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

Residents take issue with plans for expanding Pine Ridge police facility

An artist’s rendering of the new FCPD Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau.  People who live next to the Fairfax County Police Department’s Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau in Annandale continue to have concerns with the county’s plan to replace that facility with a new, larger building and reconfigure the site’s layout. The FCPD … Continued

Man arrested for breaking into cars

Jalloh [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested a man after he was observed tampering with vehicles in the 7200 block of Auburn Street in the Annandale Acres neighborhood shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 18.  A responding officer heard a car alarm going off and saw a man running from the car. Police found he had … Continued

Substitute teacher arrested for taking indecent liberties with students

Keys [FCPD] A 60-year-old substitute teacher at Glasgow Middle School is facing two felony charges after it was reported that he had inappropriate contact with several students over the last two months. Albert Keys, of Lorton was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department ’s Major Crimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad Jan. 16. He faces … Continued

Barricade situation resolved without violence

A man is in custody following a barricade situation that ended around 1 a.m. Dec. 10 in the 6400 block of Cheyenne Drive in the Windy Hills condominium in the Alexandria area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Officers from the Franconia Police Station arrived at about 6:45 p.m. in response to … Continued

Gunshots reported in Lincolnia

Fairfax County Police report an “unlawful discharge of a firearm” in the 5000 block of Caryn Court in the Crystal Woods apartments in Lincolnia at about 6 p.m. on Nov. 27. Officers found three unoccupied cars had been struck. No one was injured. 

Men arrested for burglary, reckless driving

Daens [FCPD] Two men were arrested for burglary shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the 8300 block of Anderson Drive near Inova Fairfax Hospital. Someone saw a man break into a building and notified police, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Officers found Anthony Daens, 21, of Annandale, inside the fenced area by … Continued

Child escapes potential abduction

There was an attempted abduction of a juvenile Oct. 13 in the 3300 block of Wheatwheel Lane, in the Raintree community in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was playing with a friend near the road at about 3 p.m., when a man picked her up from behind. The girl was able … Continued