Tag: crime
Additional charges filed against county code inspector
Additional charges were filed against Rakesh Kapoor, an inspector at the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance (DCC) who was arrested in March for larceny after being accused for asking a resident for cash in return for expedited services. After that incident was publicized, an additional victim came forward, the Fairfax County Police Department … Continued
Lawsuit charges Virginia’s ‘habitual drunkard’ law is unconstitutional
Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute violates the commonwealth’s constitution by criminalizing the consumption of alcohol by homeless alcoholics, charges a class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, asserts that commonwealth’s attorneys offices have used the Interdiction … Continued
Man stabbed at Landmark Mall carnival
A screen grab from NBC4 Washington’s report on the stabbing at Landmark carnival. Opening night of the carnival at Landmark Mall was cut short Friday evening due to a stabbing. A fight broke out and one person stabbed another. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Alexandria Police Department reports. The … Continued
County employee charged with larceny
Kapoor A senior employee with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance (DCC) was arrested by detectives from the Police Department’s Major Crimes Division for larceny March 22. Rakesh K. Kapoor, 54, of Manassas, was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, a felony, the police blotter reports. He was transported to the Fairfax County … Continued
Robbers spray employee with chemical and grab money bag
There was a robbery at the Rent-A-Center at the Plaza at Landmark, 6244 Little River Turnpike, March 7, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A female employee, 23, walked out of the building to make a deposit carrying a bank deposit bag shortly before 10:30 a.m.. A man confronted her and sprayed her in the … Continued
Mason Police District honors PFC Kurt Woodward as Officer of the Year
From the left. Lt. Chantel Cochrane, Officer of the Year PFC Kurt Woodward, and Capt. Christian Quinn of the Mason Police District. Police Officer First Class Kurt Woodward has been named the Mason Police District 2015 Office of the Year in recognition of his exceptional efforts to keep the community safe. Station commander, Capt. Christian … Continued
Pedestrian robbed near Heritage Mall in Annandale
A woman walking to the 7-Eleven at 7822 Rectory Lane, Annandale, was the victim of an armed robbery at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 27. Two men approached her; one of them was armed with a handgun, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. One suspect ripped the victim’s purse from her shoulder, searched her pockets, then … Continued
7-Eleven in Seven Corners robbed
The 7-Eleven on Patrick Henry Drive. [Google Maps] The 7-Eleven at 3011 Patrick Henry Drive in Falls Church was robbed just before 6 a.m. on Feb. 25. A man attempted to steal merchandise, and a “verbal and physical altercation ensured where the suspect struck one of the clerks,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The … Continued
Police investigating homicide at Skyline
Skyline Towers [FCPD] Fairfax County police are investigating a homicide in Skyline Towers at 5597 Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. Fire and rescue units had responded to a report of an unresponsive person in an apartment shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. Based on their initial examination, they determined that the victim, an adult … Continued
Armed robbery at Lincolnia area pizza shop
The Vaperz vape shop in Annandale was burglarized. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Police Department’s blog entry for Jan. 19 reports a commercial robbery, commercial burglary, and sex offender incident in the Annandale/Mason District area. Pizza Boli’s Landmark, at 6303 Little River Turnpike in Beauregard Square, was hit by an armed robbery on Jan. 17. … Continued
New details emerge on Annandale electrocution homicide
Yeon was murdered in this house at 7160 Pennys Town Court. New details have emerged about the murder of Kum Yeon, 56, in Annandale last month. According to reports by WTOP and the Washington Post, she was killed by electrocution after making a sex tape with a 73-year-old man in his home in the 7100 … Continued
Weekend crimes include assaults and robberies
Several crimes occurred in the Annandale/Mason area in recent days, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. There was a domestic violence incident on Parkman Court, Annandale, a block from Braddock Elementary School, just after midnight on Dec. 25. A 51-year-old man became irate during an argument with his wife. He grabbed a machete and allegedly … Continued
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
Homicide in Annandale thought to be caused by electrocution
Penny’s Town Court is in the heart of Annandale. [Google Maps] The death of a 56-year-old woman in Annandale Dec. 21 is being investigated as homicide, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The body of Kum Yeon of Alexandria was found in a house on the 7100 block of Pennys Town Court shortly after 5 … 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