VIENNA POLICE COLLAR WANTED SUSPECT AFTER CAR, FOOT PURSUITS: Vienna police on April 18 arrested a wanted suspect who led officers on vehicular and foot chases and allegedly tried to break into several residences.
Around 2:28 p.m. that day, an officer located a vehicle matching a lookout for a reckless driver. The driver – later identified as a 33-year-old man from Haymarket – saw police and drove at a high rate of speed through a shopping center parking lot, almost striking several individuals, police said.
A second officer responding to the scene observed the suspect vehicle in the traffic circle at Locust and Park streets, S.E. The second officer followed the suspect onto Park Street, S.E., and alerted nearby motor officers to stop the vehicle.
The suspect’s vehicle eluded the motor officers and made a right turn onto Moore Avenue, S.E. An officer behind the suspect activated his emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the suspect’s vehicle.
The officer followed until the suspect jumped from the moving vehicle, leaving it running with a female passenger inside, police said. The vehicle eventually stopped when it crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle.
Witnesses told police a male suspect had jumped several fences of different residences and attempted to enter these residences. An additional officer responding to the scene saw the suspect running through the front yard of a nearby home, police said. The officer ordered him to stop, but the suspect ignored the command.
The suspect then allegedly attempted to enter the locked residence, but was detained by officers.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the suspect had six outstanding arrest warrants from the Prince William County Police Department and one from Fairfax County police.
Vienna police obtained three felony warrants and four misdemeanor warrants for the suspect, whom authorities are holding without bond.
Authorities have charged the suspect with felony eluding, two counts of felony destruction of property, reckless driving, driving on a revoked license (DUI-related)and two counts of attempted unlawful entry.
Vienna police thanked all the witnesses who remained on the scene to give statements, provide video evidence and assist with the investigation.
3 INJURED IN 2-VEHICLE CRASH IN VIENNA; DRIVER ARRESTED ON DWI CHARGE: A motorist was traveling westbound on Maple Avenue, E., near St. Andrews Drive, N.E., on April 23 at 3:44 a.m when she observed another vehicle approaching her from behind at a high rate of speed.
The other vehicle ran into the rear of the motorist’s vehicle, spinning it around and sending it into the median between the service road and Maple Avenue, Vienna police said.
The striking vehicle overturned on Maple Avenue. Upon interacting with the striking vehicle’s driver, police detected signs of impairment.
Rescue personnel transported both drivers and a passenger from the striking vehicle to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police went to the hospital and arrested the striking vehicle’s driver, a 22-year-old Alexandria man, on charges of driving while intoxicated and not having a driver’s license.
VIENNA POLICE ARREST MANASSAS MAN ON DRIVING CHARGES, OUTSTANDING WARRANT: A Vienna police officer on April 22 at 8:09 p.m. observed a traffic violation in the 100 block of Maple Avenue, W., and initiated a traffic stop.
Upon interacting with the driver, the officer observed an open bottle of beer in the console and found the driver’s license had been revoked in Virginia. There also was an active warrant for the man in Prince William County, police said.
Police arrested the 24-year-old Manassas man and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Authorities charged him with driving on a revoked license (DWI-related) and driving with an open container of alcohol and served him the Prince William County warrant charging failure to appear in court.
DRIVER CUTS OFF MOTORIST IN VIENNA, FOLLOWS VEHICLE ERRATICALLY FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS: A motorist was traveling southbound on Park Street, N.E., on April 23 at 3:55 p.m. when another driver pulled out of the Exxon station, attempted to cut off the other motorist and then proceeded to follow the motorist, driving erratically for several blocks, Vienna police said.
MAN BANNED FROM VIENNA SCHOOL’S GROUNDS AFTER REFUSING TO LEAVE: Staff at Cedar Lane School, 101 Cedar Lane, S.W., told Vienna police on April 24 at 10:55 a.m. that a man on the school’s grounds was refusing to leave and they wanted him banned from the premises.
Officers spoke to the man and advised him he was banned and would be arrested if he returned to the school grounds.
MAN BANNED FROM VIENNA CONVENIENCE STORE AFTER BOTHERING CUSTOMERS: An employee at 7-Eleven, 427 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on April 21 at 12:06 a.m. that a man was harassing customers.
The man was banned from the store and an officer advised him he would be arrested if he returned.
OHIO MAN CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AFTER INCIDENT AT VIENNA CAFE: An employee at Starbucks, 362 Maple Ave., E., informed Vienna police on April 22 at 1:32 p.m. that a man was bothering customers and refusing to leave the business.
Staff banned the man, but he still refused to leave.
Police arrested the 47-year-old man from North Ridgeville, Ohio, and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with trespassing.
VIENNA MAN REPORTS THEFT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM HIS VEHICLE: A resident living in the 100 block of Moore Ave., S.W., reported to Vienna police that sometime between April 17 at 5 p.m. and April 18 at 4:30 p.m. someone stole the catalytic converter from his vehicle.
DRIVER REPORTS ODD BEHAVIOR BY PEDESTRIAN IN VIENNA: A driver was at the intersection of Center Street, N., and Ayr Hill Avenue, N.W., when he observed a pedestrian and gestured for the pedestrian to proceed through the crosswalk. The pedestrian did not wish to cross and the driver proceeded slowly into the intersection, Vienna police said.
The pedestrian then ran across the street, body-slammed the passenger side of the vehicle and then fled northbound on Center Street, police said.
VIENNA RESIDENT REPORTS ILLEGAL DUMPING OF TREE BRANCHES IN PARK: A resident told Vienna police on April 23 at 3:25 p.m. that a man illegally was dumping tree branches in Southside Park, 1317 Ross Drive, S.W.
COUNTY POLICE COLLECT 761 POUNDS’ WORTH OF MEDICATIONS: The Fairfax County Police Department’s partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration continued alongside several Fairfax County agencies April 22 during the 24th annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiative.
Officers from the police department’s eight district stations helped collect 761 pounds of unused and expired over-the-counter and prescription medications from community members at drop-off sites across the county.
The totals for each collection location were: Sully District Station (83 pounds), Mount Vernon District Station (35), McLean District Station (42), Mason District Station (80), Reston Hospital Center (226), Franconia District Station (41), West Springfield District Station (127) and Fair Oaks District Station (127).
Drug-takeback boxes are available year-round at each of the police department’s eight district stations. Accepted items include prescription medication (Schedule II-V controlled and non-controlled), prescription ointments, over-the-counter medications and pet medications. Prohibited items include needles (sharps), liquids of any kind, illegal drugs, non-prescription ointments and lotions, aerosol cans and inhalers.
FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE WELCOME LARGEST ACADEMY CLASS IN NEARLY A DECADE: During a time when police staffing and applications for candidates to become police officers are at historic lows across the country, the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) is fielding a record number of applications.
Police Chief Kevin Davis in late April welcomed 56 candidates starting their first day at the FCPD Academy. Session 84 is the largest academy class in almost 10 years and one of the most diverse classes ever.
“FCPD has focused its efforts in finding people with a passion to serve and a desire to make a difference in communities,” Davis said. “By streamlining our processes, and showing our future cops what FCPD is all about, we were able to make huge strides in this academy class.”
With the hiring challenges facing police departments across the nation, FCPD overhauled its recruiting-and-retention programs by streamlining the recruiting process without changing the hiring standards to ensure the department attracts the best candidates.
Session 84 is one of the most culturally diverse academy classes in department history. In October 2021, FCPD joined more than 100 other agencies in signing the “30 by 30” pledge, which aims to increase the representation of women in police recruit classes to 30 percent by 2030. Of the 56 new recruits in Session 84, 14 are women (25 percent). Since joining the initiative, FCPD has met or exceeded the 30-percent benchmark, resulting in an overall department representation of 29.7 percent women.
The FCPD Academy lasts 25 weeks and includes basic instruction in the procedures, techniques and principles of law enforcement, incident-report writing, criminal law, traffic enforcement and first aid.
