Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

MetroAccess driver charged with sexual assault

A van driver working for MetroAccess, a transit service for people with disabilities, has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a 51-year-old woman, the Fairfax County Police Department reported Aug. 11. The assault happened June 28 in the 3400 block of Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. According to sex crimes detectives, the victim used … Continued

Woman groped in Bailey’s Crossroads

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a sex offense occurred in Bailey’s Crossroads Sept. 23. A woman was getting off a Metrobus at about 6:55 p.m. at the Leesburg Pike/Glen Carlyn Drive intersection when a man grabbed her buttocks. The suspect was described as Hispanic, 25-30 years old, approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing … Continued

Sex offense reported in Annandale

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a sex offense occurred in Annandale on May 11. A woman was walking on the 6700 block of Little River Turnpike near Old Columbia Pike at 2:10 p.m. when a man approached from behind and inappropriately touched her. She did not require medical attention. The suspect fled. He was … Continued

Man arrested for indecent exposure

Fairfax County Police officers arrested a 32-year-old Falls Church man Feb. 8 in Munson Hill Park for indecent exposure and felony exposure toward a child under age 15. “Police occasionally receive reports of indecent exposure in family-friendly parks across Fairfax County. Often, suspects flee and are not found when police arrive,” states a police notice … Continued

Any Fairfax County teen could become a sex trafficking victim

West Springfield High School students Alyssa Wenklar (left) and Kyra Beckman, are members of the Spartans Against Human Trafficking club. Any  teenager in Fairfax County could be at risk for becoming a victim of sex trafficking. It’s happened to youths from every school, ethnicity, and family income level, said Det. Bill Woolf during a program … Continued

Bailey’s Elementary School employee arrested for sexual battery

Belyea [PWCPD] An employee at Bailey’s Elementary School, Dennis Corwin Belyea, was arrested by Prince William County Police Jan. 13 for sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Manassas several times over a six-year period beginning in 2004. Belyea had been technology support specialist at Bailey’s Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads since 2011. Following the arrest, … Continued

Woman assaulted in Falls Church

Fairfax County Police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred in the Falls Church Area of Fairfax County near the lake by Fairview Park Drive. The victim, a 20-year-old woman, was working at the pool at the Carr at New Providence condos by Yarling Court. Around 7 p.m. a man approached the woman at … Continued