Tag: robbery
Armed robbery at Lincolnia area pizza shop
The Vaperz vape shop in Annandale was burglarized. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Police Department’s blog entry for Jan. 19 reports a commercial robbery, commercial burglary, and sex offender incident in the Annandale/Mason District area. Pizza Boli’s Landmark, at 6303 Little River Turnpike in Beauregard Square, was hit by an armed robbery on Jan. 17. … 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
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
Willston Safeway robbed
Fairfax County Police report an armed robbery at the Safeway at 6118 Arlington Blvd. in the Willston Shopping Center in Seven Corners at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 2. Three Hispanic males took four cases of beer without paying for them. When confronted by store employees, one suspect threatened an employee with a knife and … 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
Attempted robbery at Exxon station in Annandale
The suspect [FCPD] Revised 2 p.m., Nov. 23: The Exxon station at 3403 Holly Road in Annandale was the site of an attempted robbery on Nov. 22 shortly after 5 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reports. An employee had been standing outside the gas station when he re-entered the business, a man followed him, … 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
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
Bank robbery suspect identified
Detectives have identified a suspect in the M&T Bank robbery in Annandale Oct. 31 as Randy Thompson, 29, of York, Pa., the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Family members reported Thompson as missing to the Baltimore City Police Department on Nov. 2. He was last seen in the 2100 block of N. Charles Street on … Continued
Banks in Annandale and Seven Corners robbed
M&T robbery suspect [FCPD] Updated 1:40 p.m. The M&T Bank at 7857 Heritage Drive, Annandale, was robbed on Oct. 31 just before a noon, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A passed a note to a teller demanding money. An undisclosed amount of cash was handed over, and the suspect fled. The suspect was described … 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
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
Bank robber who escaped from hospital sentenced to 32 years
Assaye The “bicycle bandit” who escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital March 31 and led police on a nine-hour manhunt was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison Oct. 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. Wossen Assaye, 43, of Arlington had been found guilty in July of two counts of … Continued
Police investigating two robberies in Mason District
The 7200 block of Maple Place. [Google Maps] Two robberies were reported in Mason District last weekend, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two men entered the check-cashing store in the 7200 block of Maple Place, Annandale, at about 1:28 p.m., Aug. 29, and demanded money from an employee. One of the suspects displayed a … Continued
Police report attempted robbery in Bailey’s Crossroads
Several crimes in the Mason Police District were reported in the Aug. 19 Fairfax County Police Blotter. There was an attempted robbery on Knollwood Drive, across the street from the Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads, at about 11:06 p.m. on Aug. 17. Two juveniles approached a man, demanded money, and displayed what appeared to … Continued