The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from July 26 – Aug. 1, 2019.
INCIDENTS
Petit Larceny -- Vienna Sunoco 102 Maple Avenue, West July 23 between 7 and 7:30 p.m. On July 25, an employee reported a larceny that occurred on July 23. The employee stated that two juveniles came to the gas station, and one of them stole a Juul and some Juul pods. Ofc. Nesbitt contacted the juveniles and their parents regarding the theft. The owner of the business agreed not to pursue charges if the juveniles paid for the items. The juveniles were trespassed from the gas station and advised they may be charged if they return to the property.
Suspicious Event -- Glyndon Park 300 Glyndon Street, NE July 26, 10:30 a.m. A childcare provider left a child in the park unattended for a short amount of time to take care of a personal matter. Officers spoke to the child’s parents who will follow up with the provider concerning the issue.
Grand Larceny -- Westwood Country Club 800 Maple Avenue, East July 26 between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. A citizen reported that someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole credit cards from her purse. The cards were then used in an attempt to make unauthorized purchases in Fairfax County.
Alarm -- Social Burger 350 Maple Avenue, West July 27 4:48 a.m. Officers responded to an alarm at the restaurant and found one of the doors was unlocked. The officers searched the business and found nothing appeared to be out of place.
Animal Case -- 1300 Block Ross Drive, SW July 26, 7 p.m. A resident found an injured bat in her yard that she believed may have come into contact with her dog. Sgt. Kiley transported the bat to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter for rabies testing.
House Fire -- 400 Block Old Courthouse Road, NE July 28 between 1:41 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Ofc. Gucwa was on patrol when she was alerted to smoke coming out of the house windows. The fire department was notified while officers attempted to locate anyone who may be inside the residence. It was determined that no one was home except the family dog who made it out safely.
Police Service -- Dominion Road near the W&OD Bike Trail, SE July 29, 11 a.m. A citizen reported a man along the bike trail loading wire into a vehicle. PFC Sterling located a man who was with a power company doing work in the area over the next few weeks with Dominion Power. The man advised it was his company’s employees who were loading the wire.
Police Service -- 600 Block Orrin Street, SE July 29, 4:02 p.m. Officers did a welfare check on a resident who has been receiving medical treatment. The officers spoke to the woman and offered to call rescue personnel to respond, but she refused.
Suspicious Event -- USAA ATM 527 Maple Avenue, East July 30, 7:52 p.m. Officers responded to the report of two men possibly tampering with the ATM. The men left the area before officers arrived. Officers did not observe any damage to the ATM. USAA was notified and will further inspect the machine.
Police Service -- 200 Block Cedar Lane, SE July 30, 8:32 p.m. A resident reported that he and his family had been away on vacation since July 10. When they arrived home, they found signs that someone had been in their apartment. Multiple items were moved, some items were missing, and kitchen items had been used. A neighbor advised they saw multiple people inside the residence and assumed they were family friends.
It was later determined that the resident’s juvenile son gave his key to friends and allowed them to use the apartment while the family was away. Officers counseled the juvenile in regards to providing false information to the police. It was determined that no charges would be placed and the parents will handle the matter.
Arrest – Drunk In Public -- Starbucks 411 Maple Avenue, East July 30, 10:05 p.m. An employee reported that a disorderly man was refusing to leave the premises. Officers located the man and, upon their interaction with him, detected signs of impairment. Ofc. Colligan arrested the 47-year-old man with no fixed address. He was transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was charged with being Drunk In Public.
Petit Larceny -- Giant Food 359 Maple Avenue, East July 30, 10:15 p.m. An employee reported two juveniles took beer from the store and left without paying for it.
Destruction of Property -- Cameo Coins 444 Maple Avenue, East July 31, 4:20 a.m. An employee reported that an unknown person damaged the front door during the night.
Police Service -- 600 Block Roberts Drive, NW July 31, 5:02 p.m. A concerned resident reported issues with children riding in vehicles unsafely on her street.
CRASHES
Maple Avenue, East and Center Street, North -- July 25, 8:17 p.m. Vehicle-1 was traveling westbound on Maple Avenue attempting to turn left onto Center Street when it was struck by Vehicle-2 which was traveling eastbound on Maple Avenue. Driver-1 was issued a summons charging Failure to Pay Full Time and Attention.
300 Glyndon Street, NE July 26, 10:45 a.m. Vehicle-1, a Town of Vienna truck, backed into Vehicle-2, a legally parked vehicle, in the parking lot causing minor damage to both vehicles.