Tag: crime
Lacey store robbed at gunpoint
The Lacey Variety Store [Google Maps] The tiny Lacey Variety Store at 3716 Lacey Blvd., in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:08 p.m., Oct. 26. Two men entered the store wearing masks. One displayed a handgun and ordered a man working there to lie on the floor, while the other took money … Continued
Reports of shooting at Skyline Center was misunderstanding
Fairfax County police officers at the Skyline Center. [NBC4 News] Fairfax County police swarmed the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Oct. 15 in response to what had been reported as shots fired in an office building at 5109 Leesburg Pike. The incident later turned out to be a misunderstanding. At first, after ruling out a … Continued
Armed robbery at Seven Corners spa
Lee Boulevard Office Park [Google Maps] Fairfax County police detectives are investigating an armed robbery at the Blossom Spa in Seven Corners on Saturday, Oct. 10, shortly after 8 p.m. A man entered the mom-and-pop business in the Boulevard Square Office Park at 6051 Arlington Blvd. posing as a customer, says FCPD spokesperson Roger Henriquez. … Continued
Bank robber who escaped from hospital sentenced to 32 years
Assaye The “bicycle bandit” who escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital March 31 and led police on a nine-hour manhunt was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison Oct. 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. Wossen Assaye, 43, of Arlington had been found guilty in July of two counts of … Continued
Suspects sought for gym locker thefts
One of the suspects. Fairfax County police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing items from gym lockers. Two men broke into a locker at Gold’s Gym at 2982 Gallows Road in Merrifield shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 and took a set of car keys and a phone. … Continued
Suspect sought for bank fraud in Bailey’s Crossroads
Suspect on bank camera. Fairfax County Crime Solvers is offering a reward of $100 to $1,000 for tips leading to an arrest and indictment of a suspect wanted for bank fraud. Last winter, a man opened a business account at the SunTrust Bank at 5821 Crossroads Circle in Bailey’s Crossroads and deposited a check in … Continued
Police have new tool to prevent domestic violence-related homicides
Kinney The Fairfax County Police Department is using a new screening tool to identify domestic violence victims most risk at of further harm and get them immediate help. Det. Carolyn Kinney described the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) at the Oct. 6 meeting of the Mason Police District Citizen Advisory Committee. The goal is to prevent … Continued
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
Man accused of indecent exposure at auto parts store
Fairfax County Police are investigating an indecent exposure incident at the Advance Auto Parts store at 3512 S. Jefferson St. in Bailey’s Crossroads. At about 6 p.m. on Sept. 2, a customer became irate over pricing and assaulted an employee and then exposed himself to her and fled. The suspect was described as a Middle … Continued
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