Tag: crime
Police investigating two robberies in Mason District
The 7200 block of Maple Place. [Google Maps] Two robberies were reported in Mason District last weekend, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two men entered the check-cashing store in the 7200 block of Maple Place, Annandale, at about 1:28 p.m., Aug. 29, and demanded money from an employee. One of the suspects displayed a … Continued
Police report attempted robbery in Bailey’s Crossroads
Several crimes in the Mason Police District were reported in the Aug. 19 Fairfax County Police Blotter. There was an attempted robbery on Knollwood Drive, across the street from the Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads, at about 11:06 p.m. on Aug. 17. Two juveniles approached a man, demanded money, and displayed what appeared to … Continued
Local business robbed at gunpoint
The Fairfax County Police Department lists several crimes that occurred in Mason District during the past few days. A commercial robbery occurred at a 7-11 on the 3300 block of Gallows Road in Annandale at about 12:34 p.m. on July 31 The suspect displayed a handgun, demanded money, and ran off in an unknown direction. … Continued
Youth robbed at Culmore Shopping Center
A juvenile was robbed of $450 at the Culmore Shopping Center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads June 28 at about 2 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reports in the daily police blotter. The youth, age 17, was riding his bike at the back of the shopping center near the post office when he … Continued
Police firearms training focuses on split-second decision-making
Ruck Can an effective firearms training program prevent police officers from shooting innocent civilians? The Fairfax County Police Department does the best it can, but 2nd Lt. Brian Ruck, an instructor at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, acknowledged at a May 6 meeting of the Mason Police District’s Citizen Advisory Committee that “police officers … Continued
Man gets 40 years for human trafficking
Haskins [NBC4] A man who pimped girls in Falls Church, Alexandria, and Tysons Corner, as well as other locations in Northern Virginia and other states, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of Virginia announced May 2. Lenny Paul Haskins, 34, … Continued
Culmore woman arrested for selling beer from her home
Fairfax County Police charged a 52-year-old woman with illegally selling alcohol from her apartment in the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in the Culmore area. Olivia Manuel Cruz was arrested on April 11 at about 4:30 p.m. She was caught after police received a tip from a member of the public. Police removed about … Continued
Police urge public to report suspicious activities
If you see someone suspicious, or something just doesn’t look right, it’s best to report it to the police – even if turns out be harmless. That’s the message law enforcement officers stressed at the Mason Police District Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting April 7. That’s also how police were able to catch the Wossen … Continued
Murder arrest in Annandale
Yanez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have charged Ubaldo Lopez Yanez, 31, with the murder of an adult male in the Fairmont Gardens apartment complex in Annandale. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The body of an adult male with trauma to the upper body had been discovered at about 3:20 p.m. … Continued
Police offer more details on actions of fugitive
Police search for Assaye in Annandale. [James Lawler Duggan/Reuters] The Fairfax County Police Department has released more details on the efforts to catch fugitive Wossen Assaye March 31 in Annandale. Assaye, a convicted bank robber, had been under the watch of two contracted security guards at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Gallows Road. Shortly after 3 … Continued
Police searching area for prisoner who escaped from Fairfax Hospital
Assaye [FCPD] Update: The suspect was captured and arrested in D.C., at the intersection of Minnesota Street and 25th Street, S.E., shortly before noon. — Police are searching the area for a prisoner who escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital early Tuesday morning and is said to be “armed and dangerous.” According to news reports, the … Continued
Juvenile arrested for DWI, hit and run
A Fairfax County police officer attempted to stop the driver of a vehicle for suspected driving while intoxicated on March 22 at about 2 a.m. on Leesburg Pike near Nevius Street in the Culmore area. The driver gave chase, struck several parked vehicles, then attempted to flee on foot. When police captured the suspect, he … Continued
Police investigating homicide in Annandale
Ivymount Condominium. Fairfax County Police are investigating a homicide in the Annandale area. An adult male body, with trauma to the upper body, was found in a creek in a wooded area behind condos in the 4300 block of Ivymount Court at about 4:40 p.m. on Monday, March 16. The victim has been identified Milton … Continued
Gas station robberies in Mason District
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a couple of robberies in Mason District earlier this week. On March 8, a man entered the convenience store at the Exxon gas station at 3403 Holly Road, Annandale (by Gallows and Woodburn roads) at about 8 p.m., threatened an employee, demanded money, took cash and fled. The suspect … Continued
Phone scammers claiming to be from Sheriff’s Office
The Fairfax County Sheriffs Office is warning residents about telephone scammers, identifying themselves as sheriff’s deputies, threatening people with arrest unless they pay the caller a large amount of money. The scammers usually demand payment via Green Dot MoneyPak or wire transfers through Western Union. Some of the scammers are referencing the Internal Revenue Service … Continued