The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well as vehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna, Virginia Police Department from Sept. 4 – Sept. 10, 2020.
INCIDENTS
Found Property -- Vienna Community Center 120 Cherry Street, SE August 19 4:00 p.m. A resident found an abandoned bicycle behind the Community Center.
Grand Larceny -- Wolftrap Hotel 430 Maple Avenue, West Between Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. and Sept. 9 at 4:22 p.m. A man reported that his wife stole food stamp cards from him.
Vehicle Tampering -- Ayr Hill Avenue and Mill Street, NE Between Sept. 3 at 12:01 a.m. and Sept. 9 at 6 a.m. A citizen reported that the catalytic converter was stolen from his box truck.
Petit Larceny -- 300 Block Valeview Court, NW Between Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. and Sept. 4 at 12 p.m. A resident reported a bicycle was stolen from their carport.
Suspicious Person -- 300 Block Lewis Street, NW Sept. 4 between 9:50 p.m. and 10:27 p.m. A resident reported that he observed a man on his security camera approach his front porch, look in the windows, then walk away. Officers checked the area but did not find the man.
Vehicle Tampering -- 300 Block Ayr Hill Avenue, NE Sept. 5, 4:11 a.m. An officer was approaching a suspicious vehicle when he observed a man run from a residence and quickly get into the rear of the vehicle. The officer attempted a traffic stop but the vehicle, which was occupied by at least three men, fled the area at a high rate of speed. The officer returned to the initial area and found that two vehicles were rummaged through.
Found Property -- 600 Block Tazewell Road, NW Between Sept. 5 at 12 p.m. and Sept. 6 at 12 p.m. A resident reported an abandoned bicycle that was left in his yard.
Police Service -- 200 Block Locust Street, SE Sept. 5, 1:20 p.m. An officer responded to assist with a civil dispute between two roommates.
Assault -- 200 Block Locust Street, SE Sept. 5, 5 p.m. A resident reported that she was assaulted by her roommate after she spilled a drink. The resident was advised of the warrant procedure should she wish to pursue charges.
Assault -- 200 Block Locust Street, SE Sept. 5, 7:50 p.m. A resident reported that she was assaulted again when her roommate struck her arm. The roommate requested rescue personnel respond as she was not feeling well and needed medical assistance. The roommate was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Rescue personnel checked the resident’s arm and determined there was no apparent injury.
Petit Larceny -- 400 Block Blair Road, NW Between Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. and Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. A resident reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole a bag that contained a camera and a key fob for the vehicle.
Grand Larceny -- 100 Block Pleasant Street, NW Between Sept. 5 at 11:20 p.m. and Sept. 6 at 12:00 a.m. A citizen reported that her hybrid bicycle was stolen from her friend’s residence.
Found Property -- Cottage Street and Yeonas Drive, SW Sept. 6, 11:03 a.m. A citizen turned in a Virginia driver’s license.
Vehicle Tampering -- 400 Block Upham Place, NW Between Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. A resident reported that someone entered her unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it.
Vehicle Tampering -- 600 Block Upham Place, NW Between Sept. 6 at 7:31 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. A resident reported that someone entered their unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it.
Petit Larceny -- 400 Block West Street, NW Between Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 8 a.m. A resident reported that someone entered their unlocked vehicle and stole a cup of coins and music CDs.
Vehicle Tampering -- 600 Block Upham Place, NW Between Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. A resident reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it.
Petit Larceny -- 600 Block John Marshall Drive, NW Between Sept. 6 at 9:30 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 8:30 a.m. A resident reported that someone rummaged through her unlocked vehicle and stole U.S. currency.
Petit Larceny -- 600 Block Upham Place, NW Between Sept. 6 at 11 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 7 a.m. A resident reported that someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole U.S. currency.
Vehicle Tampering -- 500 Block Colony Court, NW Sept. 7 between 12:30 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. A resident reported that someone rummaged through his unlocked vehicle.
Vehicle Tampering -- 500 Colony Court, NW Sept. 7 between 3:08 a.m. and 9 a.m. A resident reported that someone rummaged through his unlocked vehicle.
Vehicle Tampering -- 500 Block Colony Court, NW Sept. 7 between 3:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. A resident reported that someone rummaged through her unlocked vehicle.
Animal Case -- 300 Block Park Street, NE Sept. 7, 8:03 a.m. A resident reported that they caught a bat inside their residence. An officer transported the bat to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter for rabies testing. On Sept. 9, the Fairfax County Health Department advised that the test results on the bat came back as negative for rabies.
Found Property 20-007054 100 Block Courthouse Road, SW Sept. 7 8:59 a.m. An officer found a keyring with two keys and a key fob.
Animal Case -- 500 Block Yeonas Drive, SW Sept. 7, 10:17 a.m. A resident reported an injured raccoon in his yard. The officer determined that the animal was in grave condition and euthanized the animal.
Fraud -- 300 Block Owaissa Road, SE Sept. 7 between 11:33 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. A resident reported that someone called them claiming to be from AT&T, obtained account information, and purchased an iPhone using their account.
Civil Matter -- 400 Block Troy Court, SE Sept. 7, 11:52 a.m. Two men came from out of town to assist in clearing out their deceased father’s home. One of the men became intoxicated and threw a filing cabinet down the stairs, scaring his brother. All parties agreed to stop sorting out the belongings for the day and wait for the executor to assist the following day.
Domestic Dispute -- Glyndon Lane, SE Sept. 7, 10:24 p.m. An officer responded to a domestic dispute between a husband and wife who are in the process of divorce. The two agreed to keep their distance from one another.
Illegal Dumping -- 400 Block Maple Avenue, East Sept. 8, 11:14 p.m. Officers responded to the report of someone illegally disposing of paint cans. The individuals left the area before officers arrived. Several cans of paint were left by the side of the road. Public Works was notified to properly dispose of the cans.
Suspicious Event -- 200 Block Locust Street, SE Sept. 10 1:10 p.m. A resident reported that her phone is missing and she believes her roommate may have taken it.
Fraud -- 300 Block Ayr Hill Avenue, NE Sept. 10 between 12 and 5:00 p.m. A resident received a call from someone claiming to be with the Social Security Administration advising her that there was a warrant for her arrest for Social Security violations. The resident then received a second call from who she believed was the Vienna Police Department handling the case. The original caller instructed the resident to go to three different banks where she removed money from her accounts and deposited it into a Bitcoin ATM. The resident later came to the Vienna Police Department where she was advised that this was a scam.
Grand Larceny -- 146 Ace Massage 301 Maple Avenue, West, Suite D Sept. 10, 6:55 p.m. An employee reported that she was in one of the back rooms when a man came into the business, walked around the desk, went through drawers, and stole the employee’s purse. Someone later tried unsuccessfully to use one of the employee’s credit cards at 7-11, 537 Maple Avenue, West.