One person was injured in a two-car crash at South Lakes Drive and Ridge Heights Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Fairfax County Police said the driver of a Toyota Prius was heading southbound on South Lakes and was broadsided by the driver of a Lexus sedan, who was trying to turn onto South Lakes from Ridge Heights.

The accident occurred about 2:15 p.m. One driver was taken away by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

South Lakes drive was briefly closed, but re-opened about 3 p.m.

Updated 2 p.m. Monday with description of suspect and victim.

A fight in the bar at Clyde’s at Reston Town Center ended with a man stabbed with an unknown object and taken to Reston Hospital Center.

Fairfax County Police said they were called to Clyde’s about 1:21 a.m. on Sunday for a report of an aggravated assault.

A 24-year-old Vienna man and his 26-year-old girlfriend from Fairfax were at the bar when an unknown man approached and started to flirt with the girlfriend. A verbal argument began between the boyfriend and the unknown man and it escalated into a physical altercation, police said.

The unknown man produced a knife and allegedly cut the boyfriend and then fled. The suspect was described as Hispanic, wearing a black jacket, a white shirt and blue jeans.

The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Fairfax County Police have arrested Sterling woman in connection with a burglary in Reston on Tuesday.

A resident of the 11600 block of North Shore Drive called police about 10:30 p.m. to report an unknown person entered the residence and took property, police said.

An officer on another case found the suspect with property belonging to the burglary victim. Jaclyn Watts, 29, of Sterling was subsequently charged with burglary, police said.

In other crime new in the Reston District Station in the last week:

UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 2200 block of Huston Place, Oct. 25. A resident reported an unknown person entered a vacant residence. Nothing was taken.

LARCENIES

• 11900 block of Bowman Towne Drive, property from residence.
• 2400 block of Centreville Road, wallet from business.
• 11500 block of Hickory Cluster, sunglasses from vehicle.
• 11600 block of Mediterranean Court, property from residence.
• 11500 block of Olde Tiverton Circle, bicycle from residence.
• 1800 block of Cameron Glen, property from vehicle.
• 1100 block of Dranesville Road, property from residence.
• 12000 block of Greywing Square, jewelry from residence.
• 300 block of Juniper Court, cash from residence.
• 1800 block of Cameron Glen Drive, phone from vehicle.
• 1700 block of Fountain Drive, cash from residence
• 2100 block of Gunnell Farms Drive, cash from residence
• 2300 block of Soapstone Drive, property from vehicle
• 13000 block of Worldgate Drive, wallet from business

Fairfax County Police say there is no evidence that an increase in the number of robberies in the Reston area this year is due to the opening of Metro’s Silver Line in Reston 15 months ago.

Last week, Capt. Ron Manzo, commander of the Reston District Station, told Reston Association’s Board of Directors that there had been a 100-percent increase in robberies compared to this point in 2014. The number has increased from 16 to 32.

Several Reston Now readers commented both on the article and on Reston Now’s Facebook page that Metro must be the reason for the increase.

Katy DeFoe, the Reston District Station’s Crime Prevention Specialist, said none of the robberies Capt. Manzo spoke about happened within a quarter-mile of Wiehle-Reston East. There was a robbery nearby on Roger Bacon Drive on Oct. 24, however.

DeFoe says the number of robberies includes nine commercial/bank robberies, including two bank robberies in the last two weeks. Neither bank was in the immediate vicinity of Wiehle-Reston East.

Of the 32 robberies, there have been seven arrests. All suspects arrested had a local (Fairfax County) address, said DeFoe.

DeFoe credits the rise in the number of robberies to a rise in reporting of crimes.

“I am not sure the number of incidents has gone up,” she said. “It is just being reported more. We have done a lot of work to get people to report to us.”

Overall crime is down 3 percent in the Reston District, said DeFoe.

Fairfax County Police Chief Ed Roessler told Reston Now in 2014 that combining an increased population with urban-style gathering spots does increase the chances for crime. But it doesn’t mean it has to increase actual crime rates — especially as Wiehle-Reston East stands now, where there is currently little development right at the Metro station.

Robberies in Fairfax County Police’s Reston District up 100 percent over this time last year, says Capt. Ron Manzo, commander of the Reston District Station.

Manzo, along with crime prevention specialist Katy DeFoe, were at Reston Association’s regular Board of Directors meeting last week to give an annual report on the state of crime — and crime prevention — in this part of the county.

The Reston District covers 40 square miles and includes Reston, as well as unincorporated Herndon and Great Falls.

Manzo said there have been 32 robberies in the Reston District so far in 2015. Twelve have been in south Reston, he said. At this point in 2014, there had been 16 robberies overall, he said.

However, many of the cases are not random, said Manzo.

“Most of the robberies are drug ripoffs,” Manzo said. “We have made arrests in six of them. The others are inactive due to lack of follow up.”

Manzo pointed out some other crime stats for 2015:

There have been three shootings in the Reston District this year. One was a homicide in unincorporated Herndon. One was a domestic situation in which a man shot his wife. The man was charged.

The third shooting was in Shadowood in May. Three men are facing gun possession and attempted robbery charges, but were not charged with homicide in the shooting that killed Rashad Kejuan Daye, 24, of Herndon.

Police said previously the apartment resident was protecting himself against the suspects, who were known to him.

Car thefts are slightly up — 62 so far this year compared to 60 through October of 2014.

However, DeFoe said the majority of stolen cars have been taken when the keys were in the car and/or the cars were left unlocked.

“We’re not locking our doors, we are not taking keys out,” said DeFoe. “We average about for or five [incidents of thefts from auto where doors were unlocked] per night. If they if not finding keys in the car, they will [search] through a car with unlocked doors.”

Manzo took over as the head of the Reston District Station early this year. He said one of his top priorities has been getting officers out of their cars and back on the streets and bike paths.

“Right off bat, that was one issue I saw with the NPU [Neighborhood Policing Unit] ,” he said. “I immediately put them back on bikes.”

He said the Hunters Woods area, especially the tunnels and paths, were a concern.

“There have been a couple of unfortunate cases on the trails,” said Manzo. “I need them out on bikes. “

Capt. Ron Manzo/Reston Now file photo

Fairfax County Police are initiating a public awareness campaign to get pedestrians, cyclists and drivers to follow safety rules.

The Street Smart initiative begins tomorrow, and police hope it will cut down on behaviors that contribute to accidents. That includes not crossing in a crosswalk or intersection; pedestrians unlawfully using the roadway for travel where sidewalks are available; distracted driving; failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk; reckless driving; driving while intoxicated; and speeding.

“Many of these crashes are preventable,” Capt. Michael Grinnan, Commander of FCPD’s Traffic Division. “By utilizing sidewalks for travel, crossing at a marked crosswalk or a controlled intersection, pedestrians could potentially help us to reduce the number of pedestrian-related crashes by as much as 40 percent. By focusing on distraction-free driving and being alert for pedestrians and bicyclists, motorists could potentially help us to reduce that number by approximately the same percentage.”

Reston had a pedestrian traffic fatality last week. Silvia Raquel Corella Erazo, 72, of Reston, was crossing Wiehle Avenue at Chestnut Grove, where there is not a crosswalk or light, before sunrise last Wednesday when she was hit by the driver of a Honda. She later died at Reston Hospital Center.

The driver of the Honda, a 30-year-old man, will not be charged, police said.

Figures published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reflect 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2013.  In Fairfax County, there have been over 400 pedestrian-related crashes since 2012, police said.

FCPD says October is the leading month for pedestrian-involved incidents in Fairfax County.

“With the arrival of autumn and milder temperatures,  we typically see an increase in the number of people out walking, bicycling, or jogging,” Grinnan said. “With shorter periods of daylight now,  motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists need to be more cognizant of each other and share the road.”

The initiative also aims to identify engineering improvements that could potentially make pedestrian travel safer, police said. Police will be on the lookout for improvements to be made, such as whether crosswalks need to be repainted or areas where lighting needs to be improved.

No word on whether notoriously unlit Reston — which got special mention by police from Reston District Station at a May community meeting at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods — will get improved lighting as a result.

Fairfax County Police detectives are investigating an armed robbery that took place at the United Bank, 11820 Spectrum Center, on Saturday about 10:30 a.m.

Police said a man entered the bank, produced a handgun and demanded money from several tellers. An undisclosed amount of money was handed over to the suspect and he fled on foot. There were no injuries reported.

This was the second bank robbery in Reston in the last few weeks. On Oct. 10, also a Saturday about 10 a.m., a man robbed the Sona Bank at 11527 Sunrise Valley Dr.

The suspect was described as black, approximately 5-feet-5-inches tall, thin to medium build, thin eyebrows and a “lazy eye.” He had something covering his mouth and part of his head. He was wearing a green or gray hooded jacket, a dark shirt underneath and dark pants.

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Security camera photo from United Bank Saturday/Credit: FCPD

Fairfax County Police have identified the pedestrian killed in an early morning crash on Wiehle Avenue Wednesday as Silvia Raquel Corella Erazo, 72, of Reston.

Police are still investigating the crash that occurred at 6:25 a.m. on Wiehle southbound near Chestnut Grove Square.

Detectives from the FCPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are still investigating this crash, said police.

At this point, they say a 30-year-old Sterling-area man was driving a 2005 Honda Accord south on Wiehle toward the Metro station around 6:25 a.m. when he drove past the entrance of the Chestnut Grove community complex.

At the same time and location, Corella Erazo was crossing Wiehle Avenue on foot, from east to west. She was able to cross the northbound lanes of traffic and part of the southbound lanes before she was struck by the right, front portion of the Accord.

This crash investigation is ongoing, and neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the crash, police said. There are no crosswalks at this location.

The victim was transported to Reston Hospital Center with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later.

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Photo: Police investigate crash at Wiehle and Chestnut Grove/Credit: FCPD

(Update, 9 a.m Wednesday) Fairfax County Police said the pedestrian hit in the crash at Wiehle and Chestnut Grove has died.

Also, all lanes were reopened by 9 a.m.

Original story: If you are traveling Wiehle Avenue southbound near Chestnut Grove Square this morning, take an alternate route. A pedestrian was struck by a car at that location this morning.

Fairfax County Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue are working an accident there that has closed Wiehle from Sunset Hills to North Shore.

Police said the pedestrian was struck at 7:05 am. Crews are on the scene investigating the incident.

Reston Now will update this story when more information becomes available.

Fairfax County Police say there have been three break-ins reported to the Reston District Station in the last several days.

The first was a residential burglary in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane on Thursday at about 10:25 p.m. A resident reported an unknown person entered the residence and took property.

The other two were commercial burglaries. Both took place on Saturday.

One incident was in the 1600 block of Washington Plaza at Lake Anne. An employee reported someone entered the business and took property.

The other was in the 11500 block of Sunrise Valley Drive. Officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm and discovered someone had entered the business and taken property.

In other recent crime news reported in the Reston District:

LARCENIES

12000 block of Bluemont Way, bicycle from business.

11400 block of Links Drive, license plates from vehicle.

2300 block of Soapstone Drive, merchandise from business.

11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, phone from business.

11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, property from business.

10400 block of Van Patten Lane, property from residence

STOLEN VEHICLES

Springwood Drive/Karbon Hill Court, 2013 Honda Civic

Several Reston Now readers inquired Monday afternoon about the Fairfax County Police helicopter circling over Glade Drive and Soapstone Drive.

They were looking for a stolen golf cart, Fairfax County Police said.

Police said a pedestrian on the Reston Association trail near Reston National Golf Course called police about 2:55 p.m. to say a golf cart with two teenage boys and a teenage girl nearly hit him on the path before making a U-turn on Soapstone.

Police said Reston National has experienced a series of stolen golf carts recently and the chopper was dispatched to see if it could help find the stolen cart quickly.

By 3:30 p.m. the chopper was called back. No word yet on whether the suspects had been found.

Photo: Golf carts at Reston National/file photo