Tag: Culmore
Robbery at knifepoint in Culmore
Four men were robbed in front of an apartment on the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in the Culmore area at about 11:11 p.m. on Feb. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. They were approached by three men. The suspects produced a knife, demanded property, took cash and items, and fled on foot. There … Continued
Arrest made in Culmore murder
Gavidia Fairfax County Police have made an arrest in the homicide of Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez, whose body was found in the Culmore area Sept. 1. Police arrested Jose Antonio Gavidia, 24, Oct. 8 and charged him with murder, according to an Oct. 29 announcement from the Mason Police District. He is in police custody … Continued
Food program helps Culmore residents support their families
Culmore residents collect produce Many of the families living in the Culmore community would have a hard time feeding their families if it weren’t for the twice-monthly food distribution program organized by the Legal Aid Justice Center. On a recent rainy Thursday morning, about 80 people, most of them immigrants from Central America, lined up … Continued
Culmore community comes together to remember slain immigrant
A candlelight vigil for Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez. About 200 people came to a candlelight vigil Sept. 5 to remember Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez, the young man murdered last week, and to promote peace and healing in the Culmore community. Paz, age 26, left behind a wife and child in Guatemala. He had only been … Continued
Suspicious death in Culmore area
The body of an adult male was discovered in a parking lot in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads just after 2 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, Fairfax County Police report. There was “trauma to the upper body,” according to the announcement in the police blotter. “Police are … Continued
Volunteers clean up Willston Center, Culmore areas
Volunteers plant flowers at the Willston Center. About 55 volunteers of all ages spent Saturday morning spiffing up the area around the Willston Multicultural Center as part of Seven Corners Beautification Day, while about 300 or so picked up litter around Bailey’s Crossroads during the 12th annual Culmore Cleanup. The Seven Corners volunteers planted flowers—Shasta … Continued