A local Tae Kwon Do instructor has been indicted on seven felony charges for his alleged inappropriate contact with minors. Police were contacted by the first victim in June 2011. During the course of their investigation a second victim was discovered. Detectives determined the Tae Kwon Do instructor reportedly had inappropriate sexual contact with the [...]
May 23 2012 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Sunday, March 18, 2012, at approximately 6:20 p.m., in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 5206 Heming Avenue. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the one and one-half story home upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire [...]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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Police are investigating reports of 10 cars being stolen while their owners left them running in their driveways in the Lorton area off  Silverbook Road. The vehicles range in value from a 2004 Toyota Corolla, worth about $8,000 to a 2012 Acura TL, valued at around $50,000. Police have distributed flyers and posted electronic sign [...]
Mar 16 2012 | Posted in
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Animal Control Officers responded to a home in the 9800 block of Hagel Circle for a complaint that some dogs were abandoned by their owner. Upon arrival at the home around 1:45 p.m. Saturday, March 10, officers found no one home except two barking dogs and two cats. Officers noticed trash, debris and excrement throughout [...]
Mar 12 2012 | Posted in
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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Sunday, March 4, 2012, at approximately 11:30 p.m., in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 6604 Bowie Drive. Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the carport, rapidly spreading to the split-level home upon arrival. Firefighters [...]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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Police are investigating four reports of armed robberies that occurred within a five mile radius of each other. All of the crimes took place within an hour of each other; between 10:15 and 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9. In each of the incidents, three men approached a lone victim, produced a pistol and demanded [...]
Feb 10 2012 | Posted in
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A Newington-area woman was involved in a single vehicle fatal crash on Saturday. On December 10 around 2:30 p.m., Casey Noriega, 29, of 7708 Haynes Point Way, was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry. She was driving southbound on Beulah Street approaching the intersection of Windsor Avenue, when for unknown reasons she drove off the road [...]
Dec 11 2011 | Posted in
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Police are investigating a crash that occurred on Friday, November 25 shortly after 2 a.m. Officers responded to the area of Richmond Highway and Lockheed Boulevard and found a 45-year-old Alexandria man lying on the pavement. It appears that the victim was attempting to cross Richmond Highway from east to west. A vehicle, believed to [...]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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Police are investigating a robbery of the BB&T Bank at 8432 Old Keene Mill Road on Tuesday, November 22 and believe that suspect is Stephanie Lynn Schwab, 26, of the Manassas area. Police have been searching for Schwab for days as they have connected her as a suspect to a bank robbery in Prince William [...]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Police are investigating the robbery of a BB&T Bank around 3 p.m. on Monday, November 21. A man entered the bank at 8920 Village Shops Drive, handed the teller a note, and implied a weapon. The teller handed over cash and the suspect fled. The suspect is described as white with a stocky build. He [...]