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

ATF offers reward for robbery information

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of gang members responsible for several 7-Eleven robberies throughout the D.C. area.  Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department are investigating two armed robberies at 7-Eleven stores connected to this gang. On April 19, … Continued

Wind damages Landmark Plaza sign

The windstorm on Saturday evening was strong enough to damage the sign at the Plaza at Landmark in Lincolnia. “We’ve got a sign company looking at it to see what the alternatives are for repairing it,” says Fred Cornett, of HHH Properties Corp. “That was some kind of storm we had.”

Glasgow Park to get a new playground

The Fairfax County Park Authority is replacing the playground at Glasgow Park. The park will be closed until the installation of the new equipment is completed, which is expected to happen in February unless there are weather delays. Glasgow Park is located at 3935 Arcadia Road in Lincolnia. Related story: Explore a Park – Glasgow … Continued

Police report a shooting in Lincolnia

Fairfax County Police are investigating a shooting this evening in the 6300 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia. That appears to be in the Landmark Plaza area. The victim has been transported to the hospital with an injury to the lower body that is not considered life-threatening, the FCPD tweeted shortly after 6 p.m. … Continued

Man tried to abduct girl in Lincolnia

A man tried to abduct a child at knifepoint Aug. 24 at the Crystal Woods apartment complex in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man approached a group of kids in the 5000 block of Caryn Court on Wednesday afternoon, displayed a knife, and grabbed a child, according to an FCPD tweet. The … Continued

Resident rescued from house fire

Firefighters rescued an occupant trapped in a bedroom during a house fire on Aug. 5 in the 4900 block of Grafton Street in Lincolnia. When fire crews arrived shortly after 3 a.m., smoke and fire were visible on the second floor. The fire was six feet from the occupant’s bedroom, the Fairfax County Fire and … Continued

Jollibee draws big crowds on opening day

Hundreds of people waited in line for hours at the new Jollibee Filipino fast-food restaurant that opened June 26 on N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia. There was even one couple, Naomi and David Session, who showed up at midnight Saturday for the 9 a.m. opening Sunday morning, reports Ricky Esquivias, marketing director at Jollibee USA.  … Continued