Two men robbed a massage therapy business at gunpoint on Tuesday (August 20).
Police believe the armed men demanded money after displaying a handgun at Reston Wellness, a massage therapist at 11250 Roger Bacon Drive.
The incident happened around 4:55 p.m.
The suspects were described as Hispanic or Middle Eastern men in their early 20s. The employee who reported the incident police said the men took an undisclosed amount of cash and ran away.
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Two juveniles — one of whom was armed with a gun — took the bicycles of two other juveniles in Reston last week.
The victims were walking near the intersection of North Shoer Drive and Wainwright Drive at around 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 15 when two other juveniles demanded their bicycles at gunpoint.
Police believe the suspects are boys. One was wearing a blue shirt and black shorts and the other was wearing a white shirt with black dots.
The Fairfax County Police Department’s Reston District Station also reported the following minor incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
6300 block of Alderman Drive, wallet from location
1700 block of Clubhouse Road, property from business
13300 block of Fones Place, backpack from vehicle
2300 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, cell phone from location
2500 block of John Milton Drive, liquor from business
2100 block of Whisperwood Glen Lane, wallet from location
1800 block of Wiehle Avenue, bag from location
STOLEN VEHICLES:
None reported
In a separate incident, a Reston woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusal to provide a breath test on August 17.
Alexandra Gilmore, 33, was arrested on near Hogback Mountain Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
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Town of Herndon police arrested a resident for allegedly assaulting someone.
Police said that a fight broke out among a group of people shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, in the 1100 block of Elden Street.
“The victim sustained lacerations to his hand when he attempted to break up the fight,” according to the police report. “He was transported to Reston Hospital where he was treated for his injuries.”
Police arrested and charged 33-year-old Jorge Daniel Cruz Martinez with aggravated assault, narcotics violation, and drunkenness.
Martinez is being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
The Fairfax County Police Department’s Reston District Station reported the following incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
1800 block of Cameron Glen Drive, bicycle from residence
12700 block of Fantasia Drive, package from residence
13300 block of Glen Echo Circle, bicycle from location
4100 block of Hummer Road, merchandise from business
1900 block of Isaac Newton Square, wallet from location
1400 block of Lake Fairfax Drive, cash from location
1400 block of Lake Fairfax Drive, wallet and cell phone from location
1800 block of Library Street, cell phone from location
3300 block of South Jefferson Street, merchandise from business
12000 block of South Lakes Drive, tools from vehicle
11700 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, electronic devices from vehicle
11700 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, laptop bag and jewelry from vehicle
12000 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, purse from vehicle
1600 block of Reston Parkway, merchandise from business
STOLEN VEHICLES:
None reported
In a separate incident, Herndon police are investigating a robbery that happened on Monday, July 29, around 11 p.m. in the 12 block of Herndon Parkway.
Police said that two men robbed a man who was walking home and ran off with the victim’s wallet towards Parcher Avenue.
“The suspects are Hispanic males; one was wearing a mask, shorts, and white sneakers and the other was wearing a mask, pants, and white sneakers,” police said.
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Virginia State Police arrested a Herndon man for allegedly trying to murder a police officer following a Clarke County shooting.
Police charged 33-year-old Timothy B. Neal with attempted capital murder of a police officer, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and shooting into an occupied vehicle, according to Virginia State Police.
Shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 5), a Clarke County sheriff’s deputy responded to a medical emergency call at a farmer’s market in the 4800 block of Harry Byrd Hwy (Route 7), Corinne Geller, a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police, said.
“When the Deputy and an ambulance arrived on scene, the male subject who reported being in distress had left the market on foot,” Geller said.
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The Deputy began a search of the area for the male — later identified as Neal — and located him walking in the median of Route 7. Neal was compliant with the Deputy’s request for an ID. The Deputy had returned to his patrol car and was seated inside checking the man’s information when Neal pulled a concealed weapon from his waistband and fired at and struck the Deputy’s vehicle.
The Deputy immediately took cover and returned fire. Neal was struck and was transported to the Winchester Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The Deputy was not injured in the incident.
At the request of the Clarke County Sheriff, the Police Shooting Investigation Team, out of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office, is investigating the officer-involved shooting. The incident remains under investigation at this time.
Neal is being held without bond at the Northwest Regional Adult Detention Center.
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A police cruiser hit a pedestrian early Sunday in Reston.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, a officer was driving through the intersection of Reston Parkway and Sunset Hills Road around 2 a.m. when the cruiser hit the 42-year-old woman as she was crossing.
The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries and was released from the hospital.
Police believe alcohol may have been a factor for the woman.
Speed and alcohol were not considered factors for the officer, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash should call FCPD’s crash reconstruction unit at 703-280-0543.
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A 19-year-old Reston resident was arrested on July 6 at around 8:30 p.m. for assaulting police.
Local police found Mario Rodriguez unconscious near a bus stop. When medical staff tried to help him, Rodriguez assaulted an officer during the arrest.
He was charged with two counts of assault on law enforcement, possession of marijuana and drunk in public.
Rodriguez is being held without bond.
FCPD’s Reston District Station also reported the following incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
2100 block of Astoria Circle cash from residence
1800 block of Cameron Glen Drive, cell phone from location
1800 block of Cameron Glen Drive, package from residence
1800 block of Fountain Drive, backpack from business
2000 block of Durand Drive, laptop computer from vehicle
12900 block of Highland Crossing Drive, tip jar from business
1400 block of Lake Fairfax Drive, cash and property from business
11900 block of Market Street, wallet from location
1400 block of West Ox Road, cell phone from location
STOLEN VEHICLES:
None
In other news, three golf carts were taken from Hidden Creek Country Club on July 1 just a few minutes after midnight. The carts were found on a nearby street a short while later.
In a separate incident, police also charged Brian Baker, 47, for assault and disorderly conduct on July 2. Police believe Baker threatened staff at Reston Hospital Center.
On July 6, a burglary was reported at Frying Pan Farm Park. Police responded to an alarm and found that the building had been broken into. Nothing was taken.
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The results of an analysis on the county’s pilot body-worn camera program are officially in. Researchers at American University found that the six-month pilot project could have limited results in enhancing policy-community relations increasing police legitimacy and accountability.
In a 119-page report that uses survey data from residents and police officers, researchers found that people had “modest expectations” about the necessity and benefit of body-worn cameras.
Less than half of survey respondents and interviewees noted that the devices would reduce complaints against officers, improve legitimacy or increase police accountability. Police officers also noted that it was unlikely that the devices would change their behavior or how community members responded to the police department.
“If the decision is not to deploy them, the high regard for the department will lead nearly everyone to conclude that it was the right decision for all,” the report states.
Researchers did not find any statistically significant changes in officer behavior and performance once the devices were deployed. They also found that respondents were unconvinced that the cameras would lessen the use of force by police.
The pilot program went into effect in March last year after Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler and a police commission suggested the idea. Last year, 191 cameras were deployed at the Mason, Mount Vernon and Reston District Station, yielding more than 12,000 hours of video.
The police department found that judges, clerks of the courts and staff from the office of the public defendant generally supported the program.
If the program is implemented, the county would deploy 1,210 body-worn cameras to all operational police officers over five years. The Reston, Mason and Mt. Vernon district stations would be the first to get the cameras.
The program could cost nearly $30 million over a five-year contract period. The county would have to hire staff to manage the technical aspects of the equipment, improve station infrastructure and ensure public records laws were being followed.
Additionally, the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney would need nearly $3.1 million for 23 positions to help review the footage, roughly $773,000 to help the court system use the videos generated by the cameras in the court-rooms, and $150,000 to boost storage capacity to capture video evidence.
The county still has to mull several issues:
- The impact of the devices on prosecutors, public defenders and the court system is entirely unclear
- The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office cannot accommodate planned growth
- Whether or not cameras should be given to School Resources Officers
- Training requirements for the defense bar
- The possibility that future contract costs could increase
The report will be presented to the county’s Public Safety Committee today (July 9).
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Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found near the Hunters Woods Shopping Plaza.
Fairfax County Police found the body after responding to a call about shots fired around 1:45 am. on Sunday.
The body was found in the woods near a walking trail. No other information was immediately available.
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A former Herndon High School teacher recorded dozens of illicit videos of students with hidden cameras around the school for more than a year, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
During a news conference on Wednesday (June 19), police said Raphael Schklowsky, 36, of Reston will face additional charges in connection with filming multiple students. Schklowsky is currently in jail due to previous charges for unlawful filming and possessing child pornography.
Maj. Ed. O’Carroll, commander of FCPD’s Major Crimes Bureau, said that FCPD has not determined the new charges yet. He says female students were filmed while undressing.
“The case remains active. Detectives have been working diligently on this case and our other important cases to bring justice and closure,” he said.
So far, police contacted nine people after identifying them from photos of videos taken by the former drama teacher. Videos were taken between May 2017 and June 2018, according to O’Carroll.
Some photos were taken outside the area, including New York, O’Carroll said. Authorities in other jurisdictions are conducting their own investigations.
Charges against Schklowsky have slowly built up as police discover new details about the investigation. Previously, police discovered over 3,500 videos on various devices.
At a hearing in May, he was charged with 20 felony counts of possession of child pornography and one felony charge of unlawful filming.
He has been on leave since his arrest, according to a spokesperson for Fairfax County Public Schools. His next court hearing is scheduled for Aug. 6.
Any individual who think they may have been recorded by Schklowsky should call the police at 703-246-7800.
Local police have new leads on a pornography and unlawful recording case involving a former drama teacher at Herndon High School.
The Fairfax County Police Department is holding a press conference at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) after they identified juvenile victims unlawfully recorded by Raphael Schklowsky.
Schklowsky, who already had earlier charges related to unlawful filming, is facing 20 felony charges of possession of child pornography and one felony charge of unlawful filming.
Detectives discovered more than 3,500 videos on multiple electronic devices, police said. Schklowsky, 36, was originally charged with four misdemeanor counts of unlawful filming on April 8.
Schklowsky has been on leave since his April 8 arrest. He was initially charged in early April when a woman told police she found a hidden camera inside an air conditioning vent in a home where she was working. Detectives found evidence of unlawful filming and arrested Schklowsky.
No other information was immediately available.
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(Updated at 3 p.m.) A domestic incident prompted the closure of Lake Newport Road earlier today.
A suspect wanted on a felony warrant was arrested during the incident. Local police responded to a report about a family member having a dispute with the man at around 9 a.m. today (Friday).
The situation, which is contained to the 11700 block of Summerchase Circle, caused the police department to close Lake Newport Road between North Point Drive and Newport Spring Court.
FCPD did not release any other details about the incident to Reston Now.
A 19-year-old man from Herndon was arrested in connection with an abduction in Sterling Thursday night, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
When Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic incident, the female victim said that she had been with friends when two people she knew arrived and forcibly pulled her into a vehicle against her will, according to the police report. One of the two people had previously assaulted the victim, police said.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Thursday (May 30) in the 400 block of Bailey Court.
Deputies arrested and charged Carlos Diaz of Herndon with strangulation and abduction and Maudillio Tuche, 41, of Sterling with abduction.
Both are being held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on no bond.
The Fairfax County Police Department’s Reston District Station reported the following incidents in recent days:
LARCENIES:
11900 block of Bowman Towne Drive, Social Security card from location
1800 block of Cameron Glen Drive, license plate from vehicle
2200 block of Castle Rock Square, bicycle from location
2100 block of Centreville Road, merchandise from business
1300 block of Cold Harbor Court, gift cards from vehicle
12100 block of Glade Drive, cash from vehicle
13300 block of Glen Echo Circle, bicycle from location
2000 block of Golf Course Drive, laptop computer from vehicle
2200 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, ring from location
2300 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, merchandise from business
2500 block of John Milton Drive, liquor from business
11700 block of Leesburg Pike, license plates from vehicle
12600 block of Mill Bank Way, license plate from vehicle
12000 block of North Shore Drive, credit card from location
13300 block of Parcher Avenue, bicycle from location
1700 block of Random Stone Court, bicycle from residence
1500 block of Scandia Circle, documents from residence
1500 block of Scandia Circle, property from residence
11800 block of Spectrum Center, merchandise from business
11800 block of Spectrum Center, merchandise from business
12000 block of Town Square Street, credit cards from location
11000 block of Warwickshire Drive, radio from vehicle
1600 block of Washington Plaza, keys from location
1200 block of Weatherstone Court, bicycle from residence
1300 block of Yellow Tavern Court, electronic device from location
STOLEN VEHICLES:
2400 block of Quick Street, 2012 BMW S1000RR motorcycle
In a separate incident, an 18-year-old Herndon man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 29, with statutory rape against a person he knows, according to the Herndon Police Department.
Carlos Josue Castillo was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he is being held without bond.
Fairfax County police arrested a Reston woman and a D.C. man in connection with credit card theft and larceny after the man was found in someone else’s car.
The incident occurred on Friday (May 31) shortly before 4:30 a.m. at Camberly Avenue and Highland Street in Springfield.
While checking the area for a suspicious person, police found and arrested a man inside a car that didn’t to belong to him. The police also arrested a Reston woman associated with the man who was found nearby, according to the police report.
“The investigation led to the recovery of a stolen car, a stolen firearm, and found the man and the woman had entered several cars in the area,” according to the report.
The 28-year-old man was charged with three counts of credit card theft, auto theft, larceny of a firearm, possession of a schedule I/II drug and petit larceny. The 26-year-old woman was charged with three counts of credit card theft and one count of petit larceny.
In a separate incident, a Herndon homeowner reported on Saturday, May 25, that someone entered their garage overnight and stole personal property in the 13000 block of Monterey Estates Drive, according to FCPD.
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Fairfax County police are investigating a mob assault in a residential Reston neighborhood by the Hidden Creek Country Club.
The incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday (June 1) in the 1700 block of Torrey Pines Court.
Police said the victim heard loud knocks on the front door and saw a group of 15 men running away from the house. “The victim ran after the group when they turned around [and] assaulted the victim,” according to police.
“The group of men were described as black with white shirts and dark pants,” according to the police report.
The victim received minor injuries, police said.
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Herndon Festival Kicks Off Today — The first day of the four-day festival begins today from 6-10 p.m. at Northwest Federal Credit Union (200 Spring Street). China Grove will perform at the Herndon Family Medicine Stage and transit Vocal Band will perform at the Parkway Stage from 7:30-9 p.m. [Herndon Festival]
Police Seek Help to Connect Annandale Man to County Burglaries — Local police believe Stephen Anderson, 55, of Annandale, could be responsible for other burglaries throughout the county. He faces burglary charges and is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond. [Fairfax County Police Department]
Creative Response Led by Co-owner of Bad Saint Set for Today — Genieve Villamora, co-owner of the buzzy Filipino restaurant in the District, will respond to the work of Stephanie William. The presentation will be followed by open conversation. The event starts at 7 p.m. [Greater Reston Arts Center]
A Recap of Reston Live — “The first Reston Live was held at Lake Anne Plaza on Sunday afternoon. This inaugural music festival featured a Children’s Area, a talent competition, a raffle, vendor booths, and special guest performances by Reston band, Catchin’ Toads, and Reston’s own singer/songwriter, Lindsey Hershfeld.” [The Connection]
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A Reston man suffering from hallucinations fired several gunshots against imaginary kidnappers that he said were holding a child hostage in his town home.
The incident happened on May 7, according to court documents filed by the Fairfax County Police Department in Fairfax County Circuit Court.
A police officer arrived on the 1500 block of Poplar Grove Drive after the man told police kidnappers were holding a young child inside his townhome.
When an officer got to the scene, the man ran out of the home with a fully loaded gun, according to police. The officer handcuffed him and searched the townhome.
Police found no one in the home, but did spot two shell casings and evidence that two rounds were fired at a wall. No injuries or damages resulted.
The suspect was released on recognizance, after the man was held involuntarily “for his safety and the safety of the public” under a temporary detention order, according to the documents.
Police executed a search warrant to seize additional weapons from his home.
The suspect was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of the reckless handling of a firearm on Tuesday (May 21). He will be arraigned on May 28.
Reston Now does not publish the identity of suspects involved in cases with mental health implications.
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