Fairfax Police Report 82 Incidents in Annandale and Surrounding Areas

The Fairfax County Police Department released a log of 82 incidents reported in the Annandale and Mason District areas between Oct. 23 and Oct. 28. The data covers a range of offenses, including assaults, property crimes, and public order violations. Bailey's Crossroads and Annandale recorded the highest number of reported events during that period.

Assaults and aggravated assaults comprised the largest category of the reports. Officers logged 15 incidents of assault or aggravated assault across the district. Two of these were classified as aggravated assault involving strangulation. One incident on Oct. 25 at 5800 Columbia Pike in Bailey's Crossroads was noted as an aggravated assault with serious injury. Another on Oct. 26 at 6400 Edsall Road in Lincolnia involved strangulation.

Property crimes accounted for a substantial portion of the log. The department reported 11 instances of larceny or theft of services. Seven incidents involved shoplifting. Five reports described the destruction of private property. Two auto thefts were recorded, one on Oct. 23 in Annandale and another on Oct. 27 in Bailey's Crossroads. One burglary and breaking and entering incident was reported on Oct. 28 at 4400 Briarwood Court in Annandale. Additionally, two incidents involved theft from a vehicle.

Public order offenses included 10 reports of being drunk in public. Several of these were combined with other charges such as obstruction of justice, trespassing, or disorderly conduct. For example, on Oct. 24, a person was cited for drunk in public and obstruction of justice at 3100 S. Manchester Street in Seven Corners. On Oct. 27, an arson incident was reported at 6100 Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners.

Drug-related offenses were recorded on four separate days. These included possession of opium and cocaine, as well as general drug possession. One incident on Oct. 23 involved the unlawful discharge and reckless handling of a firearm in Seven Corners. A non-forcible sex violation was reported on Oct. 26 at 3500 S. Jefferson Street in Bailey's Crossroads.

The geographic distribution of the incidents shows a concentration in specific neighborhoods. Bailey's Crossroads appeared in 26 of the 82 reports. Annandale appeared in 22 reports. Lincolnia was the site of 15 incidents. Seven Corners accounted for 11 reports, and Falls Church accounted for eight. The remaining incidents were logged in areas such as Mason District and other surrounding zones.

The log lists specific street addresses for each incident. For instance, an assault was reported on Oct. 24 at 6100 Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads, the same location where a larceny was reported that same day. On Oct. 28, two separate incidents of destruction of private property were reported in Bailey's Crossroads, one at 3300 Glen Carlyn Drive and another at 3400 Spring Lane. The department's log serves as a factual record of complaints and arrests processed by officers in the district during that week.