Category Archives: Crime

Police Investigate Dangerous Spotlighting Incident

Police are investigating an incident involving spotlighting the agency’s helicopter, creating dangerous visibility issues for the pilot and crew. While returning to the helicopter base on Tuesday, February 24 around 8 p.m., the pilot observed a bright light illuminating Fairfax One. It appeared that the bright white light was following the aircraft and the beam lit up the entire cockpit.

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Two Arrests in Cable TV Battery Thefts

Detectives from the McLean Police District charged two Pennsylvania men with stealing cable TV batteries after a traffic stop in the Reston area. An officer stopped the men on Thursday, February 5, on a traffic charge around 2:30 a.m. on Ring Road, near Weihle Avenue. The officer noticed several large cable box batteries, a bit larger than a typical car

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Man Arrested in Falls Church-area Park

Police occasionally receive reports of indecent exposure in family-friendly parks across Fairfax County. Often, suspects flee and are not found when police arrive. But, on Sunday, February 8, police were able to apprehend a suspected offender. Mason Patrol officers responded to an indecent exposure report at Munson Hill Park in the Falls Church area. A couple, along with their 16-month-old

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