injured. When police arrived, they moved the two adults and eight 3-year-old children from that room to a … Continued
Attempted robbery in Annandale
Two men tried to rob a 56-year-old woman while she and a passenger were driving in the 7800 block of Heritage Drive, Annandale, on Jan. 2, the Fairfax CountyPolice Department reports. A car drove up beside them at about 11:45 p.m. near the Killebrew Drive intersection in the Ravensworth-Bristow neighborhood, causing her to stop. Two … Continued