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McLean Forum Highlights Sex Trafficking

Area officials host human trafficking forum.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) and Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) joined Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and others at the McLean Community Center Friday, May 3, to discuss the facts of human trafficking. The U.S. State Department estimated that human trafficking is the third largest source of profits for international organized crime, behind firearms and narcotics.

Warner Named Officer of Month

PFC Jared Warner is the Sully District Police Station’s Officer of the Month. He was honored at the April 10 meeting of the station’s Citizens Advisory committee.

Springfield Man Arrested for Producing Child Pornography

Andrew Choi, 35, of Springfield, was arrested Friday, April 26, on charges of production and possession of child pornography.

Real Estate Fraud Leads to Prison

Lorton woman sentenced to two years behind bars.

A 35-year-old Lorton woman conspired with three other people in an illegal real estate scheme to yield them big bucks. They plotted to take over the titles of homes in Washington, D.C., without the real property owners’ knowledge.

Fenn Convicted of Child Porn Charges

A former special-education teacher at Poplar Tree Elementary has been convicted in federal court of two, child-pornography charges. He is Robert C. Fenn, 27, of Emerald Chase Drive in Oak Hill.

30 Years Prison for Handyman’s Death

Champean sentenced for May 2010 Centreville homicide.

Jose Cardona was a handyman and gardener on a huge, Centreville estate. On May 17, 2010, he also became something else — a hero who died protecting his employer’s son from armed intruders.

Crime

MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 1700 block of N. George Mason Drive. At 5:34 p.m. on April 5, a suspect pulled a meat cleaver from his waistband after a verbal altercation escalated inside Virginia Hospital Center. The suspect struck a room door several times with the knife before throwing the weapon inside the room in the direction of the occupants. Hospital security detained the suspect until arrival of police. A 34-year-old Arlington man was arrested and charged with five counts of attempted malicious wounding and carrying a concealed weapon. He was held without bond.

Police Seek Additional Victims

The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is investigating a suspect involved in the sexual assault of a 17-year-old juvenile and police are concerned that there may be additional victims. The suspect, 50-year-old Miguel Angel Pinedo-Valdivia, was charged on April 1, with attempted forcible sodomy. One day prior to his arrest, Pinedo-Valdivia approached the juvenile victim outside a Columbia Pike restaurant offering potential work. The victim entered the suspect’s Mercedes sedan and was driven to an unknown location in Maryland where he was sexually assaulted, according to police.

Five-Year-Old Boy Missing, Involuntarily Disappeared

Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 5-year-old Cameron Serafin. He is believed to be in the company of his mother Rebecca Serafin and was supposed to have been returned to his father on Sunday, April 7. Detectives have reason to be concerned about Cameron’s welfare.

Former Teacher Convicted of Child Porn Charges

A former special-education teacher at Poplar Tree Elementary has been convicted in federal court of two child-pornography charges.

PFC Ryan N. Myers Named American Legion Post 180 Vienna Police Officer of the Year

On April 3, The American Legion Post 180 in Vienna held its annual ceremony and banquet dinner to honor their 2013 Town of Vienna Police Officer of the Year. This year’s recipient was PFC Ryan N. Myers.

Family PASS to Host Soiree

Fundraiser will help serve families facing homelessness.

A mother of four children, Josephine Rivera didn’t have many options after becoming a victim of domestic abuse. After her husband was arrested, she was forced to support those children, ages 8 to 18, on an $8 an hour salary, and she soon found herself homeless.

‘These Citizens Are the Heroes’

A mother allegedly high on drugs — and driving 70 mph in a car containing an infant and a 6-year-old without a seatbelt — led to a three-car crash on March 11 that could have ended in tragedy. As it was, it sent five people to the hospital, resulted in the mother’s arrest and brought out the best in public-safety personnel and ordinary citizens who came to the rescue of the children and of police PFC Rockie Akhavan, who was trapped in his cruiser.

Zero Tolerance For Impaired Drivers

Police detail DUI-related crashes, arrests.

During last week’s ceremony honoring the officers and citizens who helped out after a devastating crash on I-66, police Lt. Rich Morvillo, assistant commander of the Sully District Station, presented some sobering statistics.

Arlington Crime Report April 3

Information on crimes reported in Arlington.

Sully District Station Honors its Own

MPO Mary Hulse is Officer of the Month.

MPO Mary Hulse is an example of a police officer doing her job and doing it well. And at the March 13 meeting of the Sully District Station’s Citizens Advisory Committee, she was honored as that station’s Officer of the Month.

Roundups

Burglary Suspect Arrested

Fairfax County police have charged an Alexandria man with the March 9 burglary of a Chantilly home. He is Victor T. Ellis, 25, of Fairchild Lane. The offense occurred in the 3600 block of Great Laurel Lane.

Thousands Gather for Laboy

$80,000 raised; Biden pays visit to APD.

One by one, more than 3,000 people from throughout the region slowly passed by the motorcycle of wounded Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy as they waited in line March 10 to attend an Old Town fundraiser that raised more than $80,000 on his behalf. “We were expecting hundreds and got thousands,” said Capt. Shahram Fard, a trustee with the Alexandria Police Association that co-hosted the event at Virtue Feed and Grain Restaurant.

Callers Create Sense of Urgency in Scam

Local residents victimized after being told loved ones have been injured.

The scammers create a sense of urgency. They convince victims to wire money to various locations.

Arlington Crime Report March 6

Crime report for the Arlington area.

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