Tag: crime
Arrest made in Annandale sexual assaults
Fairfax County Police arrested a 17-year-old allegedly responsible for the sexually motivated assaults that took place in the Avant Apartment Complex in Annandale in recent weeks. The Annandale-area teen was taken to the juvenile detention center and charged with three counts of sexual battery and one count of “animate object sexual penetration,” the police reported … Continued
Sketch of sexual assualt suspect released
Fairfax Police have released a sketch of a suspect believed to be responsible for sexually motivated assaults in the Annandale area. The most recent attack occurred Tuesday evening when an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted at the Avant apartment complex in the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane. The victim was about to enter an … Continued
Police seek information on Vanessa Pham murder
Fairfax County Police have issued a flyer seeking information on the murder of Vanessa Pham, age 19, whose body was found in her 2008 Toyota Scion shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in a ditch off Route 50 near the Williams Drive intersection. According to the police she had been stabbed multiple time and was dead … Continued
Three women assaulted in Annandale area
Fairfax County Police Sex Crimes detectives are investigating three cases in which women were assaulted at the Avant Apartment Complex in Annandale. The first incident took place on Sunday, May 9. A 25-year-old woman was walking through a common area of an apartment building in the 4500 block of John Tyler Court around 9:50 p.m … Continued
Largest khat bust in Fairfax County
Mason District Police officers busted a couple of local residents Saturday evening for possession and distribution of the amphetamine khat, a Schedule 1 drug derived from flowering evergreen shrub native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. According to the police department, an officer on patrol observed what appeared to be a drug transaction in … Continued
BP station robbed at gunpoint
A man robbed the BP gas station on the corner of Columbia Pike and John Marr Drive at gunpoint at about 8:30 a.m. April 12. “The 52-year-old man working as a cashier handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and was not injured. The suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction,” the Mason District Police … Continued
Police release photo of bank robbery suspect
Fairfax County police have released this photo of the person suspected in the robbery of the Wachovia Bank branch at 7620 Little River Turnpike in Annandale (near the Hummer Road intersection) at around noon on March 16. The suspect approached a 20-year-old woman behind the counter, passed her a note, and demanded money. The victim … Continued
Annandale girl stabbed on the way to school
The local NBC news station has a report about a 17-year-old girl being stabbed Tuesday morning as she walked to school in the 4400 block of Elan Place in Annandale. According to the story, “neighbors said they heard cries for help. The victim’s father told News4’s Pat Collins his daughter came running back to the house screaming. … Continued
Police investigating shooting near NOVA
Fairfax County police have identified the victim of Monday’s fatal shooting near the NOVA campus in Annandale as Nathan Smiler, 37. Police were called to Smiler’s home at 8317 Little River Turnpike at about 10:30 p.m., and when arrived, found Smiler had been shot in the head. According to the Washington Post, a 30-year-old woman … Continued
Seven youths arrested for gang-related assault on Medford Drive
The Mason District police station reports that a 16-year-old male was assaulted in what is likely a gang-relatead incident around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 in the 4100 block of Medford Drive in Annandale. “The victim was approached and assaulted by approximately eight individuals. Preliminary investigation reveals the victim was attacked with a baseball bat and a knife,” the … Continued
Body found in burning car near Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating a dead body found in a burning car on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, around 8 p.m. on the 8200 block of Willow Oaks Corporate Drive. That’s near Gallows Road between the hospital and Route 50. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Officers from the Mason … Continued
Home invasion in Annandale
Five men dressed in black utility uniforms, masks, and ball caps with the letters FBI stormed a house on the 3400 block of Charleson Street in Annandale at about 12:15 p.m. Sept. 17. According to the police, a 28-year-old man was beaten up. A 52-year-old woman and 9-month-old baby in the house at the time … Continued
Murder information released
Fairfax County police detectives have released a photograph and video of a person and vehicle that they would like the public’s assistance in identifying in connection with the murder of Chung A. Auh, 53, at her home at 4119 Hummer Road in Annandale July 24.According to the police department, the victim suffered trauma to her … Continued