Video: Fairfax County Police Offer Holiday Safety Tips

Don't be victimized by holiday crime. Check out these tips offered by Fairfax County Police.

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McLean Crime Blotter: Nov. 8-14

A summary of the latest McLean incidents, arrests reported by Fairfax County police. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Editor’s Note: Incident information was obtained from the Activity Report provided by Fairfax County Police Department’s Public Information Office. The incidents included are at the discretion of the PIO and are not to be considered all-inclusive. They run below unedited. Fairfax County Police logged the following incidents in the McLean Police District  during the week ending Nov. 14. Major Incidents ASSAULT, 2900 block of Gallows Road, 11/8/12, 9 p.m. A 51-year-old homeless man was walking out of a business when an unknown man punched him. The victim was not seriously injured. ASSAULT, 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, 11/9/12, 1:20 p.m. The 27-year-old victim reported a man walking in the opposite direction intentionally pushed her as …

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McLean Crime Blotter: Oct. 18-24

A summary of the latest McLean incidents, arrests reported by Fairfax County police. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Editor’s Note: Incident information was obtained from the Activity Report provided by Fairfax County Police Department’s Public Information Office. The incidents included are at the discretion of the PIO and are not to be considered all-inclusive. They run below unedited. Fairfax County Police logged the following incidents in the McLean Police District  during the week ending Oct. 24. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, Earnestine Street/Old Dominion Drive, 10/18/12, 8:50 p.m. Officers were called for a crash. One of the drivers was allegedly intoxicated and refused to obey the officer’s commands. A conducted energy weapon was deployed to gain compliance. Manuel Rivera Flores, 36, of Maryland, was arrested and charged with DWI, DWI refusal, and …

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McLean Arrests: Grand Larceny, Distributing Drugs, Assault

The following arrest information was supplied by the Fairfax County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The following McLean residents were charged by Fairfax County Police through Oct. 24, 2012.  The names are taken from the list that Fairfax County police publishes weekly of everyone arrested in Fairfax County. Each entry is formatted: name, age, date of arrest and offense. Johnathan William Barksdale, 29, Oct. 21, 2012, Contributing to the delinquency of a minor Kyle Bruce Bendus, 55, Oct. 20, 2012, Grand larceny in excess of $200 Matthew Ryan Hall, 25, Feb. 16, 2012, Misdemeanor assault Robert Matthew Hickerson, 21, Oct. 22, 2012, Resisting arrest, drunk in public or profane, disorderly conduct Cedric Manning, 33, Oct. 18, 2012, Violating probation on a felony offense Bernard Andrew Rawlings, 51, Aug. 24, 2012, Two counts of grand …

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Stay Safe During Halloween Festivities

The Fairfax County Police Department provides safety tips for Halloween.

Halloween is the one time of year that everyone joins in on the fun of dressing up as someone or something else.  Although Halloween is a fun, exciting, candy-filled holiday, it’s important to stay safe at parties and while trick-or-treating, especially with children. The Fairfax County Police Department provided these tips for keeping your friends, family and children safe during Halloween festivities. Trick-or-treating Tips Costume Safety Tips Kim Estes, a mom and certified child safety educator and sexual abuse prevention specialist, founded Savvy Parents, Safe Kids to teach parents strategies for how to be prepared and protect their children as much as possible. Estes said parents should make sure that costumes are safe from hazards …

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Police: Minors Brought Marijuana to Leadership Conference

Three 16-year-old Fairfax County students arrested for possession of substance during off-campus DECA meeting.

Three 16-year-old girls were arrested last week in Springfield for allegedly being in possession of marijuana at an off-campus event. Officer Bud Walker, a spokesman for Fairfax County Police, say the teenagers were arrested at Waterford Receptions, an event venue that was hosting a regional high school leadership conference at the time of their arrests last Tuesday. They were each charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. On that day, Waterford Receptions hosted a fall leadership conference for several DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) clubs in Northern Virginia, part of an international group that trains young entrepreneurs in marketing, hospitality and other fields.  Walker said officers responded to the address …

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McLean Arrests: Drug Possession, Assault

The following arrest information was supplied by the Fairfax County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The following McLean residents were charged by Fairfax County Police through Sept. 26, 2012.  The names are taken from the list that Fairfax County police publishes weekly of everyone arrested in Fairfax County. Each entry is formatted: name, age, date of arrest and offense.

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School Bus Runs Off Old Dominion Drive

No injuries reported after bus veers off road around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday.

A Fairfax County school bus transporting elementary school-aged children to their first day of school veered off the road and was stuck in a ditch early Tuesday morning on the side of Old Dominion Drive near Tolston Road in McLean. The Fairfax County Police Department will not be able to release full details of the accident report until 4 p.m. Tuesday, a police spokesman said. John Torre, a spokesman for Fairfax County Public Schools, said six students were on the bus at the time of the incident. None were injured. A second bus picked the children up and took them to school, Torre said. He did not immediately know which school the students attended. "It was a relatively minor accident," Torre said. The police spokesman confirmed no …

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Update: Larceny Suspect Eludes Police in McLean

Several patrol cars were dispatched to the intersection of Whittier Avenue and Linden Hurst Avenue on Monday afternoon.

Update, 9:30 a.m. Aug. 7 A man wanted in connection with a larceny was not caught by police in McLean on Monday afternoon. The suspect was seen by an officer near the intersection of Whittier Avenue and Linden Hurst Avenue in McLean. Patrol cars and a police helicopter were dispatched to the area, but the suspect was not found. Police spokesman Eddy Azcarate said the man is a suspect in a larceny case that occurred sometime before Monday. He did not have additional details about the case. Original Post, Aug. 6 Fairfax County Police are searching for a larceny suspect near the intersection of Whittier Avenue and Linden Hurst Avenue in McLean. Police spokesman Eddy Azcarate said several patrol cars have been dispatched to the area, just off …

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Community, Officials Weigh in at Helicopter Noise Forum

Residents complain of more disruption, but officials say air traffic hasn't increased

Behram Shroff said Thursday he wasn't sure who has been flying helicopters over the area recently -- but he did know "we have a problem." Shroff, a McLean resident and Hamlet Citizens Association member, said there are at least eight to 10 flights each day in his part of Mclean, during all hours of the morning and evening. And Shroff's group isn't the only one complaining: Other residents have shared their concerns about what seems to be an increase in helicopter presence, a perception officials attempted to thwart Thursday night at the McLean Community Center during a session for McLean residents to become better familiarized with helicopter activity in the area. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Marine …

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