Tag: police
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
Attempted abduction, bias crime, ped accident in Annandale/Mason area
Several crime and safety incidents happened in the past few days, which we’re lumping together in one post. Mason Crest Elementary School sent an email warning the community about an attempted abduction of a student on Nov. 20. The student, who had just left the school, reported that a man in a gray car approached … Continued
Man charged with molesting child in daycare
Gomez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have charged a 35-year-old man with having inappropriate contact with an 8-year-old child in the Bailey’s Crossroads area. Police had been called to an apartment in the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive at about 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 17 for a reported sex offense, the FCPD Police Blotter reports. … Continued
Pedestrian robbed in Annandale
A man was robbed Nov. 15 while walking along the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike near Medford Drive in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two men approached him at about 5:52 p.m. and asked for money. The victim pulled out his wallet. One of the suspects grabbed it and pushed the victim. … Continued
Man arrested for indecent exposure in Bren Mar Park area
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department have arrested a 53-year-old man Nov. 9 in connection with a series of indecent exposures in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Sergio Ferrufino of the 6300 block of Beryl Road reportedly exposed himself to women and children from his apartment window as children were walking to and … Continued
Countywide candidates outline priorities
Left to right: Clerk of the Court candidate Bettina Lawton, Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid. The county budget, Interstate 66 tolls, and police reforms are among the top issues in the election for chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Democratic incumbent, Sharon Bulova, told the Annandale blogger … Continued
Lacey store robbed at gunpoint
The Lacey Variety Store [Google Maps] The tiny Lacey Variety Store at 3716 Lacey Blvd., in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:08 p.m., Oct. 26. Two men entered the store wearing masks. One displayed a handgun and ordered a man working there to lie on the floor, while the other took money … Continued
Public safety and school bonds on the Nov. 3 ballot
Edsall Road Fire Station [Google Maps] A public safety bond issue on the ballot Nov. 3 would allow Fairfax County to borrow up to $151 million for police and fire department facilities throughout the county, including two projects serving the Annandale area – a new larger building for the Franconia Police District and an expanded … Continued
Police commission proposes citizen panel to investigate misconduct
The Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission is urging the Board of Supervisor to establish a Civilian Review Panel to examine complaints from the public alleging police misconduct and abuse of power. That’s likely the most contentious recommendation of the commission, as several supervisors raised questions during the Oct. 20 board meeting about why the … Continued
Reports of shooting at Skyline Center was misunderstanding
Fairfax County police officers at the Skyline Center. [NBC4 News] Fairfax County police swarmed the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Oct. 15 in response to what had been reported as shots fired in an office building at 5109 Leesburg Pike. The incident later turned out to be a misunderstanding. At first, after ruling out a … Continued
Armed robbery at Seven Corners spa
Lee Boulevard Office Park [Google Maps] Fairfax County police detectives are investigating an armed robbery at the Blossom Spa in Seven Corners on Saturday, Oct. 10, shortly after 8 p.m. A man entered the mom-and-pop business in the Boulevard Square Office Park at 6051 Arlington Blvd. posing as a customer, says FCPD spokesperson Roger Henriquez. … Continued
Suspects sought for gym locker thefts
One of the suspects. Fairfax County police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing items from gym lockers. Two men broke into a locker at Gold’s Gym at 2982 Gallows Road in Merrifield shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 and took a set of car keys and a phone. … Continued