Indecent Exposure Is Charged
<bt>Fairfax County police have charged a Centreville man with indecent exposure. He is Madhuchaitra Kenchegowda, 31, of 6733 Jenny Leigh Court in the Clifton Townes community.
Police say that, on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 11:45 a.m., he was inside the Centreville Regional Library, toward the rear of the main room. He was sitting near a 37-year-old Centreville woman when, say police, he allegedly exposed himself to her.
Kenchegowda was still in the library when police arrived and, after an investigation, police arrested him. He was released Wednesday from the Adult Detention Center on $2,500 bond and has a March 15 court date.
<sh>Man Robbed in Centreville
<bt>Fairfax County police are looking for a man who emerged from a white, four-door BMW, Saturday night in Centreville, and robbed another man at gunpoint. The incident occurred Feb. 3, around 11:30 p.m., in the 13500 block of Canada Goose Court in the Union Mill community.
The victim, a 43-year-old Chantilly man, gave the suspect cash and personal property, and the robber got back into the car and drove down Canada Goose Court and onto Gosling Drive before disappearing from sight. The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as black, 25-30 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds. He wore a white shirt with vertical, black stripes and a cream-colored baseball cap.
Anyone with information about him or this incident is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or police at 703-691-2131.
<sh>Woman Is Charged with Filing False Police Report
<bt>Not only did she shave 10 years off her age, say police, but the woman who claimed she was assaulted at knifepoint last week made up the whole thing.
As a result, they have charged Meghan McConaghy, 29, of 6757 Jenny Leigh Court in Centreville's Clifton Townes community with filing a false police report.
Initially, say Fairfax County police, McConaghy — who allegedly gave her age as 19 — told authorities that, last Thursday, Feb. 1, someone attacked her as she walked down the 6700 block of Jenny Leigh Court.
According to police, she allegedly reported that she'd parked her car around 12:45 a.m. and began to walk away when she was attacked from behind by an unknown man. The suspect pushed her to the ground, displayed a knife and began ripping off her clothes.
McConaghy allegedly told police she struggled with her assailant, who then fled. She then ran to a friend's house and police were called. Taking her seriously, police took down her report and began investigating.
However, on Monday, Feb. 5, police stated their investigation determined that the woman was not assaulted. They then filed a charge against her and released her on a summons.
<sh>Directed Patrol Yields Arrests
<bt>Fairfax County police officers from the Fair Oaks District Station conducted a directed patrol Saturday night-Sunday morning looking specifically for people driving under the influence. They charged two people with DWI, one with possession of marijuana and one with driving without a license and gave 13 traffic summonses and eight warnings.
<sh>Indecent Exposure is charged
<bt>Sometimes, it pays to appeal; and in the case of a 70-year-old man convicted of indecent exposure, it did.
According to Fairfax County police, on Nov. 4, 2006, around 4:20 p.m., a 40-year-old Fairfax man and his 14-year-old daughter reportedly saw Lincoln Nguyen, of no fixed address, exposing himself in public view near the 4700 block of West Ox Road.
On Dec. 15 in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Nguyen was convicted of misdemeanor exposure. However, when he appealed it last Thursday, Feb. 1, in Circuit Court, Judge J. Howe Brown dropped the charge against him.
<sh>Free Carseat Inspections
<bt>Certified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, Feb. 8, and Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 5-8:30 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. National Child Passenger Safety week is Feb. 11-17. For more information, see www.BoosterSeat.gov, www.SaferCar.gov and www.SeatCheck.org.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 900, in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.
<sh>Sully District CAC Meeting
<bt>The next meeting of the Sully District Citizens' Advisory Committee will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Guest speaker will be retired police officer Tom Polhemus, who works in the Fairfax County Police Department's financial crimes unit. He'll talk about Internet fraud. Anyone who lives or works in the Sully Police District is encouraged to attend.
<sh>Korean American Day Set
<bt>The Virginia House of Delegates last week passed a resolution patroned by Del. Tim Hugo (R-40th), designating Jan. 13 this year and each succeeding year as Korean American Day.
Said Hugo: “The Korean Americans deserve this recognition, as they have made our community a better place to live and raise a family.”
<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.
<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>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.