McGruff - The Crime Dog! Wrote:
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> Police Log: Cab Driver Stiffed Twice; Officers
> Investigate Rowdy Party
> The following arrest information was supplied by
> the Vienna Police Department. It does not indicate
> a conviction.
> By Erica R. Hendry
> July 25, 2012
>
http://vienna.patch.com/articles/police-log-cab-dr
> iver-stiffed-twice-officers-investigate-rowdy-part
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> A cab driver told Vienna Police a customer had
> fled the vehicle without paying twice in the same
> day.
>
> The driver reported at 11:07 p.m. June 28 that on
> June 24, he dropped off a man along the 400 Block
> of Orleans Circle. He told the cab driver he would
> return with his fare, but he never reappeared.
> Later that day, the cab driver picked up the same
> man in the 1000 block of Hillcrest Drive SW.
> During the trip, the cab driver stopped his
> vehicle and confronted the customer about the
> missing payment from the previous trip. Upon
> realizing the driver recognized him, the man fled
> for a second time, again not paying the fare. The
> cab driver told police he didn't know the man's
> address.
>
> --
>
> Vienna Police are investigating a sexual assault
> that may have occurred at a party on Colin Lane,
> where officers also issued summons for three other
> youth for underage possession of alcohol.
>
> Police responded at 12:40 a.m. July 2 to Colin
> Lane for a report of a loud party. After finding
> and interacting with several partygoers in the
> area, police arrested Cameron Medwedeff, 19, of
> Vienna and Spencer Ray, 20, of Vienna for underage
> possession of alcohol. Both were released after
> signing a summons.
>
> Police also found a juvenile carrying alcohol. The
> teen was released to his parents.
>
> A woman attending the same party reported at 5:10
> a.m. she was sexually assaulted. Police detained
> and spoke with several guests at the residence.
> They are still investigating the case.
>
> Other highlights from the Vienna Police log, June
> 29 to July 5:
>
> •A resident reported between noon June 20 and
> noon June 30 she had been receiving harassing text
> messages from her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. She
> then began sending texts from another number.
> Police are investigating this case.
> •A resident reported between noon June 22 and 10
> a.m. July 1 someone stole a grey Trek bicycle from
> her backyard on Branch Road. The bike was not
> secured. It was later discovered a “Giant”
> men’s bicycle had been found left in its place.
> •During a traffic stop at 11:27 p.m. June 28 at
> Park Street and Fardale Street, police detected
> alcohol on two juvenile passengers, who admitted
> to drinking alcohol. The teens were released to
> their parents.
> •A citizen reported that someone had stolen his
> identifying information between 7 a.m. June 29 and
> 7 a.m. July 1 sometime during a trip to Giant
> Food, 359 Maple Avenue SE. They had apparently
> usedit to get a credit card. The card was
> apparently used to purchase gift cards that
> amounted to several thousand dollars. Police are
> investigating the case.
> •A woman said a man approached her at 10:10 a.m.
> June 29 at Whole Foods Store, 143 Maple Avenue E,
> to make a sexually explicit comment. Despite
> searching the area, police couldn't locate the
> man.
> •A man reported he was driving his car at 10:15
> a.m. June 29 when he and another driver became
> involved in a road rage incident. As he attempted
> to leave, the second driver created a dent in the
> driver's trunk lid by hitting it with his fist.
> The second driver reported the same incident to
> the police station. Police gave both information
> on the warrant process.
> •A citizen reported at 5:33 p.m. June 29 that a
> man was filling a swimming pool from a Town of
> Vienna owned water hydrant at Echols Street and
> Wolftrap Road SE. Police responded and discovered
> the man, who was using a Fairfax County water
> meter, hadn't known he needed one from the town
> instead. The man stopped filling the pool and told
> police he would get the correct meter.
> •While Vienna Police patrolled businesses
> without power following the derecho storm, an
> officer saw a man putting bags of ice into the
> back of his truck around 1:05 a.m. June 30 outside
> the Exxon Station, 395 Maple Avenue E. When
> confronted, the man said he sometimes takes items
> from the station and comes back with payment
> later. Police told the man to return the ice until
> the story was confirmed with store owners. Police
> spoke with employees, who said the man returned
> and paid for the ice. They didn't want to press
> charges.
> •A customer and an employee began arguing at
> 4:40 p.m. June 30 after the employee accused the
> customer of cutting in line at the pumps outside
> of James Madison Shell, 545 Maple Avenue NW. The
> customer said the employee hit his arm. Police
> asked the customer to leave the gas station and
> not return. Both were given information on how to
> obtain a warrant.
> •Police responded to a report of a motorcyclist
> falling off his motorcycle at 1:32 a.m. July 1 at
> Lawyers Road and Maple Avenue. Police found the
> motorcyclist on the ground with a minor cut on his
> right leg. He refused medical treatment. Police
> then suspected the driver was intoxicated and
> arrested Matthew J. Harvey, 32, of Herndon, with
> drunk in public. Harvey was taken to the Fairfax
> County Adult Detention Center where he was to be
> released when he was sober.
> •Police responded to a report of a resident with
> a medical emergency at 1:47 a.m. July 1. The
> resident was taken to a local hospital.
> •During a traffic stop at 2:55 a.m. July 1 on
> Park Street, police suspected a driver might be
> impaired. After failing several field sobriety
> tests, Grace Davidson, 18, of Vienna, was arrested
> for driving while intoxicated.
> •Davidson was taken to Vienna Police
> Headquarters for breath analysis, but refused. She
> was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention
> Center, where she was charged with driving while
> intoxicated and refusing a breath or blood test.
> She was held on a $1,000 bond.
> •A man reported at 9:30 a.m. July 1 someone may
> have pick-pocketed his wallet while he was eating
> at Amphora Restaurant, 377 Maple Avenue NW. Police
> are investigating the case.
> •A citizen reported a construction crew was
> working at 1:43 p.m. July 1 on Moore Avenue,
> creating noise that violated the Town of Vienna
> noise ordinance. Police located the construction
> worker and informed him of the ordinance. He
> agreed to stop working.
> •A resident reported at 10:54 a.m. July 2 he
> received threatening text messages from his
> brother-in-law following an argument over the care
> of their children during the derecho power outage.
> He decided not to press charges.
> •A man reported between 1:30 and 4 p.m. July 2,
> his vehicle was hit by another vehicle on Follin
> Lane. The striking vehicle was identified, but the
> case is being investigated by another
> jurisdiction.
> •During a traffic stop at 10:53 a.m. July 3 on
> Follin Lane, police discovered the driver had
> given them false information about his identity.
> After confirming the driver's true identity,
> police arrested Robert Wildes, 30, of Dunn Loring,
> with identity fraud and forging public records.
> Wildes was taken to the Fairfax County Adult
> Detention Center, where he was also charged with
> driving on a revoked license and speeding. He was
> held without bond.
> •A woman reported at 7:15 p.m. July 3 she and
> her 9-year-old daughter got into an argument at
> Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Avenue E,
> prompting her daughter to flee and run eastbound
> on Maple Avenue. The father followed, but was not
> able to catch the girl. A neighbor located the
> daughter and brought her to the Vienna Police
> Station, where police talked to her about the
> dangers of running away. She was then released to
> her parents.
> •A resident reported between 12:01 a.m. and
> 10:55 a.m. July 4, someone threw an egg at her
> front door on Manor Drive.
> •A man told police at 2:43 p.m. July 4 he was
> worried about a dog left in a residence near Ross
> Drive SW after the owner died; family member had
> been coming to take care of the dog but the man
> had not seen them in about a week. Police verified
> with the family the dog was getting food and
> water. The Animal Control Officer is investigating
> the case.
> •A citizen reported finding a stray kitten at
> 5:22 p.m. July 4 that appeared to be in distress
> on Melody Lane. Police took the animal to the
> Fairfax County Animal Shelter; this case will be
> investigated by the Animal Control Officer.
> •A resident reported at 5:30 p.m. July 5 he and
> his wife were arguing about her plans to drive to
> a nearby shopping center. The wife had a medical
> condition, and the husband did not want his wife
> because of it. The wife agreed to stay home until
> her husband could take her on the trip instead.
My hat goes off to our boys in blue that have to deal with all this crap.