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Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: March 15 March 14 March 13 March 12 March 11 March 10 March 9
Police target aggressive drivers
The Fairfax County Police Department rolled out its 2023 Road Shark campaign on March 13 targeting aggressive driving. Road Shark is a high-visibility coordinated enforcement and education effort aimed at reducing crashes, changing driving behavior, and, ultimately, saving lives. The police department will station officers in high-visibility areas all over the county. They will look … Continued
Upgrade planned for Mason Police Station
Fairfax County is preparing to carry out a $15-20 million renovation and expansion of the Mason District Police Station. The project includes an 8,000-square-foot addition and reconfiguration of the interior space, according to a presentation by Kamal Mohey of the Capital Facilities office and Rod Williams, an architect at Dewberry at the Feb. 28 meeting … Continued
Police Department to install new, more effective license plate readers
The Fairfax County Police Department is upgrading its technology for reading license plates, which it says will be helpful in catching criminals and stolen vehicles. The FCPD began using license plate readers in 2008. It’s now replacing its antiquated equipment with the Flock Safety license plate reader (LPR) system, which has been successful during a … Continued
FCPD will pick up unwanted firearms
With the surge in mass shootings this year, it’s a good time to remind the public about the Fairfax County Police Department’s efforts to encourage the safe disposal of unwanted firearms. There have been 39 mass shootings in the U.S. in the first three weeks of 2023, CNN reports. There were 647 mass shootings in … Continued
Car thief arrested for abducting child
Detectives arrested a woman for stealing a car last Sunday at Landmark Plaza in Lincolnia with a 6-year-old girl in the back seat, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Related story: Car stolen, child abducted Tanisha Hall, 40, of Alexandria, was charged with abduction, two counts of grand larceny, credit card theft, false identification to … Continued
Police arrest seven online predators who preyed on children
Police arrested seven men in connection with a sting operation aimed at identifying online predators, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Jan. 10. The “traveler operation” was conducted over several days in December and continued as detectives worked to identify offenders who failed to appear as part of the initial sting. In each case, offenders … Continued
Former Mason police commander promoted to deputy chief
Brooke Wright, the former commander of the Mason Police District has been named deputy chief of administration, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announced Jan. 9. Wright previously served as a director of the Criminal Justice Academy. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, she began her FCPD career as a 911 call dispatcher in … Continued
Descano clears officer in shooting incident
Fairfax County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano issued a report stating that an undercover police officer was justified in shooting a suspect Aug. 2 in Seven Corners. Descano will not file criminal charges against the officer, Sgt. Joshua Moser. Descano’s report says Moser was part of the police department’s Street Crimes Unit, which had arranged for … Continued
Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 18 Drunk/profane in public – 6900 block of Colburn Drive, Annandale, 12 a.m. Assault – 6200 block of Little River Turnpike, Plaza at Landmark, 1 a.m. Simple, not aggravated, assault. Breaking and entering/burglary, 6100 block … Continued
Crime report: Dec. 6-11, 2022
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: Dec. 11 Larceny/shoplifting – 3000 block of Annandale Road, Falls Church, 12 a.m. Dec. 10 Drunk in public – 6000 Block of Leesburg Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, 12 a.m. Dec. 9 Drug possession – 7600 block of … Continued
Help ‘Gary Claus’ bring holiday gifts to kids
Mason District residents are invited to help “Gary Claus” (Det. Gary Moore) bring holiday joy to local children. For the past few years, Moore has donned full Santa gear to deliver toys and pajamas to kids in some of the area’s neediest communities. This year, Gary Claus will be at the Culmore Community Center, Wadsworth … Continued
Rape case solved 34 years later
Fairfax County Police announced on Nov. 22 the arrest of a man for a rape committed 34 years ago. George Thomas Jr., 61, of Arlington, was charged with two counts of rape, one count of sodomy, and one count of abduction. On Aug. 24, 1988, a 22-year-old woman was getting off work at Skyline Mall … Continued
Police release footage from officer-involved shooting in Falls Church
The Fairfax County Police Department released a video from the officer-involved shooting Oct. 6 at Arlington Boulevard and Graham Road. Police officers approached the suspect while he was shooting at them. One of the officers fired five rounds, said Police Chief Kevin Davis at a media briefing Nov. 2. None of the shots hit the … Continued
Police Dept. limits crime data
The Fairfax County Police Department is no longer putting out weekly crime reports that list incidents for each police district. Instead, the FCPD has adopted CityProtect, an online map that shows the location of incidents with very limited details. For example, the map reports these crimes on Oct. 18: a shoplifting incident at the Seven … Continued