Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

MS-13 member sentenced for charges related to the 2019 murder of HS student

  Rodriguez-Flores MS-13 member Kevin Alexis Rodriguez-Flores, 20, of Annandale, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence related to the murder of another gang member, the Department of Justice reports. The victim was Jacson Pineda Chicas, a student at Falls … Continued

Friends of Annandale homicide victim seek funds to help his mother with funeral costs

From the left: Samuel Njikang, his sister Vanessa, his brother Augustine, and their mother Elizabeth Dayeba. Samuel Njikang, the 27-year-old man killed outside the Diamond Lounge in Annandale, Oct. 30, is remembered by his close friend Jiji Kerolus as “really nice and very kind.” Njikang “was always smiling, always happy, and never got into trouble,” … Continued

Suspect in Bailey’s Crossroads murder arrested in El Salvador

Polanco Cabrera [FCPD] A suspect in a 2016 homicide in Bailey’s Crossroads has been arrested in El Salvador and extradited to Fairfax County, the police department reports.  Adonay Polanco Cabrera, 25, formerly of Culmore, left Northern Virginia following the murder of Leif Ohlsson, 69, in the victim’s apartment.  Polanco Cabrera was arrested by authorities in El … Continued

Local group provides rent relief to Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads residents

Dozens of Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads families were able to stay in their homes and feed their families over the past few months, thanks to the emergency assistance program run by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA).  ACCA received $3.1 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. About half … Continued