Tag: crime
Cop school: Life on patrol
Kottemann Greg Kottemann wanted to be police officer since he was a child, and his enthusiasm for the job was clear, as he offered a close-up look at the life of a patrol officer during last week’s session of the Citizens Police Academy at the Mount Vernon District Police Station. Kottemann, a master police officer … Continued
Girl assaulted on the way home from Woodson High School
Police are investigating a report of a 16-year-old girl who was reportedly grabbed in the woods around 4 p.m., Monday, March 19, while walking home from Woodson High School. The girl had just entered a path at the end of Pickett Road when “a man approached her from behind, grabbed her neck, and assaulted her,” … Continued
Cop school: Domestic violence
Week 3 of the Fairfax County Citizens Police Academy included several presentations at the Mount Vernon Police Station. Heath and Wallace “My dad is drunk. He’s kicking my mom in the head,” said the 14-year-old girl on the 911 call, as her younger sister was screaming in the background. The police dispatcher helped the girl remain … Continued
FXCO Citizens Police Academy offers a glimpse behind the badge
This the first in a series of reports about my experiences in the Fairfax County Citizens Police Academy. A mock shopping center in the Criminal Justice Academy The first session of the Spring 2012 Fairfax County Citizens Police Academy took place March 1 at the Criminal Justice Academy in Chantilly and offered a tour of … Continued
Man charged with vehicular death of 8-year-old boy
An 8-year-old boy, Brian Hernandez-Chavez, died after being struck by a car while he was standing on the side of Duke Street in Lincolnia Jan. 15, and the driver, Victor M. Aldana, 22, was charged by Alexandria Police with DUI manslaulghter, DUI maiming, reckless Driving, and not having an operator’s license, WJLA reported Jan. 16. … Continued
Attempted burglary sparks major police response at Annandale condos
Residents of the Lafayette Forest condominium development in Annandale were awakened in the early morning of Jan. 3 by a huge commotion involving the police. “I was woken by a yelling police officer and a barking K-9 in pursuit of a fleeing suspect at about 4 a.m.,” one resident reports. “They got him to lie … Continued
Blog sign stolen
Someone stole the Annandale Blog sign from the grassy area at the intersection of Gallows Road and Columbia Pike sometime between 8:15 a.m. on Dec. 29 and 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 30. I don’t think it was the wind, as signs advertising massages and other things are still up in the Columbia Pike median.
BB&T bank in Annandale robbed for second time this year
The Fairfax County Police posted photos of a suspect who allegedly robbed the BB&T Bank at 4401 Backlick Road, Annandale, on Saturday, Dec. 24. That bank was also robbed last March. According to the Franconia Police District, a man entered the bank, next to the CVS on the corner of Backlick and Little River Turnpike, … Continued
FXCO massage parlors searched for human trafficking violations
The Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force—which includes officers from local, state, and federal agencies—carried a coordinated inspection operation Dec. 14 targeting massage parlors. They didn’t find any human trafficking violations, reported Lt. Chris Marsh, assistant commander of the Fairfax County Police Organized Crime and Narcotics Division. But they did place 17 charges, the vast … Continued
CSI: Fairfax
The Fairfax County communications center where 911 calls are answered Hardy “No matter how hard you try to clean up a crime scene, we’ll find evidence,” says Fairfax County Det. Derek Hardy. Hardy explained how crime scene investigators use state-of-the-art gear to analyze evidence and reconstruct crime scenes to members of the Mason District Police … Continued
Police seek man who tried to enter woman’s car near Unique Thrift Store
Fairfax County Police are investigating a “suspicious event” that took place nearly three weeks ago at the Fairfax Plaza Shopping Center, 2950 Gallows Road, Merrifield, involving an intruder who tried to enter a woman’s car. That is the same shopping center where Vanessa Pham was spotted, and possibly abducted, just minutes before she was stabbed … Continued
Ohio man faces sentencing for murder of Annandale woman
Auh Danny Kim, a home renovator, pleaded guilty Nov. 9 to the July 2009 murder of Annandale acupuncturist Chung A. Auh in Fairfax County Circuit Court, the Washington Post reported. Auh, 53, had operated a holistic healing business in her home at 4119 on Hummer Road, next to Yechon restaurant. The murder had shocked the … Continued
Police seek suspect who stole car with sleeping toddler inside
Fairfax County Police from the Franconcia station are searching for a suspect involved in a kidnapping and car theft incident that took place in the 7500 block of Murillo Street in Springfield yesterday at about 4 p.m. “The suspect stole a 2006 Honda Pilot left with its engine running and a sleeping 2-year-old boy in the … Continued
Police report bank robbery in Bailey’s Crossroads
The Mason Police District reports a bank robbery at the Bank of America branch, at 5707 Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads at 10:13 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23. The suspect passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller complied and the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries. … Continued
Another bank robbery in Seven Corners
A photo of the suspect taken by a bank surveillance camera Police from the Mason District station are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Sunday, Sept. 18 in Seven Corners. Around 3:20 p.m. a man entered the TD Bank at 6198-A Arlington Blvd. and passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller complied, … Continued