Saturday, February 16, 2013
Metro Transit police officer shot at car thief suspect Saturday morning who left shopping center in Kingstowne.
(Editor's note: An earlier version of this story notes that the incident took place in Alexandria, per a release from WMATA; the incident actually took place in Fairfax County.) In what is considered standard procedure, a Metro Transit Police officer has been placed on administrative leave with pay Saturday after he shot at a car thief suspect earlier in the day in a shopping center parking lot off of Van Dorn Street in Kingstowne, according to Metro WMATA spokeswoman Caroline Lukas. Witnesses saw the Metro Transit Police officer shoot at the car thief as he made his escape, she said. The Metro Transit officer shot at the suspect as the officer was being dragged by the car, Lukas said. "The shell was recovered at the scene," she said. The …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Metro Police responded to two incidents at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station and one incident at the Van Dorn Street Metro Station in July.
According to the Metro Transit Police blotter, the following incidents occurred at local Metro stops during the month of July: Franconia-Springfield Station Van Dorn Street Station Eisenhower Avenue Station There were no incident reports listed for the Eisenhower Avenue Station in the month of July. ---- The Franconia-Springfield Metro station has more crimes than any other Metro rail station in Virginia, according to a March report from WMATA detailing reported crime in 2011. Thirty-two crimes were committed at the station in 2011. Eisenhower Avenue is among the five safest Metro stations in the system. More on Metro crime: Police Urge Commuters to Protect Belongings Metro Police: Thefts and Assault at Franconia-Springfield Station Metro…
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Metro Police responded to six incidents at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station in June.
According to the Metro Transit Police blotter, the following incidents occurred at local Metro stops during the month of June: Franconia-Springfield Station Van Dorn Street Station There were no incident reports listed for the Van Dorn Street station in the month of June. Eisenhower Avenue Station There were no incident reports listed for the Eisenhower Avenue Station in the month of June. ---- The Franconia-Springfield Metro station has more crimes than any other Metro rail station in Virginia, according to a March report from WMATA detailing reported crime in 2011. Thirty-two crimes were committed at the station in 2011. Eisenhower Avenue is among the five safest Metro stations in the system.
