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

Woman groped in Bailey’s Crossroads

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a sex offense occurred in Bailey’s Crossroads Sept. 23. A woman was getting off a Metrobus at about 6:55 p.m. at the Leesburg Pike/Glen Carlyn Drive intersection when a man grabbed her buttocks. The suspect was described as Hispanic, 25-30 years old, approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing … Continued

Woman assaulted in Annandale

A 28-year-old woman was grabbed from behind and assaulted while walking along the 7400 block of Eastmoreland Road in the Parliaments apartment complex in Annandale at about 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 10, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. After the assault, the suspect pushed the woman to the ground and fled toward Markham Street. The … 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

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

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

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