Tag: police
Body found in Annandale park
Tollhouse Park [FCPD] The body of man was discovered in Annandale’s Tollhouse Park at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Annandale Road Jan. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department states in the daily police blotter. A citizen had called the police shortly before 1 p.m. to report “a suspicious man, possibly sleeping.” Responding officers … Continued
An upsurge in coyote sightings
A coyote pup seen last summer in Falls Church. [FCPD] There’s been an increase in coyote sightings in Fairfax County in recent months. The animals are now considered “established and widespread” in the county, states a post in the Fairfax County Police Department blog. Coyotes could prey on free-range cats and small dogs, so residents … Continued
Volunteers clean up Hogge Park
Volunteers pick up trash in Hogge Park. [FCPD] Hogge Park in Bailey’s Crossroads is a lot cleaner, thanks to the efforts of community residents, Stuart High School students, Fairfax County police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and Park Authority representatives. About 60 volunteers who took part in a cleanup day Jan. 9 collected enough litter to fill … Continued
New details emerge on Annandale electrocution homicide
Yeon was murdered in this house at 7160 Pennys Town Court. New details have emerged about the murder of Kum Yeon, 56, in Annandale last month. According to reports by WTOP and the Washington Post, she was killed by electrocution after making a sex tape with a 73-year-old man in his home in the 7100 … Continued
Weekend crimes include assaults and robberies
Several crimes occurred in the Annandale/Mason area in recent days, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. There was a domestic violence incident on Parkman Court, Annandale, a block from Braddock Elementary School, just after midnight on Dec. 25. A 51-year-old man became irate during an argument with his wife. He grabbed a machete and allegedly … Continued
Homicide in Broyhill Park
The scene of the crime [WUSA] Updated 11:40 p.m.: Fairfax County Police are investigating a homicide in the Broyhill Park neighborhood between Holmes Run and Falls Church High School. Police responded to a report of a fight in the 7600 block of Trail Run Road on Dec. 25 and discovered an adult man on … Continued
Homicide in Annandale thought to be caused by electrocution
Penny’s Town Court is in the heart of Annandale. [Google Maps] The death of a 56-year-old woman in Annandale Dec. 21 is being investigated as homicide, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The body of Kum Yeon of Alexandria was found in a house on the 7100 block of Pennys Town Court shortly after 5 … Continued
Two robberies in Bailey’s Crossroads
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a couple of robberies happened in weekend in the Bailey’s Crossroads area, and there was a police pursuit in Seven Corners. A 20-year-old man was walking alone on the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive at about 10:17 p.m. on Dec. 19, when another man approached, punched him, knocked … Continued
Four people arrested for shoplifting in Bailey’s Crossroads
Four people were arrested for grand larceny at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Dec. 16, the Fairfax County Police Department’s Daily Blotter reports. A shopper noticed four people working together to conceal merchandise, take items from stores, and bring them to a vehicle in the parking lot. Police investigated and found stolen merchandise from … Continued
Truck stolen from Page Chevrolet
Photo of suspected truck thief from surveillance video. Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the man responsible for stealing a truck from Page Chevrolet at 6500 Little River Turnpike, just east of Annandale. The owner of a 2014 black Chevrolet Silverado brought the truck to the dealership for service on Dec. … Continued
Man arrested for DWI after police pursuit
Fairfax County Police arrested a man shortly after midnight on Dec. 9 at Landmark Mall after a traffic pursuit. An officer observed a vehicle with expired license plates and “defective equipment” at Backlick Road and Hechinger Drive, Springfield, and attempted to stop the vehicle, according to the Police Blotter. The driver struck a mailbox and … Continued
DWI, fraud arrests in Annandale area
Herriott The Fairfax County Police Blotter lists two arrests over the weekend in the Annandale area. A police officer noticed the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe slumped over the steering wheel apparently asleep at the Old Columbia Pike/Little River Turnpike intersection at about 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 6. When the officer woke the driver, he … Continued
Man shot in Annandale by Little River Turnpike and Pinecrest Heights
The scene of the shooting [WJLA] Fairfax County Police are investigating a shooting near Little River Turnpike and Pinecrest Heights Drive in Annandale Dec. 1. According to reports from NBC News Channel 4 and WJLA Channel 7, a man was rushed to Fairfax Hospital with after police found him with gunshot wounds to the abdomen … Continued
After armed robbery, suspects crash getaway car
A police pursuit ended in a crash and arrests at Annandale Road/Gallows Road at about 6 p.m. on Nov. 27, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Fairfax County police officers were alerted about an armed robbery at a Shell gas station at 11090 Lee Highway in the City of Fairfax, located the suspect vehicle and … Continued
Santa’s Ride will stop at Bailey’s Elementary School
Santa’s Ride will be stopping at Bailey’s Primary Elementary School on Dec. 15. Every year, local law enforcement officers cruise by local elementary schools on motorcycles – some dressed in Santa outfits or as other winter characters – to collect donated toys for children at Fairfax Hospital and the Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center. Local residents … Continued