Police say a Herndon man sprayed a group of middle-schoolers with pepper spray while on the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Ashburn last week.
According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, 47-year-old Marcos A. Catalan sprayed the kids as he passed by them on a bicycle in the area of Gloucester Parkway at about 4:05 p.m. Thursday:
A group of middle-school aged children were in the area of the Washington and Old Dominion trail. A cyclist approached and reportedly was holding a can in his hand. As the cyclist passed, he sprayed what the juveniles believed to be pepper spray in the direction of several of the children. Deputies located the cyclist in the area of the W & OD trail and Ruritan Circle.
Two girls were taken to a local hospital and treated, according to police. Catalan was charged with two counts of malicious injury by use of caustic substance, along with one count of attempted malicious injury in the same manner.
Meanwhile, the Fairfax County Police Department’s Reston District Station reported the following crimes in the past week:
LARCENIES:
2200 block of Centreville Road, wallet from residence
1400 block of Church Hill Place, property from residence
11900 block of Democracy Drive, purse from business
11500 block of Embers Court, cash from vehicle
2400 block of Fieldcreek Drive, property from vehicle
13100 block of Fox Hunt, bicycle from residence
9800 block of Georgetown Pike, wallet from business
11100 block of Glade Drive, guns from vehicle
500 block of Herndon Parkway, wallet from person
11900 block of Heathcote Court, wallet from vehicle
10800 block of Hunter Gate Way, property from vehicle
2300 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, merchandise from business
2000 block of Lake Audubon Court, laptop computer from vehicle
11100 block of Longwood Grove Drive, property from vehicle
11500 block of Maple Ridge Road, laptop from vehicle
11900 block of Market Street, merchandise from business
1000 block of Murphy Drive, merchandise from business
1300 block of New Bedford Lane, wallet from vehicle
1400 block of North Point Village Center, merchandise from business
1600 block of Reston Parkway, merchandise from business
11600 block of Sourwood Lane, wallet from vehicle
11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, property from residence
11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, property from residence
11000 block of Thrush Ridge Road, laptop computer from vehicle
2100 block of Whisperwood Glen Lane, property from residence
2300 block of White Tail, sunglasses from vehicle
STOLEN VEHICLES:
2000 block of Lake Audubon Court, 2015 Hyundai Tucson
2200 block of Lofty Heights Place, 2009 Chevy Silverado
FCPD also reports that a burglary took place in the 11400 block of Links Drive between Sunday and Monday. According to the report, a resident returning home from a trip found that someone had entered his residence and stolen a laptop.
Anyone with information about any of the crimes reported by FCPD should call 703-691-2131 or 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or text “TIP187” plus the message to CRIMES(274637).
In Herndon, HPD says a robbery took place on Aug. 28 after two people provided a ride to a pair of strangers. When they arrived at the destination, in the 500 block of Florida Avenue, three suspects robbed the victims of personal property valued at about $125. The suspects are described as tall black males; one was wearing a white tank top, one was wearing a green hoodie and the third was wearing a buttoned-down shirt. The case remains under investigation.
In Loudoun County, in addition to the above W&OD Trail incident, several other recent crimes ended with arrests of men from Herndon.
On Aug. 26 at about 7:44 p.m., LCSO deputies responded to the 27000 block of Gum Spring Road in Chantilly for a report of a vehicle driving recklessly in the area and the vehicle was found on the side of the roadway with a flat tire. The driver, 26-year-old Daniel J. Lee, 26, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and possession of a concealed weapon.
On Saturday, police say a vehicle that had its keys left inside was stolen from the 46000 block of Stonehelm Court in Sterling. The vehicle was reported to have struck a parked vehicle nearby, along with several mailboxes in the neighborhood, before it was found running in a driveway. Deputies located the suspect, 18-year-old Brandon Hernandez, and charged him with public intoxication, underage possession of alcohol and hindering a police investigation.
Another Herndon 18-year-old was arrested in Loudoun County on Monday morning after it was reported that he jumped on the hood of a vehicle and smashed out the windshield. The suspect was identified as Alex J. Czernowski, who was charged with destruction of property, public intoxication, underage possession of alcohol and obstruction of justice.
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