Tag: crime
Home invasion robbery in Mason District
3700 N. Rosser St., from Google Maps Fairfax County police are investigating a home invasion robbery that occurred on Wednesday, May 22, at around 2 a.m., in the 3700 block of North Rosser Street in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, According to a police bulletin, a 24-year-old Maryland man told police he was sleeping … Continued
Man arrested in shooting, arson incident
Note: This article been updated Sept. 2, 2013, to reflect a request from the man arrested, who reports that the case has been dismissed by the general district court. Officers from the Franconia Police District arrested an Alexandria resident for shooting in public, arson, entering an alarmed building, damaging public property, and use of a … Continued
Armed robbery in Annandale
A man was robbed at gunpoint as he took his toddler out of his vehicle at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in a parking lot in the 4500 block of Commons Drive in Annandale, according to a news release from the West Springfield Police District. The incident occurred near Braddock Elementary School. Two … Continued
Police investigating solicitors in Annandale
As a result of several complaints from residents of the Ravensworth-Bristow community in Annandale about door-to-door solicitors, officers from the West Springfield Police District have issued warnings to several unlicensed solicitors and told them to leave them the neighborhood. The solicitors are associated with these companies: Power Home Remodeling (based in Chester, Pa.), E Enterprises … Continued
Suspects sought for robberies in Annandale area
A man was robbed last night at the McDonald’s at 6302 Little River Turnpike, in Lincolnia, a news release from the Mason Police District reports. When police arrived at around 7:40 p.m., the victim, a 53-year-old man from Alexandria, said he was attacked by two men in the parking lot. He was knocked to the … Continued
D.C. man shot in Landmark area
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday, May 3, in Landmark Plaza on Little River Turnpike. A 21-year-old man from Washington, D.C., was walking through a parking garage on when he was approached from behind and shot in the upper body, according to a notice from the Fairfax County Police Department. The victim did … Continued
Four charged in armed robbery in Annandale
Fairfax County police officers arrested four men for armed robbery at the Little River Plaza Shopping Center in Annandale last night. According to a news release from the Mason Police Distinct, the men, all from Prince Georges County, Md., were in the process of robbing a 15-year-old boy at gunpoint, when the officer while on … Continued
Annandale teacher arrested for assault
Perry Annandale High School teacher Anne Perry has been charged with assaulting a student, the Annandale student newspaper, the A-Blast, reports April 5. The article says Perry teaches English to ninth-graders in special education. According to the A-Blast, AHS Principal Vincent Randazzo notified parents about the situation April 5 in an automated phone message. The … Continued
Mason’s new police commander to focus on ‘woodchucks,’ pedestrian safety
Capt. Wilhite Capt. Carol Wilhite, the new commander of the Mason Police District, told the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) April 2 she plans to initiate two campaigns—to promote pedestrian safety and to crack down on fraudulent solicitors known as “woodchucks.” Wilhite, the former assistant captain of the Fair Oaks Police District, succeeded Gun Lee in … Continued
Mason residents disagree about need for cell tower at Parklawn pool
Parklawn resident Michael Gates of PACACT argues against putting up a cell tower at the Parklawn pool. As people for and against the proposed cell tower at the Parklawn pool argued their positions at a lively meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee March 26, it basically boiled down to aesthetics vs. coverage. People … Continued
Mason police officer injured in crash faces long road to recovery
Capt. Gun Lee speaks at his last CAC meeting. Capt. Gun Lee’s last week at the Mason Police District was marked by what he calls the most dreaded phone call a police commander can receive: He was woken in the middle of the night with the news that an officer was severely injured in a … Continued
Seniors victimized by phone scammers
Dozens of elderly residents in Fairfax County have been ripped off by telephone scammers who’ve gotten them to give out personal financial information, the West Springfield Police District reported March 5. “In the latest scam, victims are receiving calls from someone pretending to be from a utility company, delivery service, or sweepstakes. Residents are told … Continued
Suspect killed, officer injured following police chase in Annandale
A man is dead and a Mason District police officer is critically injured following a crash on Little River Turnpike at the beltway overpass in Annandale, a Fairfax County Police Department bulletin reports. The incident started when officers responded to a domestic call in the 4800 block of Tapestry Drive in Fairfax Wednesday night. Officers … Continued
Annandale business implicated in real estate fraud
Two employees of Ace Title & Escrow of Annandale have pleaded guilty to real estate fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice reported Feb. 19. A total of four individuals have pleaded have pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently taking over the titles of homes in Washington, D.C., without the homeowners’ knowledge, selling those homes, and … Continued
Annandale is not a haven for gangsters, says police Capt. Lee
Mason CAC Chair Beth Lynch presents the 2012 Officer of the Year Award to MPO Joseph Millirons. Left to right: Lynch, Sgt. Archie Pollard, Millirons, and Capt. Gun Lee. Recent news reports about gangsters and other crime in Annandale paint an unfair and overly sensationalist picture of the community, says Capt. Gun Lee, commander of … Continued