Crime Solvers
Fairfax County Crime Solvers is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the males who assaulted an elderly woman and robbed her of her purse. On Tuesday, May 23, the victim, a 76-year-old woman from the Oakton area, exited the JCPenny store at Fair Oaks Mall, around 5 p.m. As she walked through the parking garage, located outside the Hecht’s store, she was approached by two males. They walked past her then turned around to face her. One of them grabbed her purse while the other pushed her to the ground. Both fled on foot in different directions.
An investigation by police determined that the two suspects were caught on surveillance video on the mall property. Both suspects were white males approximately 6 feet tall. The first suspect was wearing a long, white baggy T-shirt and was bald. The second was wearing a black T-shirt, a black New York Yankees baseball cap with white stripes and jeans. He had a goatee.
Anyone with information on the robbery or the suspects involved is asked to call Fairfax County Crime Solvers. A $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information which leads to an arrest. As always, callers never have to give their names or appear in court. Call the Tip Line at 703-691-8888 or toll free at 1-866-411-TIPS. The e-mail address is: crimesolvers@fairfaxcounty.Gov
<sh>Chantilly Community Coalition Mtg.
<bt>The Chantilly Community Coalition will meet Monday, June 12, at 4 p.m. in the conference room of the Chantilly Regional Library. Call Carol Hoffman at 703-378-6155.
<sh>Land-Use Meeting, June 13
<bt>The Springfield District/Fairfax Center Land-Use Committee will meet Tuesday June 13, at 7 p.m., in room 232 at the Fairfax County Government Center. Call Marlae Schnare at 703-451-8873.
On tap is an application by Habitat for Humanity to construct a nine-unit, multi-family building at Lee Highway and Stevenson Street in Fairfax. It needs county approval for a rezoning for that site from one home per acre to 20 homes per acre.
<sh>Free Carseat Inspections
<bt>Certified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 20, from 5-9 p.m. each day, at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. They’ll make sure the carseat is correct for the child’s age, height and weight, the child is securely placed in the seat, and the seat is properly installed in the vehicle.
No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the child safety seats themselves, so the technicians may properly inspect and make adjustments, as necessary. Call the Sully District Child Seat Information line (703-814-7000, ext. 5140) to confirm dates and times. For additional child seat inspection times throughout Fairfax County, call the Fairfax County Operations Support Bureau at 703-280-0559.
<sh>Chantilly Library Wireless Access
<bt>Free, wireless access to the Internet is now available at the Chantilly Regional Library. "Wireless access is something many of our customers have requested, and we're pleased to offer this service," said Library Director Edwin S. Clay III of Centreville's Virginia Run community. He said the Fairfax County Public Library system plans to expand this service to all 21 library branches next year.
<sh>Meals on Wheels Needs Drivers
<bt>The Fairfax Area Agency on Aging "Meals on Wheels" program is in immediate need of drivers to deliver meals, Monday through Friday, to senior adults living in Fairfax County. Volunteers who speak Vietnamese are also needed.
The job involves picking up meals at specified sites between 10:30 a.m.-noon and delivering them to seniors by 1 p.m. Drivers may choose to deliver meals on a daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly or substitute basis. Call the Fairfax AAA Volunteer Intake Line at 703-324-5406 or e-mail melanie.mitchell@fairfaxcounty.gov.
<sh>Don't Block the Box
<bt>Congestion worsens when intersections are blocked and traffic patterns become disrupted. Therefore, officers from the Sully District Station have begun a traffic initiative aimed at encouraging drivers not to “block the box.”
An electronic message board will be posted for several months at designated areas. It is intended to educate the public about their legal obligation to keep intersections clear of vehicles.
Officers will target their enforcement efforts at intersections with the most prevalent traffic violations. Police will ticket offenders at the intersections of Lee Highway and Pleasant Valley Road; New Braddock Road and Sully Road; Lee Jackson Memorial Highway and Airline Parkway Enforcement began last week and will continued for six months, primarily during morning and evening rush hours.
<sh>Role Models for Children
<bt>Volunteers are needed throughout Northern Virginia to be positive role models for children who currently have an incarcerated parent. Mentors meet with children two hours per week. Weekly meetings are supplemented by monthly group recreational activities. The only qualification required is a desire to help a child in need.
To sign up for the mentor training session at the Center for Multicultural Human Services in Falls Church, call Ellen Klene, Volunteer Program manager, at 703-533-3302, ext. 107, or see www.cmhs.org.
<sh>Blood Donations are Sought
<bt>The Inova Blood Donor Center in the Centremed I Building on Route 29 in Centreville (across from the Centreville Multiplex Cinemas) is in urgent need of blood donations — especially O positive or negative, as well as A and B. They're accepted Tuesday-Friday, noon-8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For an appointment to give blood, call 703-322-1970, or drop in at your own convenience.