Fairfax County Police are investigating the robbery of a pedestrian walking on Soapstone Drive on Monday night.
The victim told police he was walking in the 2300 block of Soapstone, near the Soapstone Convenience Center, about 10:50 p.m. The victim told police the suspect took property by force and fled. The suspect was not armed.
The victim did not require medical attention, police said.
The suspect was described as a white male, in his 20s, dreadlocks and wearing dark clothes.
In other recent crime news from FCPD’s Reston District Station:
UNLAWFUL ENTRY/DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 9200 block of Georgetown Pike, Aug. 29. A resident reported someone entered the church and damaged property.
BURGLARY, 12000 block of Sugarland Valley Drive, Sept. 1m 1:51 p.m. A resident reported that someone removed the garage door opener from an unlocked car in the driveway and used it to enter the garage. Nothing was taken from the garage.
LARCENIES
13000 block of Parcher Avenue, beverage from business
12000 block of Greywing Square, cash from residence.
Fairfax County Police have identified the man killed after he was struck by an SUV while riding a bicycle on Monday as Andrew Greff Gooden, 38, of St. James, Jamaica.
Gooden was a father of two with a new baby on the way, according to a Go Fund Me page set up for his wife, children and funeral expenses.
Gooden moved to the area in 2014 and was employed a lifeguard and pool manager by Community Pool Services of Maryland, which provides lifeguards to local apartment and neighborhood pools.
Police said Gooden was riding with another cyclist on Sunrise Valley Drive near Coppermine Road in unincorporated Herndon about 8 p.m. on Aug. 31. The cyclists were riding in the northbound right-hand lane.
A 2014 Chevrolet Suburban SUV, driven by a 29-year-old Fairfax man, also traveling north on Sunrise Valley Drive, approached the bicycles from behind and struck Gooden, police said.
Gooden was taken to Reston Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead later on Monday.
The driver of the SUV remained on the scene. Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in this crash, police said.
Police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187″ plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131 .
Photo: Andrew Gooden/Credit: Go Fund Me
Fairfax County Police have arrested two 16 year olds in connection with an armed robbery at the Woodland Park Apartments in unincorporated Herndon on Saturday.
A man told police he was siting in his vehicle in the center’s parking lot off of Centreville Road about 6:30 p.m.when he was approached by two male teenagers.
The suspects displayed a knife and demanded property, police said. The suspects took property and fled to a nearby apartment complex.
Police called the helicopter and K9 team and located the suspects. The two juveniles, from Sterling and Herndon, were charged with robbery.
In other weekend police news from FCPD’s Reston District Station:
LARCENIES
- 12300 block of Copenhaven Court, phone from business.
- 11400 block of Orchard Green Court, property from vehicle.
- 11900 block of Sentinel Point Court, cash from vehicle.
- 11000 block of Solaridge Drive, electronic equipment from vehicle.
- 11500 block of Southington Lane, cash and property from vehicle.
Fairfax County Police said a cyclist was killed on Monday after he was struck by the driver of a Chevy Suburban on Sunrise Valley Drive in unincorporated Herndon.
Police said the victim, a 38-year-old man, was one of two riders in the northbound right-hand lane on Sunrise Valley near Coppermine Road about 8 p.m.
Neither rider was wearing reflective clothing, nor did they have any lights on their bicycles, said police.
A 2014 Chevrolet Suburban (SUV), driven by a 29-year-old Fairfax man, also traveling north on Sunrise Valley Drive, approached the bicycles from behind and struck one of the riders.
The rider, whose name has not been released by police because next of kin has not been notified, was taken to Reston Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead later on Monday.
The driver of the SUV remained on the scene. Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in this crash, police said.
Police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131 .
Fairfax County Police said a house in the 12000 block of Lake Newport Road was burglarized on Aug. 23. Officers said a resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
Police did not specify what was taken.
In other police news from the Reston District Station:
LARCENIES
- 11900 block of Barrel Cooper Court, property from vehicle.
- 2200 block of Gunsmith Square, property from vehicle.
- 11700 block of Ledura Court, bicycle from residence.
- 13300 block of Schwenger Place, phone from school.
- 12900 block of Wood Crescent Circle, bicycle from residence.
A Reston homeowner said vandals burned the American flag that was flying outside her home on Wainwright Drive on Tuesday night.
Tanya Mazarowski and her significant other, Michael, were home at the time. Neighbors alerted them to the fire on the flagpole, which is attached to their townhouse, and it was extinguished by the homeowners about 8:30 p.m.
“It’s so sad and scary this could happen here,” said Mazarowski, who moved to Reston earlier this year. “We do not think we were targeted individually. No one has any kind of beef with us. However, [Michael] is a retired military veteran of three services who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a Medic transporting critically injured service members home. This is crazy. And scary.”
Fairfax County Police said they are investigating the flag burning as a destruction of property case, possibly with bias. A bias crime is when a property crime is directed at a particular person, public information officer Roger Henriquez said.
“The fact that this is a symbol of the country, and on our home means we could have simply been targeted for our nationality,” said Mazarowski.
Police said they have not identified any suspects and this is an isolated incident so far.
Photo: Burned flagpole on Wainwright Drive/Tanya Mazarowski
Three motorcycles were stolen from streets in south Reston this week, Fairfax County Police said.
Reported thefts:
- 2300 block of Branleigh Park Court, 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle.
- 11500 block of Rolling Green Court, Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.
- 2200 block of Springwood Drive, Honda CBR 100RR motorcycle.
In other crime news, Reston District station reported:
BURGLARY, 2100 block of Astoria Circle in Herndon, Aug. 21. A resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
LARCENIES
- 12800 block of Fantasia Drive, property from residence.
- 2200 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, bicycle from business.
- 2100 block of Carrhill Road, property from residence.
- 2500 block of Centreville Road, beverage from business.
- 2000 block of Headlands Circle, property from residence.
- 12900 block of Highland Crossing Drive, merchandise and cash from business.
- 12000 block of Starboard Drive, tools and cash from vehicles.
Map: Stars represent locations of motorcycle thefts
Fairfax County Police have arrested a 21-year-old Herndon man in connection with an armed bank robbery in Reston earlier this week.
Nathanael Blackmon of Herndon was charged with bank robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Blackmon is suspected of entering the BB&T Bank in the 2500 block of Fox Mill Road on Wednesday afternoon, displaying a gun and demanding cash.
Authorities arrested Blackmon Thursday afternoon. He is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
(Updated 1:15 p.m. Thursday to correct date and add details)
Fairfax County Police are looking for a suspect in an armed bank robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the BB&T Bank at 2513 Fox Mill Rd.
Police responded to the bank about 4:33 p.m.
Witnesses said a man walked into bank, said it was a robbery, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The suspect fled on foot with cash, police said.
There were no injuries.
Witnesses describe the suspect as a light-skinned black or Hispanic man, about 5-foot-5 inches tall and 185 lbs. He was wearing a dark-colored jumpsuit and black bandanna on his head, witnesses told police.
A woman was changing in a dressing room of the Kohl’s store at 2100 Centreville Rd in Herndon when she saw a man looking up at her from the floor, Fairfax County Police said.
The woman told police she was shopping about 8 p.m. last Friday when she saw the suspect lying on the floor.
The victim yelled and the suspect fled.
The suspect was described as Hispanic, 20s, dark hair and wearing a pink striped collared shirt.
In other recent crime news reported by FCPD’s Reston District Station:
LARCENIES
- 11900 block of Democracy Drive, property from vehicle.
- 1800 block of Discovery Street, merchandise from business.
- 1400 block of Greenmont Court, bicycle from residence.
- 1400 block of Kingstream Drive, electronic equipment from vehicle.
- 1400 block of Lake Fairfax Drive, wallets and phones from business.
Former Fairfax County Police Officer Adam Torres will be arraigned Wednesday on second-degree murder charges in the 2013 shooting death of an unarmed Springfield man.
A Fairfax County grand jury on Monday night returned the indictment against Torres, who was released from the department in July. He turned himself into authorities at the Fairfax County Detention Center. He is being held there without bond.
The charges are the first time a FCPD officer has faced criminal charges stemming from an on-duty shooting, the department said.
Torres was among officers at John Geer’s townhouse on Aug. 29, 2013. Geer, in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, was in a standoff with police for 42 minutes. Torres said Geer said he had a gun, but other police at the scene said Geer placed it on the ground.
In the midst of negotiations, Torres fired one shot at Geer, 46, without warning, officers said.
Police then waited for a SWAT team and did not enter the house for more than an hour, according to testimony. They found Geer dead inside the house.
Torres told investigators he felt Geer was a threat when he brought his hands down to waist level. The other officers on the scene said Geer’s hands were above his head the entire time.
“It was not accidental,” Torres told investigators and The Washington Post reported. “No, it was justified. I have no doubt about that at all. I don’t feel sorry for shooting the guy at all.”
It took FCPD more than a year to publicly identify the shooter and fully investigate the shooting, which sparked protest in a year where police shootings are under examination around the country, such as Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo., among others.
It also initiated a police practices review panel in Fairfax County.
Fairfax County paid Geer’s family nearly $3 million in a civil case settlement earlier this year.
FCPD Chief Ed Roessler said in a statement Monday that he would meet with Geer’s family to discuss the administrative handling of the case.
“We have great respect for the Special Grand Jury process, the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County, and the criminal justice system as this matter proceeds,” the chief aid in statement. “The loss of life is tragic for all. We express our sympathy to the Geer family, support to our great community and the men and women of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Photo: Adam Torres/FCPD
Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s help in determining who shot at two buildings in separate incidents in the Herndon area of Fairfax County earlier this month.
The first incident occurred on Monday, Aug. 3, around 10 p.m. at a business in the 2200 block of Monroe Street.
The second incident occurred between the hours of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, at a business in the 2200 block of Corporate Drive.
Another incident the same week was reported to Reston Now. Those bullet holes were were found in windows of a building in the 12000 block of Worldgate Drive, also in unincorporated Herndon.
In each incident, the business was closed. The suspect fired several shots, striking the front of each building and fled.
There have been additional incidents reported to the Town of Herndon Police Department as well.
Those incidents occurred during the overnight hours of Thursday, July 23 into Friday morning, July 24 and Tuesday, July 28 into Wednesday morning, July 29.
Detectives continue to follow up on leads in these cases and ask anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers. Tipsters may submit a tip electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).
A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the Fairfax County incidents.
Photo: Bullet hole in office building/reader photo
Fairfax County Police apprehended a man and a teenage girl early Thursday after they attempted to run away from a stolen vehicle and FCPD officers.
An officer from the Reston District Station noticed a stolen vehicle traveling on North Shore near Links Drive about 1:26 a.m. The vehicle came to a stop and a man and a woman exited the vehicle.
The officer had confirmed the vehicle to be stolen and gave verbal commands to the suspects. The suspects attempted to run away on foot but were taken into custody and arrested.
Police charged Carlos A. Hernandez-Garcia, 20, of no fixed, with possession of stolen property, providing false identity to law enforcement, obtaining identification to avoid arrest, resisting arrest and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Petitions for the 16 year-old female from the Manassas area will be obtained, police said.
Fairfax County Animal Control officers are asking for the public’s help in locating a local woman whose dog was involved in a violent attack on another dog in Herndon on Sunday.
Officials are seeking the whereabouts of Diana Stein, 51, and her Rottweiler. Officers have filed several charges against the dog’s owner, who has apparently left the area. Warrants against Stein include: vicious dog, failure to notify a dangerous dog being loose and attacking another dog, and obstructing justice.
Officers responded to a report of an animal running at large and dog attack in the 100 block of Laurel Way in Herndon around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The Rottweiler reportedly charged a Border Collie that was being walked near the apartment. The dogs were eventually separated by witnesses. The collie required veterinary attention as he sustained multiple bite wounds, animal control officers said.
The Rottweiler’s owner was also bitten and sustained several wounds. The Rottweiler had been involved in previous attacks and had been deemed a “dangerous dog” by the judicial system. County rules on “dangerous dogs” are stringent.
Due to the nature of the bites, the law requires that the dog needs to be quarantined. If the dog is not located, anyone suffering a human bite may need to go through the rabies post exposure series of shots.
Officers have made several attempts to contact Stein but are unable to locate her and ask for the public’s help in locating her.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
Photo: Rottweiler being sought by police/Credit: FCPD
Fairfax County Police are looking for a suspect in the stabbing of a man Thursday morning in the 11600 block of Charter Oak Court in Reston.
Police were called to the Charter Oak Apartments a little before 11 a.m. They found a man who had been stabbed in the upper body, officers said. Fairfax County’s Fire Rescue helicopter landed on the Hidden Creek Country Club golf course nearby and took the victim to Inova Fairfax Hospital, police said.
There appeared to be no signs of forced entry in the man’s apartment, police said. They said it did not appear to be a random event and that public safety was not in danger.
Police K9 units and the helicopter were called to look for suspects. Police said they had no descriptions or leads as of 11:40 a.m.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
