Police Seek Clues in Drowning Case
<bt>The Arlington County Police Department continues to seek information about the accidental drowning death of 22-year-old Megan Criste of Burke.
Criste was found on Sunday, Sept. 18, in a backyard pool on the 1700 block of N. Adams St. in the Lyon Village neighborhood.
She was last seen alive on Sunday, Sept. 18, sometime between 1-1:30 a.m., at a party on the 800 block of N. Cleveland St. in the Lyon Park neighborhood, approximately one mile from where she was found.
According to a police release, Arlington detectives believe that someone was likely at the pool with Criste and that this person may have fled the scene when she drowned.
Anyone with information about this accident is asked to call the Arlington County Police at 703-228-4242.
<sh>College and Career Forum
<bt>"Future Quest: A College and Career Forum for Students With Disabilities, Parents, and Professionals," is Saturday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the George W. Johnson Center at George Mason University in Fairfax. As a member of the Northern Virginia Transition Coalition, Fairfax County Public Schools is a co-sponsor of the event.
The conference provides special education students with an opportunity to learn about postsecondary college and career options. Temple Grandin, a best-selling author and scientist, will deliver the keynote address, providing information and encouragement to students with disabilities.
Workshop topics include options after high school, career planning, career and technical schools, employment strategies, the college application process, support and resources in college and self-advocacy. Representatives from postsecondary education, career training, technical schools, and adult service and advocacy agencies will be available to answer questions from students and parents.
Visit www.vacollegequest.org or www.fcps.edu/ss/career_transition.htm or contact Ann Deschamps at ann.deschamps@fcps.edu.
<sh>3 Arrests in Alcohol Sting
<bt>Polices officers from the West Springfield District Station and the Traffic Safety Services Unit conducted alcohol stings on Thursday, Nov. 10, as part of the ongoing youth alcohol and business compliance program. Fairfax County Police cadets entered several businesses in plain clothing and attempted to purchase alcohol at 13 locations in the Springfield, Burke and Fairfax areas of the county. According to a police release, officers charged clerks who sold alcoholic beverages to the cadets. Three arrests were made at the following businesses: Giant Food, 8120 Burke Lake Road, Springfield; and 7-Eleven, 7822 Rectory Lane, Annandale.
Fairfax County police officers from the West Springfield District Station also conducted a sobriety checkpoint from Saturday, Nov, 12, at 11:30 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 a.m. All motorists were stopped, and the drivers were checked to assure their abilities to drive had not been impaired by alcohol or drugs. Approximately 884 cars passed through the checkpoint conducted in the westbound lanes of Old Keene Mill Road at Saint Bernadette Church. According to a police release, two motorists were arrested for driving while intoxicated, and one motorist was cited for driving without a valid license.
<sh>Woman, 83, Carjacking Victim
<bt>An 83-year-old Springfield woman was uninjured after being carjacked on Nov. 3.
According to Fairfax County Police, the woman was parking her car in the 7400 block of Spring Village Drive at 6:12 p.m., when she was approached by the suspect, described as a black man. He displayed a handgun and took her car keys. The car was later found a short distance away from where it was stolen.
<sh>Three Teens Robbed
<bt>Three Springfield area teens were robbed by two men carrying a stick and metal pipe.
The three teenagers, aged 17 and 19 years old, were in the 7900 block of Connell Court on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 12:30 a.m., when they were approached by two men, one carrying a stick and the other carrying a metal pipe. According to Fairfax County Police, the two suspects assaulted the three teenagers and took money and personal property before leaving the area. The victims' injuries were not life-threatening.
One suspect was described as a Hispanic male, between 19 and 20 years old, standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds, police say. He was wearing a baseball cap, white t-shirt and jeans at the time. The other suspect, also described as a Hispanic male, was approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, between 19 and 20 years old and weighed 200 pounds. He was wearing a dark jacket, jeans and boots at the time.