Tag: police
Vandal targets Ring cameras at the Parliaments
Vandalism at the Parliaments captured on a Ring doorbell. [WJLA] Fairfax County Police are investigating vandalism at the Parliaments apartment community in Annandale, in which someone has spray painted peepholes in doors and Ring video doorbells, according to a Feb. 19 “7 On Your Side” report on WJLA. The news program quotes one resident who … Continued
Man arrested for soliciting sex from minors
Gregory [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested James Gregory, 21, of Falls Church, for using social media to solicit sex from minors. Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Sex Crimes Squad began their investigation last month when a juvenile victim disclosed unlawful sexual contact with Gregory to their parents. Detectives believe Gregory used several social media … Continued
Police respond to changing demographics
The Fairfax County Positive Aging Fair serves the county’s growing population of seniors. Demographic trends in Fairfax County – the population is getting older, richer, and more diverse – have major implications for all aspects of the local government. At a recent Mason Police District community engagement meeting, 2nd. Lt. Marques Lowery of the Fairfax … Continued
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area. David Velasquez, 29, of Arlington, was walking in the right … Continued
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
Bailey’s Crossroads business robbed
Three people broke into the Surf ’n’ Suds Laundromat, at 5715 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads at 4 a.m. on Jan. 25, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The suspects confronted an employee, took money from a cryptocurrency ATM, then ran away. The suspects are described as two black men and a Hispanic woman. All … 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
Annandale man arrested for firearm violation
A firearm incident in the 7400 block of Little River Turnpike in Annandale Jan. 13 led to the arrest of Baxon Hwang, 70, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man was working at an apartment complex with a leaf blower at about 2 p.m. when Hwang reportedly ran out of an apartment, grabbed him … Continued
Police investigating break-in at the JCC
The Pozez JCC. [Washington Jewish Week] Two men broke into and stole property from the Pozez Jewish Community Center at 8900 Little River Turnpike shortly before midnight on Jan. 12, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Both suspects are described as 28 to 35 years old and between 5 feet nine inches and six feet … Continued
Man in critical condition after being shot in restaurant
Lopez Rivas [FCPD] A man is in critical condition after a shooting inside the Viva Tequila restaurant at Landmark Plaza on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers responded to the report of a shooting at about 9:30 p.m., Jan. 1, they found a man inside a bathroom with … Continued
Man arrested after police pursuit
Cordon-Mejia [FCPD] The latest crime report from the Fairfax County Police Department cites an incident involving a traffic pursuit on Leesburg Pike/Rio Drive in Mason District. A police officer saw a Lexus sedan stopped in the middle of a traffic lane at about 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 26 with a man asleep in the driver’s … 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
Police seek driver involved in hit-and-run accident
Fairfax County Police are seeking the driver of a black sedan who struck a woman who was crossing Edsall Road near Cherokee Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. The woman’s condition, initially reported as life-threatening, was later downgraded to critical. The driver did not stop and was last seen entering the Interstate 395 … 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.