The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna, Virginia Police Department, July 21– 27, 2017.
INCIDENTS
Fraud – 300 Block Broadleaf Drive, NE Between July 5 12 noon and July 13, 5:21 p.m. A resident reported that someone used his personal information to request financial government assistance.
Fraud – 600 Block Roberts Drive, NW July 17, 12:33 p.m. A resident reported that someone took out money from his bank account without his authorization.
Drunk In Public – Mcdonalds, 280 Cedar Lane, SE July 21, 10:06 a.m. Officers responded to check on the welfare of a subject. An ambulance was called to the scene. The subject was transported to the hospital for further treatment.
Suspicious Event – 900 Block of Country Club Drive, NE July 21 between 10:04 a.m. and 10:43 a.m. A resident reported an attempt to persuade his child to establish communication online with an unknown adult. The attempt was made using a gaming console instant message capability.
Fraud – 600 Block John Marshall Drive, NW July 13, 12 noon. A resident reported that someone took money from her bank account without her authorization.
Fraud – 700 Block Upham Place, NW Between July 5 12 noon and July 8 12 noon. A resident reported that someone applied for multiple credit cards using his personal information without his authorization.
Suspicious Event – 300 Block Park Street, NE July 21 9:54 p.m. A resident reported that someone threw trash on his property.
Suspicious Event – Vienna Carwash 159 Maple Avenue West July 23 between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Employee reported the suspicious behavior of a subject that is repeatedly in the area.
Grand Larceny – Westwood Country Club 800 Maple Avenue West July 20 between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. A citizen reported that some of his property was taken from his vehicle.
Lost Property – Giant 359 Maple Avenue West July 24 1:25 p.m. A citizen reported that he lost some money.
Suspicious Event – 300 Block Branch Circle, SE Between July 16 1 p.m. and July 21 1 p.m. A citizen reported that a person who came into her home to watch her cat while she was away on vacation acted suspiciously while inside the house.
Vandalism – 1400 Block Patrick Circle, SW Between July 21 3:30 p.m. and July 24 9 a.m. A citizen reported that someone was able to make entry through an unsecured window into a house under construction. The unknown subject left empty beer bottles and a broken window.
Fraud – 1100 Block Westbriar Court, NE July 24 3:41 p.m. A citizen reported that someone made a fraudulent charge on her credit card.
Emotionally Disturbed Person – 1100 Block Lakewood Drive, SW July 24 7:15 p.m. Officers responded to assist a citizen with an emotionally disturbed person that was in a middle of a crisis. Officers investigated and determined that the subject needed medical attention. The subject was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Animal Case – Vienna Aquatic Center 625 Marshall Road, SW July 24 9:04 p.m. A citizen found a dog wandering around. The dog was transported to the Fairfax County Animal shelter.
Suspicious Event – 100 Block Patrick Street, SE July 25 11:04 a.m. A citizen requested assistance from the police to check on the welfare of a renter.
Suspicious Event – 100 Block Yeonas Drive, SE July 24 10:00 p.m. A resident reported a suspicious vehicle that was parked near her residence.
Destruction of Property – 200 Block Locust Street, SE July 10 between 6 p.m. and 6:23 p.m. A citizen reported that someone entered a property she owns in town and damaged it.
Animal Case – 500 Block Follin Lane, SE July 26 between 7:50 p.m. and 8:04 p.m. A citizen found a dog wandering around. The dog was transported to the Fairfax County Animal shelter.
Arrest – Driving While Intoxicated – 500 Block Beulah Road, NE July 26 11:03 p.m. Ofc. Reedy observed a driver commit a series of traffic violations and initiated a traffic stop. Upon his interaction with the driver the officer detected signs of impairment. Ofc. Reedy placed the driver under arrest after the driver failed to successfully complete a series of field sobriety tests. Ofc. Reedy transported the 35-year-old from Barnswallow Court in Sterling, Va. to the Vienna Police Station where the driver was offered the opportunity to provide a sample for breath analysis, which the driver did. The driver was then transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
Animal Case – 900 Block Shady Drive, SE July 27 4 p.m. A citizen reported that a stray cat scratched his son.
Destruction of Property – 500 Block Follin Lane, SE July 27 4 p.m. A construction worker reported that someone scratched the driver’s side door of his work truck and partially deflated the tires of his truck while he was working at the park.
Suspicious Event – Mill Street NE / Ayr Hill Avenue NE July 27 11:39 p.m. A citizen was walking to her car and stepped into a manhole.
CRASHES
246 Maple Avenue East July 19 3:45 p.m. Both Vehicle-1 and Vehicle-2 were on Maple Ave in rush hour traffic. Vehicle-2 was West bound on Maple Avenue going straight in the left turn lane preparing to make a left turn into the shopping center. Vehicle-1 was exiting 264 Maple Avenue East (Capital One Bank) and attempting a left turn across traffic onto East bound Maple Avenue. Two courteous Westbound drivers stopped in their traffic lanes allowing Vehicle-1 to proceed in front of them. As Vehicle-1 inched into the left turn lane impact occurred with Vehicle-2. An independent witness confirmed both Vehicle-1 and Vehicle-2 were using caution and proceeding at proper speeds, they just didn't see each other due to stopped traffic. There were no injures - only property damage. Vehicle-1 at fault - did not have the right away. Maple Avenue East / Branch Road SE – July 22 1:19 p.m. Vehicle-2 was at a complete stop waiting at the red traffic light at the intersection of Maple Avenue East and Branch Road SE heading westbound, when Vehicle-1 admits that she did not stop soon enough and bumped into the rear of Vehicle-2 Due to the limited extent of the damage, no summons was issued.
400 Block Maple Avenue West – July 27 3:45 p.m. Vehicle-1 was exiting 416 Maple Avenue west, attempting to make a left turn to go westbound on Maple Avenue. Vehicle-2 was exiting 425 Maple Avenue West, attempting to make a left turn to go Eastbound on Maple Avenue. Both vehicles collided in the center turn lane of Maple Avenue West. Neither driver was able to determine who had entered the roadway first. It was undetermined which driver was at fault due to their account of the incident. Driver1 stated her head hurt, however, she declined rescue.