Crime

Joining with the American Burn Association and the U.S. Fire Administration, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is spotlighting National Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 5 through 11, and encouraging parents and caregivers to take action to keep their loved ones safe from fire and burn hazards. 

A vehicle turning right from southbound Lawyers Road onto westbound Maple Avenue Jan. 24 at 1:51 p.m. struck a pedestrian, Vienna police said. 

A bill patroned by Del. Mark Keam, aimed at giving state officials better information about the status of wrongly-convicted individuals receiving compensation from the state government, recently sailed through the House of Delegates on a 100-0 vote.

A 76-year-old Vienna man died Jan. 27 after a car accident in McLean, Fairfax County police said.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department recorded no fire deaths for 2011, a first in its 62-year history, officials said.

A resident living in the 100 block of Berry Street, S.E., reported to Vienna police on Jan. 18 at 2:17 p.m. that her vehicle allegedly had been stolen from her driveway. 

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When police can hear how quickly you’re driving, it’s time to slow down.

Vienna police arrested a 30-year-old Vienna man Jan. 13 after he allegedly was in the same house with a group of underage youths who were illegally consuming alcohol.

“Refuse to Be a Victim,” a course on personal safety taught by a retired Vienna police lieutenant, will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center.

Vienna police responded on Jan. 9 at around 8:14 p.m. for a domestic disturbance, after a woman reported that her adult brother had discharged a handgun inside the residence in the 1400 block of Cottage Street, SW.  

Vienna police are looking for the person or persons who destroyed three mailboxes at separate addresses in the 300 block Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E.

More than 2,000 local residents availed themselves of free cab rides home during the holiday season, including nearly 400 on New Year’s Eve.

Vienna police arrested two 21-year-old Vienna women Dec. 31 after they had an altercation.

The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office has announced its 2012 schedule of free inspections of child safety seats.

Perhaps a refresher course for how to handle four-way stops is in order, at least based on recent events in the Town of Vienna.

On Dec. 27, a resident of the 100 block of Center Street, North, reported to Vienna police that she believed her husband had marijuana hidden in the house. 

A resident of the 300 block of Tapawingo Road, S.E., told Vienna police on Dec. 23 that a baby Jesus was stolen from the manger in the family’s Nativity scene.

Before telling the tale of her late son, Polly Berry of Alexandria draped his baseball cap over the corner of a posterboard showing three photos.

An electrical fire on Dec. 14 caused about $75,000 damage to a single-family home at 2215 Loch Lomond Drive in the Vienna area, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department officials said.

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It’s been 15 years since a drunk driver killed her husband, Officer Anthony Simms of the Metropolitan Police Department, but Pamela Simms remains incensed at how light the perpetrator’s sentence was.

Authorities have charged a 21-year-old Vienna-area man with child abuse after his infant daughter died from alleged child abuse, Fairfax County police said.

News of crime and punishment across Fairfax County this week.