News of crime and punishment across Fairfax County.
VICTIM TREATED FOR STAB WOUNDS AFTER INCIDENT NEAR VIENNA: A victim and a man were conversing in a common area in the 9300 block of Lee Highway south of Vienna on March 16 at 5:33 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, the man allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the victim, Fairfax County police said.
The stabbing did not appear to be a random act, police said.
Rescue personnel took the victim to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
BUS DRIVER REPORTS BEING ASSAULTED BY JUVENILES IN VIENNA: Vienna police officers on March 14 at 5:10 p.m. responded to an altercation between three teenage juveniles and a school-bus driver in the 300 block of Kingsley Road, S.W.
The bus driver reported that he had observed the juveniles in a vehicle driving erratically, running stop signs and tailgating the bus. The bus driver followed their vehicle and stopped to record the license plate.
The juveniles were trying to block him from recording the license plate when he allegedly was thrown to the ground and they began assaulting him.
Police advised the bus driver of the warrant process should he wish to pursue charges.
MAN ROBS JEWELRY STORE BY FORCE AT TYSONS MALL: A man entered Prince Jewelers in Tysons Corner Center on March 14 at 7:57 p.m. and took property with force, Fairfax County police said.
No injuries were reported.
CHANTILLY MAN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER MERRIFIELD AUTO THEFT: A victim on March 15 at 2:35 p.m. told Fairfax County police that someone had stolen property and car keys from a locker inside a business in the 8100 block of Strawberry Lane in Merrifield.
The man went out to his vehicle and discovered it had been stolen, police said.
Utilizing a tracking device inside the victim’s vehicle, officers were able to find the vehicle and arrested a 31-year-old Chantilly man. Authorities have charged him with grand larceny, six counts of credit-card theft, petit larceny and providing false identification to law enforcement.
WORKER IN VIENNA FINDS SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH HER VEHICLE: An employee at Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Follin Lane, S.E., told Vienna police that she had left her vehicle parked in the lot on March 10 between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
When she returned, she found the vehicle’s fuel door was broken and the gas cap hanging from the vehicle.
JUVENILES TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CONSUMING DRUG-LACED EDIBLE: Vienna police on March 11 at 6:28 p.m. dispatched officers to the 700 block of Talahi Court, S.E., to assist rescue personnel with two juveniles near the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail.
Rescue personnel took the juveniles, who were in a condition termed non-life-threatening, to an area hospital after they reportedly had consumed an edible laced with an unknown drug, police said.
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES FRIEND ASSAULTED HER AT VIENNA EATERY: A local resident told Vienna police on March 12 at 12:30 a.m. that she and her friend recently had been having issues and her friend allegedly had assaulted her while they were in Pazzo Pomodoro restaurant, 118 Branch Road, S.E.
Police advised the complainant of the warrant process should she wish to pursue charges.
VIENNA POLICE ARREST MEN ON DRUNK-IN-PUBLIC CHARGES: Vienna police officers on March 16 at 7:04 a.m. responded to the report of a suspicious man inside Manhattan Bagel, 310 Maple Ave., W. Upon interacting with the man, the officers detected signs of impairment.
Police arrested the 31-year-old Manassas man and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with being drunk in public.
On March 17 at 11:24 p.m., Vienna police officers observed a man acting suspiciously and walking behind the 7-Eleven store at 427 Maple Ave., E. When the officers approached the man, they detected signs of impairment, police said.
Police arrested the 21-year-old Sterling man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with being drunk in public.