Suspect in Purse Snatching Arrested
An man accused of purse snatching was arrested following a pursuit. On Monday, July 2, at about 3:10 a.m. a 52-year-old Reston area woman was walking into the 7-Eleven store at the 2300 block of Soapstone Drive. A man allegedly approached her as she reached for the door, grabbed her purse, ran to a car and sped away. A nearby officer chased the suspect, who eventually crashed and ran from the scene. The officers caught the uninjured suspect. The victim received minor injuries. John McCaw Flynn, 36, of the 10300 block of Hunt Country Lane in Vienna was arrested and charged with robbery, reckless driving, hit and run and speed to elude. He was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.
Workshops On Tysons Future
The Tysons Land Use Task Force will hold three identical public workshops on July 16-18 to get input from the public on three test planning scenarios for the future of Tysons Corner. The public will also be able to provide comments online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/tysons from July 16-30.
The public is invited to the workshops scheduled for:
* Monday, July 16, 7 to 10 p.m. at Vienna Elementary School , 128 Center Street South, Vienna;
* Tuesday, July 17, 7 to 10 p.m. at Spring Hill Elementary School, 8201 Lewinsville Road, McLean; and
* Wednesday, July 18, 7 to 10 p.m. at Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.
Each workshop will start with a visual presentation of the test scenarios, followed by a question and answer session. Afterwards, participants will break into smaller groups for discussion and comments.
More information and graphics of the scenarios can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/tysonscorner/tysonsfactsheetjune07.pdf.
For more information about the workshops or to sign up for e-mail or printed mail updates, visit the Web page, call the information line at 703-324-1344, TTY 711, or e-mail tysonscornerspecialstudy@fairfaxcounty.gov
Chamber Presents Annual Awards
Chamber and community members will be recognized for their service to the community at the Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 Annual Service Awards at the Luncheon sponsored by United Bank.
Awards will be presented by Town of Vienna Mayor Jane Seeman and VTRCC Chairman Joan Fletcher of Winning Ways, Inc. on Thursday, July 12.
Receiving the 2007 awards will be: Business Person of the Year, Renee Younes of Access Enterprises, Inc.; Business of the Year, Jammin’ Java, Daniel Brindley; Citizen of the Year, Matthew Brennan, Brennan & Waite, P.L.C.; Chairman’s Award, Pastor Craig Burns, Vienna Assembly of God; Lifetime Service Award, Crystalake Engravers, Todd and Luz E. Meloy; New Member of the Year, Tysons Corner Center; Entrepreneur of the Year, Dr. Alan Dappen – Doctor, Family Medicine; Non Profit of the Year, Homestretch, Gina Cocomello; and Educator of the Year Award, Chad Rummel, Oakton High School.
Connection Online Photo Galleries
The Connection has launched a new feature on the Connection Newspapers’ Web site, photo galleries. Every week, Connection photographers and reporters take hundreds of pictures at events around Northern Virginia and most often only one or two photos make it into print.
Now on the Connection Web site, readers can find many more photos from events. It is a work in progress, but photos from many events, including high school proms, graduations and community events are already posted.
Readers can e-mail the images to share them, and also have the opportunity to purchase prints, digital images or other items.
See www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, and click on “Connection Photo Galleries.”