A man was arrested earlier his week after police said he exposed himself to a patron at Reston Regional Library.
Police said the victim was walking through the library about 4:20 p.m. when the suspect exposed himself.
Police located the suspect and arrested him. Patrice N. Nana, 24, no fixed address, was charged with Indecent Exposure.
In other crime news reported by FCPD’s Reston District Station this week:
BURGLARY, 12500 block of Laurel Glade Court, May 9. A resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
BURGLARY, 11200 block of Leesburg Pike, May 10. An employee reported someone entered the business and took property.
ROBBERY, 2400 block of Angeline Drive, Herndon, May 4, 1:00 p.m. A pizza delivery driver was approached by two men claiming to be the customers of the delivery. The suspects took the pizza and cash from the victim by force and fled on foot. The driver did not require medical attention.
The first suspect was described as black, 17 to 18 years old, heavyset, and wearing a gray shirt. The second suspect was described as black, 17 to 18 years old, skinny and wearing black t-shirt and khaki colored shorts.
LARCENIES
- 1800 block of Wiehle Avenue, property stolen from business.
- 700 block of Bennett Street, property stolen from school.
- 10500 block of Fox Crest Court, property from business.
- 1800 block of Discovery Street, property from business.
- 1700 block of Clover Meadow Drive, wallet from business.
- 2300 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, merchandise from business.
- 1800 block of Wiehle Avenue, bicycle from business.
A car accident at Reston Avenue and Leesburg Pike early Sunday has resulted in the death of a New York man.
Fairfax County Police said Devon Martin, 29, of New York City, succumbed to his injuries at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said they were called to the report of a crash on Leesburg Pike near the intersection of Reston Avenue on Sunday about 3:25 a.m.
Two vehicles were westbound on Leesburg Pike in the left lane, police said. The vehicle in front, a 1989 Ford LTL 9000, began to slow to make a left turn. The vehicle behind, a 2015 Chevrolet Cruz, was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed, failed to stop and struck the Ford in the rear.
Martin was the right front passenger in the Chevrolet. He was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Speed and alcohol are being considered as potential contributing factors in this crash, police said.
No charges have been filed and the crash remains under investigation by the Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact detectives through 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
Fairfax County Police have made an arrest in string of burglaries in which the suspect stole expensive jewelry.
The crimes took place on May 6 through May 8 in Reston, Great Falls, Vienna and McLean.
Detectives arrested Jan Parchewski, 39 of the Chicago area, charging him with burglary and grand larceny following an extensive investigation, police said.
Police said there also may be three accomplices and additional connected incidents.
“There may be others,” said police spokewoman Lucy Caldwell. “We want people to recall unusual or suspicious events such as this- during the past month in Reston. We are fairly certain there are other cases.”
Police said the cases appear to be targeted at wealthier homes, which were being watched by the suspects.
In the Reston incident, a woman and her husband their home on Beacon Heights Drive home for a funeral, and upon return, discovered the front door had been pried open. and jewelry was missing.
In the Great Falls incident, a man walked to his mailbox, and was doing yard work while suspects entered his home and stole thousands of dollars of jewelry the home.
In McLean, a resident of the busy downtown area took her dog to the groomer on May 6, was gone for just a few minutes, when she returned to her home, two different people tried to distract her from going into her home. One man pulled up, asked her for the price of townhomes in the area. Afterwards, a woman approached her and said she’d lost her dog and asked her for help. She told police both had thick accents.
Upon entering her home, she found her jewelry box had been rummaged through and jewels were missing.
The Vienna case took place in the Hunter Mill Road area. A woman told police she had gone to play tennis for a couple of hours and discovered her extensive collection of jewels missing when she returned.
The thieves are described by FCPD as “sophisticated and sometimes use two-way radios to communicate.”
“The cases take place in the morning or daytime and often there are people in the area,” police said in a statement. “Some victims have encountered the suspects and spoken with them; describing them as having thick, European accents. Typically, police encounter these sorts of burglaries a few times each year; often when the weather warms up.”
Police ask that residents check their unsecured jewelry collections; if they find items missing or suspicious, don’t hesitate to file a police report by calling police 703-691-2131 or filing a report online at the Citizens Reporting Service.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131 or contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637.
Photo: Jan Parchewski/Courtesy FCPD
Residents of the Hunters Square neighborhood near Hunters Woods Village Center are concerned about crime nearby.
That’s why they are hosting a community block party Thursday night. The neighborhood wants to band together to show unity against the rash of car break-ins in the neighborhood, as well as several more violent crimes that have recently occurred at the village center, says Hunters Square cluster president Jasmine Tounni.
Tounni says she is going to take her concerns further.
“I’m also planning to contact Supervisor Hudgins, in order to request that the County allocate funding to the Reston [District Station], in order to provide additional patrol officers for our area, and possibly use a vacant space at the Hunters Woods shopping center for a police satellite office,” she said in an email. “I think this would deter a lot of crime.”
Concerns at Hunters Woods are not new. The Fairfax County Police held community meetings with neighbors in the spring of 2013 and 2014, and another one is planned for May 28 (6:30 p.m., Reston Community Center Hunters Woods).
Reston District Station Crime Prevention Officer Katy Defoe says the upcoming meeting will be focused on the car break-ins. Many of them are in cars with unlocked doors, she said.
“Along Glade Drive, there has been a noticeable increase in thefts from vehicles in the past several months,” Defoe said.
Last May, the focus of two community meetings was encouraging residents to speak up — if you feel unsafe or accosted, and needless to say, if you are the victim of a crime.
Defoe says the Reston District Station has seen impact in the number of calls made to the station.
“We get calls about groups of people hanging out, especially by the tunnel in back of Hunters Woods,” she said. “We get calls when it is happening, instead of after the fact.”
The Hunters Woods patrol area (area 530) has somewhat higher crime than other neighborhoods in Reston, FCPD statistics show. But it does not rank the highest. The Reston Town Center/Reston Hospital patrol area (area 510) had more property crimes and crimes against society in 2014.
Hunters Woods had 442 property crimes (robbery, larceny, burglary, etc.) and 83 crimes against society (drugs, weapons, prostitution) in 2014. Area 530 had 572 property crimes and 142 crimes against society.
In 2013, Hunters Woods had 432 property crimes and 87 crimes against society. It also had a homicide, when the owner of the Hunters Woods Dunkin’ Donuts was killed by an employee in a fight.
Cumulative stats for 2015 are not yet available, Defoe said.
However, two recent robberies at the village center have some people on edge. On April 15, a woman was the victim of attempted robbery at knifepoint in daylight. On May 2, there was a robbery and assault at 8:30 p.m.
In December, the SunTrust bank inside the Hunters Woods Safeway was robbed — part of a string of county robberies in which the suspect has since been arrested. Read More
Police are cleaning up and investigating an collision that took place at Colt’s Neck Road and South Lakes Drive about 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
A Fairfax County Public Schools bus, a Nissan Rogue and a Honda Civic collided, police said.
The cars sustained major damage and were towed from the scene. Police said the drivers of those cars received minor injuries.
The bus was finishing a South Lakes High School route at the time. No students were on board, police said.
The bus suffered minor damage.
As of 3:20 p.m. investigators and the vehicles were still at the scene and traffic in the area has slowed while the investigation continues.
Have you seen a woman lying down in public under a white sheet near the Reston Regional Library?
Many Restonians have, and that is why officers from the FCPD’s Reston District Station are speaking out about it.
“We get about a dozen calls a day about this person,” says Reston Crime Prevention Officer Katy Defoe. “She is not a danger to herself or the community.”
The woman can often be seen lying down in public areas (sidewalks, medians) in recent months in the Reston area, Defoe said. Sometimes the woman is covered in a white sheet and may appear agitated or shaky.
Police, as well as human services agency representatives in Fairfax County are familiar with the woman and have routine contact and conversation with her. Her behaviors are not “illegal” or criminal in nature, police said.
The Reston District Station is asking the public to respect the privacy of the woman, who has become known as “the lady under the sheet” or the “white sheet lady.”
Defoe said the woman is staying at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter and is receiving county services. She is a recent transfer from the South County district, where she was well-known for the same behaviors. The woman was once hit by a car when she was lying in the street, Defoe said.
Police said to please contact them at (703) 478-0904 if you witness any unusual behavior felt to be a public safety danger, such as lying in the street.
The longtime building supervisor at Lake Anne Elementary School was charged with felony embezzlement last week after authorities said he stole an iPad and other items from the school.
Tony Alston turned himself into Fairfax County Police on May 5.
Police said they were alerted to missing iPad from a room within the school during spring break in early April. Detectives began an investigation in mid-April, said police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell
Police served a search warrant on May 1 for the suspect’s residence at Northgate Square, where they found the iPad, Caldwell said. Detectives also determined additional items were reportedly stolen by Alston.
Police did not say whether the iPad and other items belonged to students or school. employees.
In an email to Lake Anne parents in Friday, school principal Brendan Menuey told parents Alston has been suspended from his position.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Alston has been with FCPS sine 1993.
Menuey said the school would have no further comment as the investigation is ongoing.
Photo: Tony Alston/Credit: FCPD
Several bicycles were stolen from Forest Edge Elementary School in the last week, Fairfax County Police said in its Reston District Station larceny report.
Other larcenies:
- 11100 block of Glade Drive, electronic equipment from vehicle.
- 2300 block of Hunters Woods Plaza, merchandise from business.
- 2200 block of Stone Wheel Drive, bicycle from residence.
- 900 block of Challedon Road, cash from residence.
- 12000 block of Greywing Square, phone from residence.
- 12500 block of Chasbarb Terrace, property from residence.
- 12500 block of Dardanelle Court, property from residence.
In other crime news from Reston District Station:
BURGLARIES
1400 block of Northgate Square, May 2. A resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
10900 block of Woodland Falls Drive, Great Falls, May 3. A resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
STOLEN VEHICLE
2000 block of Durand Drive, 2008 Lexus RX.
SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT
Authorities at Crossfield Elementary School said a student was walking to a bus stop on Myterra Way in unincorporated Herndon when he was approached by an unknown adult male who offered him a ride in his car on Thursday, April 30 at 8:30 a.m.
The car was described as a metallic silver/bronze four-door sedan. The student went to a neighbor’s house and contacted a parent who, in turn, notified police. The adult is described as a white male, 40-50 years of age, black hair with a mustache and beard, wearing a tan or brown baseball cap and a tan and orange checkered shirt.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Fairfax County Police Dept. at 703-691-2131.
Fairfax County Police are investigating a robbery that took place at Hunters Woods Village Center on Sunday evening.
Police said the victim was walking about 8:30 p.m. and was approached by two men.
The suspects assaulted the victim, took property and fled. The victim incurred non life-threatening injuries.
The suspects were described as two black males, police said.
Three weeks ago, four teens tried to rob a woman of her purse at knifepoint in broad daylight at Hunters Woods. It is not known if the incidents are related.
Officers from Fairfax County Police’s Reston District Station report the following crimes this week:
BURGLARY, 11300 block of Seneca Knoll Drive in Great Falls, 04/27/15. A resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
LARCENIES:
12800 block of Old Club Lane, wallet from vehicle.
1200 block of Shaker Drive, property from vehicle.
12000 block of Sunrise Valley Drive, material from construction site.
2900 block of West Ox Road, property from residence.
1800 block of Town Center Parkway, property from business.
11500 block of Seneca Hill court, property from residence.
STOLEN VEHICLES:
11300 block of Dockside Circle, 2012 Acura SUV.
Fairfax County Police have identified the human bones found on a Herndon-area trail in February.
Detectives said the body was that of Joseph John Swain, 50, of no fixed address.
There were no clear signs of death and the Office of the Medical Examiner calls the manner of death “undetermined” due to the nature of the bones. Detectives do not have evidence of criminal activity or suspicious trauma surrounding Swain’s death.
A resident in the 2900 block of Treadwell Lane in Herndon discovered the remains on Feb. 8 and called police. The bones were found on a nature walk path at Difficult Run Stream Valley Park.
Fairfax County Police have charged Stephen Thompson, 29, with malicious wounding after he allegedly shot his wife in an argument at their Reston home early Thursday.
Police said that Thompson shot his 33-year-old wife and then himself. Both remain hospitalized. Thompson was served the warrant in the hospital, where he is in non-life threatening condition.
His wife, whom police did not identify, remains in life-threatening condition.
Police were called to the home in the 2300 block of Branleigh Park Court near Hunters Woods Village Center about 2:30 a.m.Thursday after someone called 911.
Both Thompson and his wife were found with gunshot wounds and were taken to a local hospital
Fairfax County Police’s Reston District Station reports three break-ins this week.
The first incident was in the 2200 block of Stone Wheel Court on Sunday, when a resident reported someone entered the residence and took property.
The second was on Tuesday in the 11600 block of Charter Oak Court. A resident told police someone entered the property, but nothing was taken.
In the third, a woman entered a house in the 10800 block of Oldfield Drive, Thursday at 3 p.m. The intruder entered through an unlocked door, a resident told police. She immediately left whem she saw someone in the residence and nothing was taken.
In other crime news this week:
LARCENIES
1600 block of Reston Parkway, purses from business
1900 block of Winterport Cluster, merchandise from business
12800 block of Wrexham Road, merchandise from business
600 block of Dranesville Road, phone from school.
2700 block of West Ox Road, property from business.
How can roads be safer and commuting be smoother in Fairfax County?
That’s what the Fairfax County Police want to know, and they are inviting all citizens to attend the Transportation Safety Summit Friday at Reston Town Center.
The Transportation Safety Summit, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be a place for police to “hear your ideas on how to help keep our commuters and residents safe, and give us feedback, comments, and suggestions,” said police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell.
With the extension of Metro’s Silver Line, roadway expansions, and increased urbanization centers, we are facing a changing landscape in our region, says Caldwell.
FCPD will be joined by law enforcement agencies from across Northern Virginia, as well as the Virginia Department of Transportation, experts in bicycling and pedestrian safety, Drive Smart Virginia, Metro, FCPS school transportation and safety officers, and more.
Activities will be in the pavilion and on closed roads adjacent to the pavilion, says Caldwell.
Police said that between 2011-2014, there were roughly 665 collisions involving pedestrians in Fairfax County. There have been roughly 313 involving collisions with bicycles.
In Reston in the last year, there have been several serious pedestrian and bicycle accidents, including teenager who was killed after a car hit him while he was riding a motorized mini-bike at Reston Parkway and Wiehle Avenue.
Photo: DWI simulator that will be at Friday’s summit/Credit: FCPD
Two people are hospitalized with serious injuries after they were injured in an apparent domestic-related shooting in Reston early Thursday, Fairfax County Police said.
Police were called to a report of a shooting at a home in the 2300 block of Branleigh Park Court, near Hunters Woods Village Center, at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
They found a man and a woman, both suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, in the home. Both were transported to an area hospital, where they are both in life-threatening condition.
Police believe one of the victims shot the other in a domestic dispute. Police said the shooting was contained within the home and that there is no public safety threat to the community.
The man and woman are in their 30s and lived in the home together. Police did not release their names.
Charges are pending further investigation.
