Saturday, May 12, 2012
Three burglaries and a peeping incident this week in Reston crime.
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Saturday, May 12
The Fairfax County Police Reston District Station reports three burglaries in the week ending May 11. Two of the burglaries occurred on Falcon Ridge Road in Great Falls on May 4. In the first, homeowners in the 200 block reported they woke up at 5 a.m. and it appeared someone entered their home during the night. A wallet and cash were taken. It appears entry was made through a garage window. In the second, homeowners in the 100 block woke up at 7 a.m. and discovered someone entered their home during the night and stole cash. It appears entry was made through a garage door. The third incident was in the 2300 block of Southgate Square in Reston. A homeowner returned hom at 3:30 p.m. on May 6 and found his house was burglarized between 10:30 …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Reston man receives 10-year first-degree assault sentence for shooting another man's car following a fight over a gas pump.
A Reston man was sentenced Thursday for firing a gun toward a man at a Germantown gas station shortly after they got into a fistfight over an available gas pump. Dmytro Solomatin, 27, was sentenced to 10 years for first-degree assault, but Solomatin’s time behind bars could amount to five. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin suspended half the sentence. "I do find the defendent has accepted responsibility for his actions," Rubin said. The judge also rendered concurrent sentences for Solomatin’s weapons offenses: a mandatory five-year sentence for a charge of using a handgun in commission of a felony and a one-year sentence — which Rubin suspended in its entirety — for illegally carrying and transporting a concealed …
Judge says Fairfax officer had no reason to pull over Babbitt, who was charged with driving while intoxicated last year.
A judge dismissed drunken driving charges against the former Federal Aviation Administration chief Thursday, according to The Washington Post. The Post reports that Fairfax City General District Court Judge Ian O’Flaherty dropped the case after watching video of the Fairfax City traffic stop. In it, Reston resident Randy Babbitt makes a left hand turn off of southbound Lee Highway. "In the process, Babbitt crossed double yellow lines and a northbound lane, but he did not drive on the wrong side of the road as Fairfax City Officer Mike Morris alleged in the criminal complaint." The judge also considered a breathalyzer reading of .007, just under the state's legal limit. He did not consider later breathalyzer results that put Babbitt over …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
May 8 marks the anniversary of an attack that killed two Fairfax County Police Department officers.
May is a difficult month for Fairfax County Police Chief David Rohrer and his department. May 8 marks the sixth anniversary of the tragic shooting deaths of two FCPD officers, who officers will honor this year in memorials for fallen local and national comrades May 13 and 15. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed May 13-19 as Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in the county. On May 8, 2006, Michael Kennedy, a Centreville teen, opened fire at Detective Vicky Armel and Officer Michael Garbarino in the back parking lot of the Sully District Station. Armel was killed and Garbarino was severely injured. He died from his wounds nine days later. “The officers of the Fairfax County Police Department and the …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Woman was hit in the head, hospitalized in April 27 incident.
A woman was injured on April 27 when someone threw a rock through the windshield of her car as she drove on Wiehle Avenue, Fairfax County Police said. The women, who police did not identify, was driving east on Wiehle near Fairfax County Parkway about 1:45 p.m. when a teenager threw the rock, striking her in the head, police said. The woman was taken to Reston Hospital Center with non lifethreatening injuries. The suspect fled. Police helicopter and K-9 units responded, but the suspect was not apprehended. Other crime news: UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 1700 block of Clubhouse Road, 4/30/12, 1:30 a.m. Officers responded for an alarm. Three individuals were seen leaving the property. Alexander Little, 20, Cameron McPhie, 20, and Andrew Molina, 21, all …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Police chief says drones will monitor traffic.
Unmanned aerial drones could soon be flying over Fairfax County, according to Fairfax County Police Department Chief David Rohrer, WTOP reports. "Drones will certainly have a purpose and a reason to be in this region in the next coming years," Rohrer said Monday on WTOP. Rohrer was appearing on the station's "Ask the Chief" show. Rohrer said the drones could be used to monitor traffic conditions and backups on area roadways. The Federal Aviation Administration recently released a list of organizations that are authorized to use drones. In Virginia, some government agencies based in the state and Virginia Tech have received drone certificates, though the list does not include information about where the drones are flying. In February, …
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FCPD releases smartphone app for anonymous Crime Solvers program
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Monday, April 30
You can now send Fairfax County police an anonymous tip on a crime using either an iPhone or an Android phone. The free app, TipSubmit, allows tipsters to anonymously send tips to police through their local Crime Solvers program, Fairfax County police said this week. The mobile app works with the existing TipSoft software already used by Fairfax County Crime Solvers for their text and email tips, but the app is more advanced because it also has the ability to use GPS to auto-locate the nearest Crime Solvers program or law enforcement agency. Users may also manually select a location for their tip, or include photos and videos with their information. Fairfax County Crime Solvers has provided an anonymous tip line for the public to report …
Friday, April 27, 2012
The volunteers who work with the SPIRIT Open Equestrian Program are upset about three of the program's horses being slashed, but uplifted by the support the local community has shown.
Jeff Wallace thought Thursday morning was just like any other day as he arrived at the paddock adjacent to Frying Pan Farm Park to feed the SPIRIT Open Equestrian Program’s six horses. SPIRIT, a nonprofit organization, provides horseback riding lessons for children and adults with disabilities. When Wallace walked over to the horses everything seemed normal at first, until he realized three of them—Spirit, Lucinda and Tess—had been hurt. At first Wallace, seeing only Spirit’s gash, thought the horse had caught herself on the fence but found nothing that could have given her the cut. Upon inspecting Lucinda and Tess, he realized something was awry and contacted the program’s executive director, Davorka "Dada" Suvak. The animals were taken …
Police looking for suspect in Tuesday incident.
Police are looking for the suspect in an assault that happened in the 1600 block of Washington Plaza around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24. Fairfax County Police officers were called to the scene when a 22-year-old victim said he was assaulted by another man. The victim was transported to a hospital and treated for his injuries. The suspect was described as black, 30-35 years old, approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and 190 pounds. Police did not say whether the two men knew each other. In other police reported by the Reston District Station: BURGLARY, 12000 block of Heather Down Drive (Herndon), 4/20/12, 7 a.m. - The homeowner reported someone entered and stole a safe. The safe contained several documents and cash. Forced entry was …
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Three horses near Frying Pan Farm Park were injured between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
Three horses were wounded near Frying Pan Farm Park in the 2600 block of Centreville Road, and the Fairfax County Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding out who harmed the horses. The horses belong to the Spirit Open Equestrian Program, which teaches people with disabilities how to ride horses. The horses reside on a paddock adjacent to Frying Pan Farm Park and the program uses FPFP facilities. The horses were cut by a sharp object on their hind quarters, leaving about eight-inch gashes. Police say the horses were hurt between 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 26. All three horses that were cut needed immediate medical attention, though the wounds do not appear to be life threatening, …
The BSD Guy
1:53 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Sounds to me like a case of an over zealous traffic cop making up the "facts." Gosh...all he ended up doing was ruining someone else's life for no apparent reason. more ›