Tag: crime
Parklawn outraged over stolen plants
It’s a sad state of affairs when community volunteers work hard to make their neighborhood more attractive, and someone steals the rosebushes they planted. Sometime during June 7, someone came and dug out 10 rosebushes in the common area at the main entrance to the Parklawn community at the corner of Columbia Pike and Braddock Road. … Continued
Armed man assaults police at Annandale house party
If you live in Sleepy Hollow Woods or Columbia Pines, you might have been wondering what was up with the huge police presence. including a helicopter, in the neighborhood early Sunday morning. It was all about an out-of-control party. As police responded to complaints about noise and fighting at residence on Moss Drive, a man … Continued
Feds bust escort service using illegal Korean immigrants
Taesan Won, 37, a Korean citizen who lives in Fairfax was arrested by federal officials for running an escort service with illegal Korean immigrants, WUSA reported June 7. Won is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 2 and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The so-called “doumi girl” operation, supplied the escorts as paid … Continued
Annandale businessman arrested for embezzlement
Fairfax County police have charged Annandale businessman, Richard Lee, with embezzling money he collected from local residents of Korean descent and had promised to send to their families in Korea. According to a news release issued June 3, more than a dozen victims have contacted the Financial Crimes Unit to complain about Sky Annandale, a … Continued
Intruder threatens woman sleeping in Annandale apartment
Police officers from the Mason District station are investigating a “suspicious event” that occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, at an apartment in the 4100 block of Wadsworth Court in Annandale A 25-year-old woman reported that she awoke to find a strange man standing over her bed with his hands around her … Continued
Registered sex offender lives in Heritage Woods, Annandale
The Virginia State Police issued a notification May 17 about Annandale resident David Tran, of 7728 Heritage Woods Way, being listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. He was convicted in 1996 in Pulaski County of carnal knowledge of a minor. Tran, age 39 is described as Asian, 5 feet 5 inches, … Continued
Resident of King Solomon Drive listed on sex offenders registry
The Virginia State Police issued a notification April 26 about Annandale resident James Michael Chittenden being listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. He lives at 4807 King Solomon Drive and works at the Blue Cross Animal Hospital in Fairfax. Chittenden was convicted in 2007 in Arlington of taking indecent liberties with … Continued
Mason police make DWI, drug arrests during sobriety checkpoint
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the results of a sobriety checkpoint Saturday night manned by the Mason District Police on the eastbound lanes of Columbia Pike at the Blair Road intersection: Two people were arrested for DWI (driving while intoxicated), six summons were issued for miscellaneous traffic offenses, and three people were charged with … Continued
Mason police launch DWI offensive
One of the key priorities of Capt. Gun Lee, commander of the Mason District Police Station, is minimizing the problems caused by drinking. He has directed his officers to crack down on people driving while intoxicated and will enforce the code banning public drunkenness, beginning with a major offensive this weekend. As part of this effort, … Continued
Police indict suspect in 2008 triple homicide
Fairfax County Police Chief David Rohrer and federal prosecutors announced today that Delante T. Cook, 34, of Prince George,s County, Md., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the home invasion robbery that resulted in the three stabbing murders in Springfield in November 2008. According to the police, it was a targeted crime, not … Continued
State police report two people listed on sex offender registry
The Virginia State Police issued a notification April 26 about two more people in our area listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. Andre Walker, a resident of 3370 Whipple Court, in the Strathmeade Springs neighborhood in Annandale, was convicted in Delaware in 1999 of “rape in the fourth degree” with a … Continued
Registered sex offender resides on Elan Court, Annandale
The Virginia State Police issued a notification April 15 that Annandale resident Dennis Monroy, age 20, is listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. In October 2009, Monroy was convicted in Fairfax County of “taking indecent liberties with children.” He lives at 4425 Elan Court and works at Access Worldwide in Falls … Continued
Annandale resident charged with murdering barber
A man suspected of killing a barber yesterday has been identified as Annandale resident Hung T. Nguyen, the Washington Post reported. The man who opened fire inside a barbershop in the Belle View area of Fairfax County has turned himself in at the Sully District Police Station last night. Nguyen, 44, a former employee, was charged … Continued
FX CO Police Chief Rohrer says public trust is essential to law enforcement
Rohrer Fairfax County Police Chief David Rohrer does not believe the police should ask people about their citizenship status during routine law enforcement matters, he told members of the Mason District Station Citizens Advisory Committee Tuesday evening. “Public trust is what we base everything we do on,” he says. Noting that he has heard from … Continued
18-year-old Annandale resident listed on sex offender registry
The Virginia State Police reported March 31 that Justin Michael Disbrow, age 18, is on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. He lives in Annandale at 4553 Maxfield Drive in a townhouse close to Little River Turnpike. He was convicted in January 2011 of forcible sodomy and object sexual penetration with a minor. He … Continued