Fairfax County Crime Solvers
<bt>Fairfax County Crime Solvers is asking the public's assistance in identifying the person responsible for the Jan. 23 robbery at the Bank of America at 12011 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy. in Chantilly. Around 10:30 p.m., two people pulled into the drive-through area to drop a nighttime money bag into the slot.
But as they got out of the car, a man ran toward them with a handgun and demanded the money bag. The victims threw the bag of money to the suspect, who caught it and fled the area on foot. The suspect is described as black, in his 20s, between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall, and approximately 180 pounds.
He wore dark clothing, a dirty rag tied around his face, a baseball cap and gloves. Anyone with information about this incident or the suspect is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-800-673-2777 or 703-691-8888. A $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information which leads to an arrest.
<sh>Busy Kids Gets an OK
<bt>The Busy Kids Child Care Center currently takes care of 65 children from about 40 families. But it now needs a special-exception permit from Fairfax County so that it may expand its operation. It's in the Sully Plaza Shopping Center in Chantilly and, if it's allowed to take over the vacant store-space next to it, it will have room to care for 100 children.
There's a lighted, 2,400-square-foot playground behind the facility with room for 24 children at a time. The children attend four local schools and, where necessary, the center provides pick-up and drop-off services.
Details of the expansion proposal were presented at the Feb. 3 meeting of the Sully District Land-Use and Transportation Committee, and the members then unanimously passed a motion recommending approval to the Planning Commission, subject to an OK from county staff.
<sh>CCF Meeting Feb. 25
<bt>The Centreville Day committee of the Centreville Community Foundation (CCF) will meet Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., in Supervisor Michael R. Frey's (R-Sully) conference room. It's in the Fort Hill Building at 5900 Centreville Road in Centreville. Call Sandy Shapiro at 703-266-3653.
<sh>Sully District Council Mtg.
<bt>The next meeting of the Sully District Council of Citizens Associations will be Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in conference room 7 of the Fairfax County Government Center. Susan Data, director of the county's Department of Management and Budget, will discuss the county executive's proposed FY 2004 budget. Call Mark McConn at 703-818-9124.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Feb. 26, 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>Blood is Still Needed
<bt>The Inova Blood Donor Center in the Centremed I Building on Route 29 in Centreville (across from the Centreville Multiplex Cinemas) is still in urgent need of blood donations — especially O positive or negative, as well as A and B. They are accepted Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
To make an appointment to give blood, call 703-322-1970, or just drop in at your own convenience. According to the Inova Health System, it only takes an hour to donate blood, and each donation can save the lives of three people.
<sh>WFCM Clothes Closet is Not Open Wednesday Evenings
<bt>The Western Fairfax Christian Ministries' (WFCM) Shepherd Center clothes closet is no longer open Wednesday evenings. However, the food pantry is, from 6-8 p.m. It's in the Sully Plaza Shopping Center at 13924 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly (between Fashion Bug and Payless Shoes).
<sh>WFCCA Meeting Cancelled
<bt>Snow caused cancellation of the Tuesday, Feb. 18, meeting of the West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee. All agenda items were deferred until next month's meeting.