CITIZEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC):  The monthly meeting will be on February 15, 2012. The meeting will be held in the Helen Wilson Community Room which is in the Lee District government Center (6121 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310).  We will start at 6:30 pm with a presentation. This month’s presentation will be from MPO Jim Reid and will cover security and safety. At 7:30 pm we will start normal CAC business. At this time Chief Rohrer will give a short presentation and take questions. Immediately following, Station Command will address the group and take questions.

SENIORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER (SALT): The meeting will be on February 22, 2012 from 6 pm to 7 pm. As usual the meeting will be held in the Helen Wilson Community Room which is in the Lee District government Center (6121 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310). This month we will be discussing senior safety.  

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News Release: 12/041/0215/LHC(6)

February 10, 2012

Four Robberies May be Linked

Franconia Police District – Police are investigating four reports of armed robberies that occurred within a five mile radius of each other. All of the crimes took place within an hour of each other; between 10:15 and 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9.

                In each of the incidents, three men approached a lone victim, produced a pistol and demanded money.  The suspects are described as black, between 20-25 years old, around 5 feet 10 inches tall and between 170-200 pounds

                The first robbery took place at a building in the 6900 block of Kingstowne Village Parkway around 10:15 p.m. A 27-year-old woman exited a building and was approached by the suspects, wearing ski masks, near a commercial dumpster.

                The second incident took place around 10:30 p.m. when a 22-year-old woman was approached in a parking lot after exiting her car in 5900 block of Norham Drive. After demanding money, one of the men struck her with the gun and fled.

                A third robbery took place around 11 p.m. in the 6300 block of Dana Avenue in Springfield. The 20-year-old victim pulled into his driveway and three men wearing black, hooded sweatshirts rushed up to him. They ordered the victim out of the car and demanded his money and belongings. He complied but one of the suspects punched him in the face before fleeing with the other two suspects in a black Toyota Camry.

                The fourth incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of Quander Road near Stokes Lane. A 25-year-old man was approached by the trio of suspects, threatened and robbed. The men fled and there were no injuries.

                Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

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Hi All,

I want to alert you to something that has occurred at least once in each the Franconia and Mt Vernon Districts during the month of January.  Solicitors knocked on doors of elderly residents and offered to do tree work.  The subjects then performed a few minutes of shoddy work and significantly overcharged the residents.  Unfortunately, it is not illegal to overcharge in the Commonwealth of Virginia, so we are unable to place a charge.  However, most of these individuals do not have solicitor’s licenses, and that is a violation for which we can place a charge.  Please keep an eye out for these individuals and call our non-emergency number (703) 691-2131 if they are seen in your neighborhood.  They are targeting those who may be vulnerable, so please check on your senior citizen neighbors.  Encourage them to call and make a report if this has happened to them. 

And remember to call about any solicitors without a valid Fairfax County Solicitors License!

Fairfax County through Alley Cat Allies offers a free program to get feral cats spayed and neutered. We recently participated in this program catching 7 cats in one weekend between New Hope and Front Royal. It was a great experience for us, and it benefits the neighborhood and Edsall Park’s cats. But there are more cats we can catch…

CITIZEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC):  The meeting will be on November 16. As usual the meeting will be held in the Helen Wilson Community Room which is in the Lee District government Center (6121 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310). We will start at 6:30 pm with a presentation. At 7:30 pm we will start normal CAC business. Station Command will address the group and then take questions. The November presentation will be from the Fairfax County Police Crash Reconstruction Unit (CRU).

SENIORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER (SALT): Due to the holiday calendar SALT will not be meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month in November or December. Instead they will be meeting on December 7^th at 6 pm. The topic will be Senior Safety. The location will be announced soon.