Tag: crime
Judge rejects plea deal for child abductor
A Fairfax County judge rejected a plea deal for a child sex offender who attempted to abduct a 4-year-old girl from an Annandale apartment last year, WUSA9 reports. On June 15, 2023, a man broke into a ground-floor unit at the Wedgewood Apartments on Little River Turnpike at around 4 a.m. When he dragged … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: May 29 May 28 May 27 May 26 May 25 May 24 May 23
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: May 20 May 19 May 18 May 17 May 16 May 15 May 14
Annandale man indicted for murder at hotel
A grand jury has indicted Hiep Van Vo, 43, of Annandale, for second-degree murder in the November 2023 homicide of Charles Ashe Jr., 44, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced May 20. Prosecutors allege that Vo shot Ashe at the Falls Church Marriott hotel at 3111 Fairview Park Drive. The police had received a report of … Continued
Two men charged in fatal shooting in Culmore
Fairfax County Police arrested two men in connection with the murder of a man in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The victim was identified as Alder Perez Argueta, 21, of Bailey’s Crossroads. He was found by police suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital where he … Continued
Sheriff’s deputy assaulted an inmate
Fairfax County Police detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau on May 7 charged a former Fairfax County sheriff’s deputy for the assault of an inmate at the Adult Detention Center in January. Following an investigation, detectives charged Nicholas Vaszil, 28, of Annandale, with simple assault. On Jan. 3, the internal affairs department at the Sheriff’s … Continued
Man arrested for Culmore shooting
Police officers arrested a man for a shooting and attempted robbery that occurred April 12, at about 5 a.m., in the 3400 block of Lake Street in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. Officers with the City of Alexandria Police Department arrested Abner Neftali Selen Barrera, 24, of Del Ray in Alexandria, on April 30. … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: April 24 April 23 April 22 April 21 April 20 April 19 April 18
Police arrest seven burglary suspects
Fairfax County Police arrested seven out-of-state suspects for a burglary at Lake Barcroft on April 21. Police believe the suspects could be linked to other burglaries across the country. Officers responded to the 6000 block of Columbia Pike at about 9 p.m. on Sunday for a report of a burglary. The suspects stole jewelry, handbags, … Continued
Another arrest in the ‘street takeover’ event
Fairfax County police have charged an additional man for his role in the “street takeover” last month in the Springfield area of Mason District. On April 19, Baltimore County Police, in coordination with FCPD, arrested Brandon Extecoc Santos, 20, of Parkville, Md. Santos was charged with abduction, assaulting a law enforcement officer, wearing a mask … Continued
Fairmont Gardens residents worry about crime, drugs, and children’s safety
Residents of Fairmont Gardens are concerned about crime, drug abuse, keeping children and teens safe, and fear of retaliation if they call the police. Those are the major themes that emerged at a Town Hall convened on April 18 by the Opportunity Neighborhoods–Annandale program. Nearly 70 people showed up to hear from county, school, and … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: April 17 April 16 April 15 April 14 April 13 April 12 April 11
Man indicted for cold case murder
A grand jury has indicted Jose Larazo Cruz, 60, for murdering his estranged wife 33 years ago, the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced April 15. Larazo Cruz had been charged with fatally stabbing Ana Jurado, 24, on April 30, 1991, in their home on Cofer Drive in the Falls Church area of Mason District. … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: April 10 April 9 April 8 April 7 April 6 April 5 April 4
Police make arrests in ‘street takeover’
Updated: Fairfax County police have arrested two suspects and identified others involved in a “street takeover” in an industrial area of Mason District. Around 3 a.m. on March 31, an officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield, the FCPD reports. The officer found … Continued