Tag: police
You have been warned: Don’t drink and drive
The Fairfax County Police Department has announced it will be conducting “sobriety checkpoints” Thursday, Aug. 3, in Falls Church, and Friday, Aug. 4 in Seven Corners. Both checkpoints are scheduled for 11 p.m.-2 a.m.
Neighbors gather for National Night Out events
The National Night Out event at the Annandale Shopping Center included a demonstration by the Hupmudo martial arts studio, games, snacks, face painting,raffles, and booths set up by local businesses. Dozens of neighborhood gatherings – such as cookouts, ice cream socials, and outdoor movies – were held throughout the Annandale/Mason District area on the evening … Continued
Many National Night Out events planned
A National Night Out cookout in Camelot in 2015. The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Advisory Council and Fairfax County Office to End and Prevent Homelessness are hosting a community gathering on National Night Out, Aug. 1. It’s one of many community events scheduled across the country hosted by civic associations and HOAs on National Night Out. … Continued
Teacher arrested for child pornography possession
Jordan [FCPD] Christopher Jordan, an eighth-grade English teacher at Holmes Middle School, was arrested July 20 and charged with six counts of possession of child pornography, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Jordan, 24, is a resident of Centreville. He has been employed by Fairfax County since 2016. He will not be returning in the … Continued
Police officer charged with reckless driving
Fairfax County Police Officer Pshko Siteki has been issued a summons for misdemeanor reckless driving for causing a crash with another driver in Seven Corners five months ago, the Fairfax County Police Department announced July 18. Siteki is on paid administrative leave until his Sept. 13 court date. He has been on the police force … Continued
Armed robbery in Bailey’s Crossroads
The Fairfax County Police Department’s crime report includes an armed robbery in Bailey’s Crossroads. A man who posted an online ad about a cell phone for sale agreed to meet a potential buyer at the Crossroads shopping center on July 2. At about 2:30 p.m., during the transaction, the buyer displayed a weapon and robbed … Continued
Burglary suspect sought by police; man arrested for indecent exposure
Fairfax County police detectives have released photos of a woman who attempted to burglarize a home in the 3800 block of Hummer Road, Annandale, on May 31. Shortly after 9 a.m. the woman jumped a fence and walked the perimeter of the home, passing “no trespassing” signs. She appeared to be checking for unlocked windows … Continued
Police chase suspects through Seven Corners neighborhood
The Fairfax County Police Department reports an attempted robbery/brandishing incident occurred in Seven Corners between 8:30 and 9:06 p.m. on June 17. Officers responded to a report of a man getting out of a car and running through a yard near Castle Road. A preliminary investigation determined that a group of men had attempted to … Continued
Weekend crimes include robbery, assault
The following crimes were reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. There was a commercial robbery at Steven’s Shop at 6178 Arlington Blvd. in the Wilston Shopping Center in Seven Corners at around 10:22 a.m. on June 16. A man entered the shop, displayed a weapon, and demanded merchandise. The suspect fled with the items, … Continued
Child dies after falling out of a window
A 3-year-old boy has died after falling out of a window from a home in the 5700 block of Magnolia Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The boy was playing in an upper-level room at about 12:20 p.m. on June 7 when he leaned on a screen covering an open window. … Continued
Immigration advocates urge Fairfax County to stop cooperating with ICE
Immigration panelists, from the left: Board Chair Sharon Bulova, Police Chief Edwin Roessler, Alma Smith of the Sheriff’s Office, school board member Dalia Palchik, CASA Executive Director Gustavo Torres; and immigration attorneys Nicholas Katz of CASA and Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center. While Fairfax County officials insist that the police department is … Continued
Annandale man arrested for attempted bank robbery
Richardson [FCPD] Officers from the Mason Police District arrested Montrell Richardson, 41, of Annandale May 25, at around 11 a.m., following an attempted bank robbery, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Richardson is suspected of trying to rob the BB&T Bank at 6120 Arlington Blvd., in the Willston Shopping Center in Seven Corners. Police were … Continued
Woman followed, robbed after leaving ATM
A 31-year-old woman driving home from an ATM in Arlington noticed she was being followed by an SUV. When she got out of her car, at the 3600 block of Barcroft View Terrace, a man exited the SUV, threatened her with a handgun, and demanded money, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. She handed over … Continued
Man killed after fight at auto body shop
Police have blocked access to part of General Washington Drive during a homicide investigation. An argument among two groups of men at TMT Auto Body at 5750-F General Washington Drive in the Alexandria area of Mason District escalated into violence and one man was shot and killed, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A photo … Continued
Police investigation at Glasgow
Police cruisers at Glasgow. {FCPD] The sighting of several police cars around Glasgow Middle School this morning has raised concerns within the community, but the Fairfax County Police Department says it’s a routine matter. According to the FCPD: Officers from the Mason Police Department last night had “attempted to talk to two teens after detecting … Continued