On Thursday, February 2, Fairfax County Police detectives and officers with the assistance of the City of Falls Church Police served seven search warrants in conjunction with an investigation into illegal gambling operations. Three businesses: Café Nho, Nha Trang Restaurant and Eden Skin Care and Cosmetics, all at the Eden Center in the City of [...]
A 69-year-old Mineral man was killed when he stepped into the street in an attempt to help a tractor-trailer backing out of a parking lot, and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Police responded to the crash in the 2500 block of Fox Mill Road on Wednesday, February 1 shortly after 11:30 a.m. The pedestrian, [...]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Police are investigating an abduction and attempted sexual assault that occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 29. A 37-year-old woman was grabbed by a man as she walked toward her home in the 4100 block of Elmwood Street. The suspect displayed a weapon, moved the victim a short distance and attempted to sexually [...]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Police responded to a destruction of property report at the construction site of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque, located at 4555 Ahmadiyya Drive on Monday, January 30 around 8:40 a.m. Police found extensive damage to the mosque which is under construction but found no evidence that the building was entered. Detectives and blood [...]
Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 shortly after 7:30 p.m. According to police a 33-year-old, New York man was driving a 2005 Hyundai Elantra, northbound on the Fairfax County Parkway when he turned from Route 7100 on to the ramp leading from eastbound Leesburg Pike, to [...]
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department recorded no fire deaths for 2011, a first in its 62-year history. A multi-pronged effort by field operations, fire prevention, fire and life safety education, and the residents of Fairfax County contributed immeasurably to a safe and record-breaking year. Operational firefighting crews’ response to fire incidents, fire inspectors, [...]
Jan 24 2012 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has received a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will fund the Living Fit in Fairfax project. This three-year grant project is designed to improve the health and fitness literacy of FCPS students by coordinating nutrition, fitness, and physical activity opportunities. Living [...]
The Wolf Trap Foundation, based in Vienna, Virginia has filed suit in Federal court in Alexandria, claiming trademark infringement against a tiny not-for-profit organization more than 50 miles and two counties away asserting that their use of “The Barns of Rose Hill” in Berryville will confuse Wolf Traps patrons. Wait, what? Berryville sits west of [...]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Police are investigating an apparent homicide that occurred in the 5900 block of Gunther Court in the Centreville area. Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies requested officers respond to the address around 1:27 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, after a man walked into the Pre-Release Center and reported a woman inside the Gunther Court home [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse explosion, Sunday, January 8, at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. The townhouse is located at 2852 Pine Spring Road, Falls Church. Firefighters were initially called for a medical emergency at the two-story townhouse; however, an explosion had occurred [...]