Tag: police
Police identify body found in Lake Barcroft
Lake Barcroft The body found in Lake Barcroft June 12 near the 6200 block of Lakeview Drive was identified by Fairfax County Police as Lee Bowersett, age 55. Police had initially responded on Tuesday around 10 p.m. to the 3500 block of Duff Drive for a report of a missing person. Bowersett’s SUV was parked … Continued
Recent crimes: Drugs, weapons, larceny
Smith [FCPD] Police arrested two men for drug possession in the 6300 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia at about 8:45 p.m. on June 8, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers made a traffic stop, they smelled marijuana. A search of the car revealed drugs and a shotgun. The driver, Craig Knight, … Continued
Communities of Trust Committee promotes positive interactions with law enforcement
The Communities of Trust Committee invites the public to explore a police helicopter at the 2018 Taste of Annandale. If the community’s relationship with the police has improved, it’s because the Fairfax County Communities of Trust Committee (COT) has been working hard to make it happen. The COT works on ways to improve community policing, … Continued
Nursing home patient sexually assaulted
Smallwood [FCPD] Fairfax County police arrested a 55-year-old Fairfax man for assaulting a patient at the Sleepy Hollow Healthcare Center at 6700 Columbia Pike in Annandale at about 11 a.m. on May 26. Geoffrey Smallwood, a patient at the skilled-nursing facility since November 2017, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery against a … Continued
Annandale man arrested for burglary
Anderson [FCPD] A 55-year-old Annandale man is facing burglary charges after a resident confronted the man inside his home in the 5500 block of Belfast Place in North Springfield on May 23, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Police officers found the suspect trying to get away in a car, initiated a traffic stop, and … Continued
Woman arrested for abduction and assault
Anklewich [FCPD] Fairfax County Police were called to the 2900 block of Willston Place in Seven Corners April 30 for a report of a woman who was allegedly being held against her will. When officers arrived at about 11:40 p.m., they found a woman blocking the front door and a man who appeared to be … Continued
Pedestrian fatalities outpace murders
This sign appeared on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads in 2017. More people have been killed trying to walk across Fairfax County roadways than there are victims of murder. So far this year, there have been 43 pedestrian crashes, eight pedestrian fatalities, and more than 40 pedestrian injuries in Fairfax County. In 2018, there were … Continued
Annandale music teacher arrested for molesting children
Cummins [FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested Annandale music teacher Jeffrey Cummins April 16 for sexually abusing two former students. Cummins, age 56, faces “eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian,” FCPS reports. Cummins taught private music lessons in his Annandale home. He is also the founder and artistic director of Virginia Music Adventures, … Continued
Woman struck by vehicle dies
A woman struck by an SUV April 12 in Seven Corners has died, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Amolia Lozano, 74, was exiting the passenger side of a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee just after 3 p.m. in the 2900 block of Peyton Randolph Drive when the Jeep drifted backwards causing her to fall on … Continued
Suspicious incident involves child at bus stop
The Fairfax County Police Department is reporting a suspicious event involving a strange man approaching a child. The child was waiting at a bus stop at 2900 John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners on April 3 when a man started talking to her. She ignored him and he walked away. The child reported the incident … Continued
Man assaults 7-Eleven clerk
Assault suspect [FCPD] A clerk at the 7-Eleven at 3337 Glen Carlyn Drive, Bailey’s Crossroads, was assaulted by a man who tried to rob the store. The suspect entered the store at around 3:30 p.m. on March 27 and asked customers for money and cigarettes. He tried to steal merchandise, and when a clerk tried … Continued
Annandale man charged with scamming the elderly
Johnson {FCPD] Fairfax County Police arrested Michael Johnson, 49, of Annandale in a home improvement scam that targeted the elderly. An investigation by detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Division found Johnson offered to perform driveway paving services and other household repairs for mentally incapacitated persons. He then took payments that far exceeded the scope of … Continued
Man battles police during shoplifting arrest
Aijaz [FCPD] A shoplifting incident at the Target on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners March 16 led to the arrest of Raheel Aijaz, 26, of Manassas, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Police had arrived shortly before 4:30 p.m. and attempted to detain a man suspected of shoplifting. The suspect became combative and tried to take the … Continued
Body found in Willston Shopping Center
Update, March 13, 3:13 p.m.: Police identified the victim as Gilberto Mendez, 49, of Falls Church. He was not homeless as previously thought. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of Mendez’ death. He had multiple injuries that could be consistent with a fall, but the Office of Chief Medical Examiner has not yet issued an official … Continued
Police seek burglar who hit Mason District shops
Burglary suspect [FCPD] Fairfax County detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who committed a series of nighttime commercial burglaries in the Mason District. Since late December, the suspect shattered the glass front doors of four small businesses in the: 6100 block of Columbia Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, Dec. 26, 1:18 a.m. 4700 … Continued