Falls Church City Crime Report

Crime report for the weeks of May 20 – June 2, 2008

Graffiti/Damage to Property, 200 blk. Grove Ave., May 20, 4:14 p.m., unknown person(s) wrote graffiti on numerous park benches.

Drunkenness, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., May 20, 8:56 p.m., police arrested a female, 58, of NO FIXED ADDRESS, for DIP.

Fraud by Impersonation, 200 blk. Lawton St., May 21, 10:25 a.m., unknown person(s) opened a Home Depot credit card in victim’s name and charged $3288.00 to that credit card. Victim also reports a Sears’s credit card was charged $12,000.00.

Urinating in Public, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., May 22, 9:39 p.m., police arrested a male, 33, of Woodbridge, VA for urinating in public.

Drunkenness, 7Eleven, 110 N West St., May 24, 12:32 a.m., police arrested a male, 28, of Falls Church, VA for DIP.

Driving under the Influence, 400 blk. Hillwood Ave., May 24, 4:10 a.m., police arrested a male, 24, of Alexandria, VA for DUI.

Larceny, Shoplifting, Syms, 1000 E Broad St., May 24, 4:56 p.m., police arrested  a male, 47, of Washington, DC for stealing a Polo wallet valued at $29.99.

Driving under the Influence, 2800 blk. Annandale Rd., May 25, 2:37 a.m., police arrested a male, 22, of Falls Church, VA for DUI and No OL.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. Roosevelt Blvd., May 26, 12:48 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a JVC stereo CD player and Apple video iPod from a vehicle.

Graffiti/Damage to Property, 100 blk. Lawton St., May 26, 2:18 p.m., unknown person(s) wrote graffiti on a rear retaining wall.

Simple Assault, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., May 27, 1:52 a.m., police arrested a male, 21, of Riverdale, MD; a male, 25, of Tempe, AZ; a male, 41, of Laurel, MD; a male, 24, of Beltsville, MD; and a male, 29, of Falls Church, VA for Fighting and DIP.

Destruction of Property, 100 blk. Haycock Rd., May 27, 7:49 a.m., unknown person(s) ran over the pedestrian crossing sign.

Graffiti/Damage to Property, Exxon, 400 W Broad St., May 27, 10:30 a.m., unknown person(s) wrote graffiti on the establishment.

Destruction of Property, Elevation Burger, May 26 between 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., unknown person entered the men’s restroom and vandalized the mirror. The suspect(s) used a sharp object to scratch the mirror numerous times.

Burglary, Commercial, Stacy’s Coffee Shop, 709 W Broad St., between May 27, 9:30 p.m. and May 28, 5:25 a.m., unknown person(s) entered into the establishment and stole $701.40.

Graffiti/Damage to Property, 300 blk. Timber Ln., May 28, 6:37 p.m., unknown person(s) wrote graffiti on a fence.

Drunkenness, 300 blk. W Broad St., May 28, 7:48 p.m., police arrested a male, 54, of NO FIXED ADDRESS, for DIP.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 300 blk. Park Ave., police arrested a male, 39, of Fairfax, VA for Possession of Marijuana. Incident to the case, the suspect was also served with a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charge of Forgery.

Larceny from Vehicle, GMHS, 7124 Leesburg Pike, May 29, 6:42 p.m., unknown person(s) entered a vehicle and stole (3) credit cards and $60.00 cash.

Burglary, Residential, 200 blk. Gibson St., May 29, 7:05 p.m., unknown person(s) attempted to gain entry to a residence by pushing the metal grate covering and cutting the screen on the back porch.

Larceny from Building, 900 blk. Park Ave., between May 16 and May 30, unknown person(s) stole a three gallon gas container.

Larceny from Building, 1300 blk. Seaton Ln., May 30, 3:36 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a Hibiscus plant valued at $60.00.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. W Broad St., May 31, between 1:45 a.m. and 10:17 a.m., unknown person(s) smashed out the driver’s side window and stole the airbags.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. W Broad St., May 31, between 1:30 a.m. and 11:41 a.m., unknown person(s) smashed out the driver’s side window and stole the dashboard along with the front and side air bags. The hood of the vehicle was partially opened, and the negative terminal on the battery had been disconnected.

Tampering with Auto, 300 blk. Shirley St., May 30, 9:40 p.m., unknown person(s) attempted to steal a stereo from an unsecured vehicle.

Urinating in Public, 100 blk. Park Pl., June 1, 12:22 a.m., police arrested a male, 27, of Riverdale, MD for Urinating in Public.

Drunkenness, 100 blk. N Washington St., June 1, 1:47 a.m., police arrested a male, 36, of Alexandria, VA for DIP.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. W Broad St., June 1, 5:19 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a Pioneer stereo from a vehicle.

 

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