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

Homicide in Broyhill Park

The scene of the crime [WUSA]   Updated 11:40 p.m.:  Fairfax County Police are investigating a homicide in the Broyhill Park neighborhood between Holmes Run and Falls Church High School. Police responded to a report of a fight in the 7600 block of Trail Run Road on Dec. 25 and discovered an adult man on … Continued

Two robberies in Bailey’s Crossroads

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a couple of robberies happened in weekend in the Bailey’s Crossroads area, and there was a police pursuit in Seven Corners. A 20-year-old man was walking alone on the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive at about 10:17 p.m. on Dec. 19, when another man approached, punched him, knocked … Continued

Four people arrested for shoplifting in Bailey’s Crossroads

Four people were arrested for grand larceny at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Dec. 16, the Fairfax County Police Department’s Daily Blotter reports. A shopper noticed four people working together to conceal merchandise, take items from stores, and bring them to a vehicle in the parking lot. Police investigated and found stolen merchandise from … Continued

Truck stolen from Page Chevrolet

Photo of suspected truck thief from surveillance video. Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the man responsible for stealing a truck from Page Chevrolet at 6500 Little River Turnpike, just east of Annandale. The owner of a 2014 black Chevrolet Silverado brought the truck to the dealership for service on Dec. … Continued

Man arrested for DWI after police pursuit

Fairfax County Police arrested a man shortly after midnight on Dec. 9 at Landmark Mall after a traffic pursuit. An officer observed a vehicle with expired license plates and “defective equipment” at Backlick Road and Hechinger Drive, Springfield, and attempted to stop the vehicle, according to the Police Blotter. The driver struck a mailbox and … Continued

DWI, fraud arrests in Annandale area

Herriott The Fairfax County Police Blotter lists two arrests over the weekend in the Annandale area. A police officer noticed the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe slumped over the steering wheel apparently asleep at the Old Columbia Pike/Little River Turnpike intersection at about 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 6. When the officer woke the driver, he … Continued

Willston Safeway robbed

Fairfax County Police report an armed robbery at the Safeway at 6118 Arlington Blvd. in the Willston Shopping Center in Seven Corners at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 2.  Three Hispanic males took four cases of beer without paying for them. When confronted by store employees, one suspect threatened an employee with a knife and … Continued

It’s scam season, Dominion warns

Dominion Virginia Power warns customers not to fall for scammers who call and tell them they missed a payment and their electricity will be disconnected unless they pay up immediately. These types of scams tend to increase around the holidays, when people are stressed out and distracted. Dominion does not require payment over the phone … Continued

Attempted robbery at Exxon station in Annandale

The suspect [FCPD] Revised 2 p.m., Nov. 23: The Exxon station at 3403 Holly Road in Annandale was the site of an attempted robbery on Nov. 22 shortly after 5 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reports. An employee had been standing outside the gas station when he re-entered the business, a man followed him, … Continued