The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from March 2 – 8, 2018.
INCIDENTS
Animal Case -- 1000 Block of Westwood Drive NE Feb. 23, 4 p.m. A solicitor reported being bitten by the homeowner’s dog. The dog was placed on a ten-day quarantine.
Juvenile -- Cedar Lane School 101 Cedar Lane SW Feb. 27 12 p.m. An employee reported an incident.
Open Door -- Westwood Country Club 800 Maple Avenue East March 2, 2:18 a.m. Officers responded to an alarm and discovered an open door. Officers searched the building with negative results.
Open Door -- Cooper Materials 319 Mill Street NE March 2, 3 a.m. Officers responded to an alarm and discovered an open door. Officers searched the building with negative results.
Runaway -- McDonald’s 544 Maple Avenue West Between March 2, 8 a.m. and March 3, 8:23 p.m. A runaway teen was located and transported to the Vienna Police Station. A Fairfax County Police Officer responded to the Vienna Police Station and took custody of the juvenile.
DPW – Tree Down, 1307 Ross Drive SW March 2, 9:14 a.m. The strong winds made a large tree fall on top of a parked unoccupied vehicle.
Open Door -- 200 Block of Glyndon Street SE March 2, 11:46 a.m. Officers responded to an alarm and discovered an open door. Officers searched the building with negative results.
Animal Case -- 600 Block of Ninovan Road SE March 2, 1:30 p.m. A resident observed a dog on the loose and placed it on a slip leash. When the resident released the dog it bit her. The owner was contacted and advised of the incident. The dog was placed on a ten-day quarantine. Driving Under Suspended -- Glengyle Drive / Chain Bridge Road March 2, 11:42 p.m. During a traffic stop, Officer Reedy learned that the driver did not have a valid driver’s license and was revoked (DWI related). The 35-year-old man from Cashel Lane in Vienna, was arrested and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. A warrant for Driving on Revoked DWI Related was issued and served. The man was held on a $2,000 secured bond. The man was remanded to the custody of the Fairfax County Deputies.
Emotionally Disturbed Person -- 200 Block of Park Terrace Court SE March 2, 11:44 p.m. A citizen requested assistance with an emotionally disturbed person. Officers responded to the scene and spoke with the person. After speaking with the person officers determined that medical assistance was needed. The person was transported to a medical facility for treatment. Petit Larceny -- Vienna Community Center 120 Cherry Street SE March 4, 2:30 p.m. A juvenile reported that someone stole money from him. Officers responded and investigated the allegations. After speaking with all parties involved it was determined that the allegations were false.
Vandalism -- 410 Maple Avenue West March 5 between 1:30 p.m. and 2:48 p.m. A citizen reported that someone keyed her parked vehicle while she was inside a business.
Juvenile -- Vienna Elementary School 128 Center Street South March 5, 5:15 p.m. A parent reported a suspicious event.
Destruction of Property -- 400 Block of Yeonas Drive SW March 5 between 5:15 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. A resident reported that when he arrived to his residence he noticed that someone had shattered the glass of his storm door and caused damage to the door.
Service -- Vienna Elementary School 128 Center Street South March 6, 12 p.m. A parent reported a suspicious event.
Emotionally Disturbed Person -- 400 Block of Yeonas Drive SW March 7 7:06 p.m. Officers assisted members of the Fairfax County Mobile Crisis Unit while they evaluated an emotionally disturbed person.
Juvenile -- Cedar Lane School 101 Cedar Lane SW March 8, 9:42 a.m. An employee reported an incident.
Arrest – Driving While Intoxicated - Beulah Road NE / Talisman Drive March 8, 11:05 p.m. While running stationary radar Officer Shaw observed a vehicle committing a traffic violation. Officer Shaw initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. While talking with the driver, Officer Shaw detected the odor of alcoholic beverage coming from her person and observed many signs of impairment. After failing all sobriety tests and the preliminary breath test, the woman was arrested for DWI. The 50-year-old woman from Batten Hollow Road in Vienna, was arrested and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. A warrant for Driving while intoxicated was issued and served. The woman was remanded to the custody of the Fairfax County Deputies.
CRASHES
Hit and Run -- 415 Maple Avenue West February 13, 5:51 p.m. Vehicles #2 and #3 were traveling in the left lane going Westbound on Maple Avenue, when they slowed with traffic in front of 415 Maple Avenue West. That is when Vehicle #1 ran into the rear of Vehicle #2, forcing the Vehicle into Vehicle #3. The driver of Vehicle #1 then pulled into the parking lot of 415 Maple Avenue West and stopped for a brief moment. Both Vehicle #2 and #3 remained in the roadway and waited for police and for Driver #1 to exchange info, when Vehicle #1 abruptly exited the parking lot and continued Westbound on Maple Avenue. The vehicle was later located and an arrest warrant was obtained for the driver.
Accident -- 390 Maple Avenue East March 2, 9:08 a.m. Vehicle #1, was traveling West on Maple Avenue near address 390 Maple Avenue East. As he was passing the 390 Maple Avenue East address a tree fell on to his vehicle causing the crash. The driver was trapped and had to be extracted from the vehicle by the fire department. Driver #1, was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. No charges placed, Driver #1, could not avoid the crash.
Hit and Run -- Westwood Country Club 800 Maple Avenue East March 3 between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. The owner of vehicle parked it in the lot of the Westwood country club at approximately 1800 hours on March 3. The owner left the country club at approximately 2200 hours and drove home without incident. On March 4, the owner observed damage to the passenger side rear door and fender. It appears the vehicle had been side swiped. The owner believes the crash occurred in the parking lot of the country club since the vehicle had been parked in his garage overnight.
Hit and Run -- 308 Dominion Road NE March 5, 5:45 p.m. Vehicle #1 and Vehicle #2 were parked in the 300 Block of Dominion Road NE. Vehicle #1 was maneuvering to pull out around another parked Vehicle and struck Vehicle #2. Driver #1 left the scene without leaving contact information, but upon being contacted by PD agreed to pay for the damages.
Accident -- Park Street SE / Patrick Street SE March 6, 9:26 a.m. Vehicle #1 was traveling East on Patrick Street SE and struck Vehicle #2 which was traveling South on Park Street.
Accident -- Maple Avenue East / Pleasant Street SW March 5, 12:40 p.m. Vehicle #1 was exiting the parking lot of 328 Maple Avenue East to turn right onto Maple Avenue. Driver #1 failed to notice that Vehicle #2 had stopped in the traffic lane due to congested traffic. Vehicle #1 impacted the right rear corner of Vehicle #2 causing minimal damage. No injuries were reported.
Accident -- 416 Maple Avenue East March 8, 12:20 p.m. Vehicle #2, was in the outside through lane West on Maple Avenue. Vehicle #1, was East on Maple Avenue pulling into the drive of #416. Traffic was backed up on West Maple Avenue and Driver #1, was flagged through by a vehicle stopped on the inside lane of West Maple Avenue. As driver #1, attempted to pull into the drive of 416, crossing the outside lane, Vehicles #1, and #2, struck each other. Neither driver saw the other due to traffic. Driver #1, held at fault because she did not have the right of way, there were no injuries.