Police Seek Armed Robbers
<bt>Fairfax County police are looking for two men who robbed a Centreville couple at gunpoint last week, shooting at one of the victims as they drove away. The incident occurred last Friday, around 8:30 a.m. in the 12700 block of Heron Ridge Drive.
Police say the husband was sitting on the driver's side of his car in the driveway of their townhouse. But as his wife left their home to join him, the men approached her. One man brandished a handgun and grabbed a bag the wife was carrying. The second man robbed the husband of his wallet, cell phone and keys.
Then, say police, as the robbers were getting back into their car, one of them fired a shot once at the wife. The bullet struck the townhouse and the couple was uninjured. The two suspects fled in a green, four-door, older-model Nissan Sentra.
One man is described as Hispanic, 25-28 years old, 5 feet 2 inches, chunky and clean-shaven. He wore a red shirt and black pants. The second man is described as 6 feet tall. Anyone with information about this incident or the suspects is asked to call Fairfax County police at 703-691-2131 or Crime Solvers at 1-800-673-2777.
<sh>See Design Plans For Kate Hanley Family Shelter
<bt>The public may review the conceptual design plans for the Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. in conference rooms 9 and 10 of the Fairfax County Government Center. The shelter will be about 17,000 square feet on a 5.7-acre parcel at the intersection of Lee Highway and Hampton Forest Drive.
Design consultants and members of the county's Public Works department will be on hand to present the information, answer questions and gather community feedback about the building's design. For more information, call Carey Needham at 703-324-5800.
<sh>Occoquan Watershed Coalition
<bt>The Occoquan Watershed Coalition will meet Sunday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Elementary School cafeteria. Earl Hodnett, Fairfax County wildlife biologist, will speak about the issue of the deer population in the down-zoned area and across the county.
<sh>Chantilly Community Coalition
<bt>The next meeting of the Chantilly Community Coalition is Monday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. in the conference room of the Chantilly Regional Library. Call John Hanyok at 703-262-2475.
<sh>Westfield Community Coalition
<bt>The Westfield Community Coalition will meet Monday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Call Nancy Bennett at 703-266-2370.
<sh>Park Authority to Meet
<bt>The Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Nov. 10, 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>WFCM Urgently Needs Food
<bt>Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) is in urgent need of canned goods and groceries for its food pantry for local needy families. Especially needed are all canned meats (chicken, turkey, ham, Spam, fish, etc.), Chef Boyardee style meals (16 oz), kidney beans, peanut butter, jelly, Baby Wipes, diapers size 4, 5, and 6, macaroni and cheese, and dry pasta. Items may be brought to WFCM's Shepherd Center in the Sully Plaza Shopping Center at 13981 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly.
<sh>Blood Donations are Sought
<bt>The Inova Blood Donor Center in the Centremed I Building on Route 29 in Centreville (across from the Centreville Multiplex Cinemas) is in urgent need of blood donations — especially O positive or negative, as well as A and B. They're accepted Tuesday-Friday, noon-8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For an appointment to give blood, call 703-322-1970, or drop in at your own convenience.