Tag: police
Fairfax County to launch drone program
Fairfax County plans to use unmanned aircraft systems, commonly called drones, for public safety purposes. The county has scheduled six public information meetings on the proposed UAS system. The first meeting is Jan. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Mason District Government Center, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale. The formal presentation starts at 7 p.m. Officials from … Continued
Drug arrests reported in Lincolnia
McDowell Three men were charged with drug possession on Dec. 28 in the Lincolnia area, the Fairfax Police Department reports. Officers spotted several men at about 7:20 p.m. acting suspicious while sitting in a car at the Crystal Woods apartment complex. While speaking to them, officers saw marijuana, and the men were detained for questioning. Justin … Continued
Crime report: burglary and assault
Fairfax County Police arrested Raymond Braxton, 27, of no fixed address, at about 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 for burglary, speed to elude, and driving on a suspended license. After breaking into a house in the 3200 block of Decourcey Court, Annandale, and taking the victim’s personal belongings and car, officers found Braxton in the … Continued
Crime report: DWI, assault, drugs
Delery [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason area: An attempted traffic stop on Route 50/Cherry Street at about 3 a.m. on Dec. 18 led to a DWI arrest. The driver refused to stop and continued driving at a high rate of speed. The car eventually turned into … Continued
Murder-suicide at Woodlake Towers
Police investigate a murder at Woodlake Towers. [FCPD] Two people are dead following a domestic violence incident at the Woodlake Towers condominium on the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Seven Corners Dec. 18. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Christopher Brooks, age 30, rammed his Nissan SUV into Katherine Martell, also 30. … Continued
Santa’s Ride collects toys for hospitalized children
The 2017 Santa’s Ride stopped by Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale. The Fairfax County Police Motor Squad, with help from other law enforcement agencies, will visit several local schools Dec. 10, including St. Ambrose Catholic School in Annandale, for the annual Santa’s Ride. The police are asking the public to donate unwrapped toys, games, … Continued
Man and woman found dead in domestic incident
Police are investigating a murder-suicide in a home in the Monticello garden apartments in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. A relative discovered the bodies of Judith Garcia Gonzeles de Gudiel, 51, and her husband, Ever Gudiel, 60, in their apartment in the 7300 block of Parkwood Court shortly before 11 p.m. on Nov. … Continued
Man attacks police officer at Safeway
Ortiz Sandoval The Fairfax County Police Department reports an incident involving an assault on a law enforcement officer at the Safeway at 7414 Little Turnpike in Annandale. When officers tried to arrest Moris Ortiz Sandaval, 48, of Annandale, for trying to steal alcohol from the store at about 12:10 a.m. on Nov. 13, he punched … Continued
Annandale man arrested for reckless driving
Amaya-Amaya [FCPD] A 21-year-old Annandale man, Eusebio Amaya-Amaya, was arrested Nov. 2 for speed to elude, child endangerment, driving without a license, and reckless driving following a police pursuit, the Fairfax County Police Department states in its weekend crime report. The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Commons Drive, Annandale, when a police officer heard … Continued
Police identify bomb threat suspect
Velasquez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Department announced the suspect responsible for a bomb threat at the Starbucks in the Yorktown Shopping Center Nov. 3 is David Velasquez, age 28, of Fairfax. Velasquez was drunk and passed out inside the Starbucks, at 8104 Arlington Blvd, when an employee woke him and asked him to leave, the … Continued
Man arrested after bomb threat at Starbucks
Police investigate bomb threat at s Starbucks. [Photos by Alexander Gutierrez] Fairfax County Police arrested a man at the Starbucks at 8104 Arlington Blvd., in Merrifield, after he allegedly made a bomb threat at about 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 3. A tweet from FCPS said officers were on the scene and believe the man who … Continued
Man shot outside restaurant at Landmark Plaza
There was a shooting just after 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the parking lot in front of the Viva Tequila restaurant at 6244 Little River Turnpike in Landmark Plaza, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. They applied two tourniquets and the … Continued
Man assaults police officer
Lopez [FCPD] A man was arrested outside Heritage Mall in Annandale shortly before 3 p.m. on Oct. 16 after shoppers at the H Mart said he displayed a knife, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The police officers found Yojan Lopez, 24, of Annandale, stumbling around and having trouble speaking clearly. As officers were placing … Continued
Bond referendum would fund two Mason District projects
The Mason District Police Station shares a building with the Mason Government Center. Fairfax County voters will have a chance to vote for a $182 million public safety bond – which will fund two projects in Mason District – on Election Day, Nov. 6. If passed, the bond would provide $23 million to fund a … Continued
Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Jewish Community Center
An image from the surveillance video shows the suspect. [FCPD] The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was again vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Surveillance video captured images of a suspect spray-painting the building around 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. At around 8 a.m., staff discovered 19 swastikas painted on … Continued