Monday, April 8, 2013
Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 20. Affordable housing continues to be a major topic of discussion in Alexandria. The Virginia Department of Transportation sold Hunting Point, two eight-story apartment buildings, to a realty firm. Alexandria's City Council had asked that any purchaser not turn the buildings into luxury apartments that could displace its current tenants who require more affordable housing. That message was passed on to the new buyers, according to VDOT, but was not a condition of the sale. 19. On the west side of Alexandria, the City Planning Commission gave the go-ahead to major rezoning in the Beauregard area that will tear down …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
County seeing fewer DWI arrests overall from 3,223 in 2011 to 2,625 in 2012. Take a look at this video from Patch’s ride along with Fairfax County Police Officer Sepehri.
As Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, the lights atop Fairfax County Police Department cruisers along Leesburg Pike lit up the night sky like swarms of blue fireflies. The routine traffic stops were plentiful but the McLean District officers weren’t finding many drivers under the influence. In the Franconia District in 2011, 430 people were arrested and charged with DWI and in 2012 only 318 were arrested. The diminishing number of driving while intoxicated arrests is a trend that has been consistent in the district since 2011. That year, 433 people were arrested and charged with DWI. In 2012, that number dropped to 350 DWI arrests in the McLean District - which covers Merrifield, Dunn Loring, Falls Church, McLean, Tyson’s Corner and …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Father Luis Fernando Franco Henao no longer works at St. Bernadette Parish in Springfield, and turned himself in on Dec. 19.
A priest from a Springfield Catholic Church and School turned himself in to police after being accused of sexually abusing a 29-year-old male. Father Luis Fernando Franco Henao was charged with sexual battery of an adult male, after the victim reported that he was sexually assaulted at St. Bernadette Parish in February. The victim reported the incident to Fairfax County Police on Nov. 30 - nine months after the fact. The victim alleges that the 40-year-old Franco assaulted him "while seeking support and guidance from the suspect when the suspect allegedly touched him inappropriately," according to Fairfax County Police. Henao was charged with sexual battery, "and that implies that he was touched in a place where you're not supposed to be…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Do you recognize this car?
Fairfax County Police have posted a video of a suspect responsible for shooting through dozens of car windows in the Newington Forest and Terra Grande neighborhoods of Fairfax County. Police are hoping someone recognizes the car in the video so they can locate the suspect(s) responsible for shooting the cars. The shootings involve either a pellet or BB gun and took place primarily between the hours of 1 and 3 a.m. Nov. 29. The suspect's vehicle is reportedly a silver Honda CRV. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131. Read about other pellet or BB gun …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Three 16-year-old Fairfax County students arrested for possession of substance during off-campus DECA meeting.
Three 16-year-old girls were arrested last week in Springfield for allegedly being in possession of marijuana at an off-campus event. Officer Bud Walker, a spokesman for Fairfax County Police, say the teenagers were arrested at Waterford Receptions, an event venue that was hosting a regional high school leadership conference at the time of their arrests last Tuesday. They were each charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. On that day, Waterford Receptions hosted a fall leadership conference for several DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) clubs in Northern Virginia, part of an international group that trains young entrepreneurs in marketing, hospitality and other fields. Walker said officers responded to the address …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Three incidents involve man wearing red baseball cap; latest incident involved a teenager grabbed and groped Thursday morning on Erving Street.
After a 17-year-old girl was grabbed from behind and fondled Thursday in Springfield, Fairfax County Police believe the case may be linked to two similar incidents. In each of these the suspect wore a plain, red baseball cap. Each of the three incidents have occurred on a weekday during daylight hours. Thursday's incident took place around 9 a.m. in the 5900 block of Erving Street. The teenager was walking on the sidewalk when the assault occurred. The teenager described the suspect as either Asian or Hispanic, mid 30s, around 5 feet 8 inches tall with a black, close-cut beard. He wore a blue T-shirt, black cotton sweatpants with a white stripe on each side and a red baseball cap. The other incidents that may be linked are: None of the …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Panel, citizens agree a higher salary is needed to attract the right candidate for an impossible job
"We’re not going to get somebody in here on Tony’s salary," said a constituent at Supervisor John Cook's Town Hall on Monday night. Fairfax County Executive Tony Griffin is scheduled to retire in April, and the Board of Supervisors has begun the process to replace him. According to Cook, Griffin currently earns about $240,000 a year. School superintendent Jack Dale earns about $320,000 a year, and many in the room said that discrepancy would need to be adjusted if the county wanted to attract top candidates for county executive. Supervisor Cook agreed. "The Board of Supervisors hasn't yet set any parameters, but when you're as big as Fairfax County, you find who you want and you get them," he said. "We’re going to pay what we need to pay…
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Casey Noriega's family awaits results of state medical examiner's office autopsy.
The Fairfax County Police Department is looking into the possibility that Casey Noriega, the 29-year-old gym teacher and mother who was killed Saturday when her car struck a pole in Kingstowne, may have died before the crash, according to family friends. FCPD investigates all fatal accidents and it's possible Noriega could have suffered from some medical condition prior to the crash, said FCPD spokesman Don Gotthardt. The state medical examiner's office determines on a case-by-case basis whether someone dies from a medical condition or the blunt force trauma of a car accident, he said. Noriega's fatal accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, after she left her job at Gymboree Music and Arts, 318 S. Pickett St., where she was a …
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Family awaits results of state medical examiner's office autopsy
The Fairfax County Police Department is looking into the possibility that Casey Noriega, the 29-year-old gym teacher and mother who was killed Saturday when her car struck a pole in Kingstowne, may have died before the crash, according to family friends. FCPD investigates all fatal accidents and it's possible Noriega could have suffered from some medical condition prior to the crash, said FCPD spokesman Don Gotthardt. The state medical examiner's office determines on a case-by-case basis whether someone dies from a medical condition or the blunt force trauma of a car accident, he said. Noriega's fatal accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, after she left her job at Gymboree Music and Arts, 318 S. Pickett St., where she was a …
James
4:44 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
I remember that 7/11 on Crestview got robbed pretty recently. more ›