Falls Church City Crime Report

For week of July 22 – August 4, 2008.




Burglary, Commercial, Bovis Lend Lease, 444 W Broad St., July 22, 7:04 a.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment and stole (2) laptop computers, a mini refrigerator, and a briefcase.

Graffiti/Damage to Property, Spectrum Condo, 444 W Broad St., July 22, 8:04 a.m., unknown person(s) wrote graffiti in the G-1 level of the parking garage.

Burglary, Commercial, Waterfall, 444 W Broad St., between July 21, 4:00 p.m. and July 22, 9:30 a.m., unknown person(s) entered the establishment through an unsecured door and stole a camera.

Fraud, 400 blk. W Broad St., July 22, between 12:03 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., unknown person(s) used victim’s credit card to make an unauthorized purchase.

Destruction of Property, Mt. Daniel Elementary, 2328 N Oak St., between July 22, 11:00 p.m. and July 23, 6:00 a.m., unknown person(s) entered the school grounds and wrote graffiti on the blacktop.

Destruction of Property, St. James Covenant, 101 N Spring St., between July 22, 6:00 p.m. and July 23, 9:08 a.m., unknown person(s) broke a street light, stone wall and a religious statue.

Drunkenness, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., July 23, 7:05 p.m., police arrested a male, 31, of Crofton, MD for DIP.

Driving under the Influence, 7300 blk. Lee Hwy, July 24, 2:26 a.m., police arrested a male, 29, of Falls Church, VA for DUI and Refusal.

Larceny from Vehicle, 100 blk. S Cherry St., July 24, 7:44 a.m., unknown person(s) stole the rear license plate off a vehicle.

Motor Vehicle Theft, July 24, 6:48 p.m., unknown person(s) stole a moped from a residence.

Larceny, Shoplifting, CVS, 1150 W Broad St., July 24, 11:59 p.m., police arrested a male, 19, of Centreville, VA for Shoplifting and Possession of Alcohol by a minor.

Credit Card Theft, 100 blk. W Columbia St., July 25, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., unknown person(s) stole victim’s wallet from an unattended backpack. Incident to the case, unknown person(s) used two of the victim’s credit card to make unauthorized purchases totaling $2096.79.

Urinating in Public, 6700 blk. Wilson Blvd., July 25, 8:48 p.m., police arrested a male, 39, of Annandale, VA for Urinating in Public.

Simple Assault, 700 blk. Park Ave., July 26, 6:31 p.m., unknown person(s) throw an unknown object from the vehicle at a victim while jogging.

Larceny from Building, 100 blk. E Fairfax St., July 29, between 1:00 p.m. and 5:04 p.m., unknown person(s) stole $100.00 from a purse.

Larceny from Building, 500 blk. Roosevelt Blvd., between June 5 and June 7, unknown person(s) stole (1) quarter carrot diamond and gold earring $500.00, (1) heirloom pair pearl earrings set in gold $500.00, (1) pair gold “c” shaped earrings about an 1/8 of an inch wide $300.00, (1) silver ring with garnet stone, size 7 $30.00, (1) set pair of earrings, bracelet, necklace Blue/green and clear drop down rectangular necklace has one piece about 2 inches long and an inch wide; set is on silver, modern looking $40.00, (1) silver charm bracelet with circular charms; each Charm has a Chinese character on one side and an English word on the other, like “peace, hope…” $30.00, (1) small pearl earring set in gold $20.00, (1) small coral and silver earring $20.00, (1) gold stud earring $15.00,

(3) pair of stud earrings; in pink, green, blue $15.00, (1) pair silver with blue stone earrings, butterflies dangling from stud stone $15.00, (1) pair green glass drop earrings $25.00, (1) pair silver posts, flower with small blue stone $20.00.

Destruction of Property, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N Washington St., July 30, 10:40 p.m., police arrested male, 56, of Vienna, VA for DIP and Destruction of Property.

Destruction of Property, 100 blk. Chanel Terrace, July 28, between 12:00 a.m. and 12:04 p.m., unknown person(s) keyed the driver and passenger side of a vehicle.

Larceny from Vehicle, 300 blk. Riley St., between July 31 and August 1, unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a GPS.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. N West St., between July 31 and August 1, unknown person(s) entered a secured vehicle and stole a GPS and $5.00 cash.

Larceny from Vehicle, 600 blk. Langston Lane, between July 31, 4:30 p.m. and August 1, 1:34 p.m., unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a pair of sunglasses.

Larceny from Vehicle, 300 blk. Rollins St., between July 27 and August 1, unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a Dell D800 laptop.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 900 blk. W Broad St., August 1, 11:01 p.m., police arrested a male, 30, of Falls Church, VA for Possession of Cocaine.

Drug/Narcotic Violation, 900 blk. W Broad St., August 1, 11:01 p.m., police arrested a male, 26, of Fairfax, VA for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana, Resisting Arrest and Possession of False ID.

Larceny from Vehicle, 500 blk. N West St., between July 31 and August 2, unknown person(s) entered an unsecured vehicle and stole a Garmin GPS.

Drunkenness, 200 blk. S Washington St., August 2, 9:33 p.m., police arrested a male, 45, of Fairfax, VA for DIP.

Urinating in Public, 900 blk. W Broad St., August 2, 11:42 p.m., police arrested a male, 22, of Falls Church, VA for Urinating in Public.

Driving under the Influence, 100 blk. Hillwood Ave., August 3, 6:49 p.m., police arrested a male, 50, of Falls Church, VA for DUI.

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