Tag: police
Crime report shows mixed results
The Fairfax County statistical report on crime for the years 2016 and 2017 shows the Mason Police District has one of the highest crime rates among the county’s eight police districts. Overall, there were 7,773 victims of assault offenses (including aggravated assault, simple assault, and intimidation) in Fairfax County in 2017, up from 7,473 … Continued
Man arrested for carjacking, abduction, strangulation
A woman waiting for a ride to work was assaulted on Arlington Boulevard at Gallows Road at about 7:30 a.m. on March 30, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. He grabbed her by the neck and physically assaulted her. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During that incident, the same man assaulted … Continued
Attempted break-ins reported in Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department reports two incidents of attempted unlawful entry March 27 in Annandale. The first incident happened at 3:45 p.m. in the 7800 block of Butterfield Lane in Lafayette Village near Annandale Community Park. A resident reported three men standing outside of the basement door after hearing continuous knocking. One of the … Continued
Weekend crimes: assault, carjacking, hit and run
Gonzalez [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason area during the weekend: Ronal Visaniel Mendez Gonzalez of Annandale was arrested for assault on a police officer shortly after 9 p.m. on March 24 at Little River Turnpike and Wadsworth Court in Annandale. An officer was on a traffic stop … Continued
Suspicious device at Skyline Towers was a costume prop, not a bomb
Police investigate suspicious device at Skyline Towers. A huge police presence at the Skyline Towers Apartments in the 5500 block of Seminary Road March 22 was spurred by the discovery of a “suspicious homemade items found inside an apartment” resembling an “explosive device,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The object was eventually determined to … Continued
Wendy’s robbed
The Wendy’s restaurant at 7530 Little River Turnpike in Annandale was robbed at 11 a.m. on March 14, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man entered the building, displayed a gun, and demanded money. There were no injuries. The suspect is described as black, in his 30s, about 6 feet tall, and 250 pounds.
Immigrant advocates urge county officials to address ‘crisis of deportations’
Immigrant advocates, from the left, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center, and Sookyung Oh and Jung Bin Cho of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium. The recent decision by Fairfax County Sherriff Stacey Kincaid to stop holding people in jail beyond their release times so U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials … Continued
Goodwin House shooters arrested
Rodriguez Perez Two men have been arrested for firing guns at the Goodwin House, a residence for seniors in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Nehemias Perez Escobar, 35, and Irvin Rodriguez Perez, 23, both from the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, were each charged with discharging firearms or missiles within or … Continued
Crime is generally down in Mason District
MPO Mike Meszaras (center) was honored as the Mason Police District 2017 Officer of the Year. Crime in the Mason Police District has generally decreased over the past year, the station commander, Capt. Thomas Rogers, announced at the March 6 meeting of the station’s citizen advisory committee. An incidence report shows all major crimes are … Continued
Shots fired at Goodwin House
The Goodwin House Apartments at Goodwin House, a retirement community in Bailey’s Crossroads, have been struck by gunfire in the past few weeks. No injuries have been reported. Police do not have a suspect and are working to determine whether the incidents are related. Police received calls from people hearing gunshots at about 10:30 p.m. … Continued
Police seek skirt-wearing man for bank robbery
The suspect [FCPD] Fairfax County Police are seeking information about a man who attempted to rob a bank in Bailey’s Crossroads March 1 wearing a skirt. The suspect passed a note to a teller at the Capital One Bank at 3499 S. Jefferson St. announcing a robbery and implied he had a weapon. The man … Continued
Teen arrested for DWI after beltway chase
Miranda [FCPD] Maria Miranda, 18, of Annandale, was arrested and charged with DWI and felony speed to elude by Fairfax County Police just before 3 a.m. on Feb. 23. Miranda was driving on I-495 near the Route 236 exit when she was spotted by an officer who had been asked to look out for the … Continued
Weekend crimes include auto theft, drugs, assault
Recasas [FCPD] A man from Fort Washington, Md., was arrested in the 4200 block of Hummer Road in Annandale for auto theft and drug possession at 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 17, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. An officer doing a check in a parking lot ran a license plate that came back as stolen. … Continued
Police will start wearing body cameras this week
A body camera pilot program involving three Fairfax County police stations – Mason, Mount Vernon, and Reston – will be phased in starting this Monday, with full implementation expected by March 13. A total of 230 cameras will be distributed to patrol officers in the three stations. Those stations were selected, the FCPD states, “due … Continued
Reporter found guilty for causing disruption at Annandale parade
Stark [FCPD] Judge Mark Simmons of the Fairfax County General District Court found Wilfred Michael Stark III, the reporter who was arrested for causing a disturbance at the start of the Annandale parade Oct. 28 guilty of disorderly conduct. Stark was fined $500. The judge found Stark not guilty of resisting arrest. Stark a reporter … Continued