Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Lee gave his annual State of the District report at Tuesday’s Citizen Advisory Committee meeting.
Crime is down in Mason District for the second year in a row, according to Capt. Gun Lee, commander of the Mason District station. Lee gave his annual State of the District report to residents in attendance at Tuesday’s Citizen Advisory Committee meeting at the Mason District Governmental Center. Lee said crime decreased by 8 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. “I’d attribute the decrease to a lot of luck, community involvement, and education efforts by the police,” said Lee. Although crime is decreasing overall, Lee said burglaries are up by 13 percent. Many of those burglaries were reported in the western part of Annandale, but Lee reiterated his comments from the Mason District town hall meeting last month, stating that the group of …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Fairfax County Police Department CAC meetings are held every month.
Annandale residents interested in learning more about the issues affecting the community while interacting with local police officers can attend one of the monthly Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings. Three Fairfax County police stations serve the Annandale area: Mason, West Springfield, and Franconia District Stations. Both the Mason and West Springfield District meetings are every first Tuesday of the month at the Mason District Government Center at 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale and at the West Springfield District Station, located at 6140 Rolling Road in Springfield, respectively. The Franconia District CAC meetings are every third Wednesday of the month in the Helen Wilson Community Room at the Franconia District Station …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
During a town hall in Annandale Tuesday night, residents expressed frustration over boarding houses and other issues.
More than 200 people crowded into Annandale United Methodist Church Tuesday night to discuss gang violence, overcrowding in schools, violations of Fairfax County code and speeding at a community town hall. Hosted by the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) and sponsored by Annandale Patch and the Annandale Blog, the two-hour town hall was intended to open up a dialogue between residents and local officials. “Tonight is not about resolving an issue," said Michelle Mock, who moderated the event. "There’s not a single issue we can touch tonight and bring to closure. Tonight’s the night we’re going to start new beginnings and have new dialogues and conversations." A community panel of local representatives included Mason …
Local officials answered questions and received comments from residents during a town hall meeting Tuesday night.
This is part two of a recap of the Mason District Council town hall meeting on Jan. 15. Read part one here. Overcrowding and multiple occupancy dwellings aren't the only code violations upsetting Mason District residents. During a town hall meeting Tuesday night, the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) revealed more results of their community survey. In the survey, residents expressed feeling frustrated at the overall appearance of the community due to a combination of issues including signage and lack of property maintenance. One survey responder said the amount of signs in Korean in Annandale “create an impression that non-Koreans are not welcome” in certain businesses while another worried about their property value …
Monday, December 19, 2011
The following arrest information was supplied by the Fairfax County police department. It does not indicate a conviction
The following items came from recent police updates from the West Springfield, Franconia and Mason District Stations of the Fairfax County Police Department. Robbery A man entered the Eden Nails store at 7038 Columbia Pike and robbed an employee, a 42-year-old woman, around 5:38 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12. The suspect was described as black, between 20 and 30 years old, about 6 feet tall and 215 pounds. He was wearing black jeans, a bulky, dark green hoodie, sunglasses and black shoes. The victim did not require medical treatment. Franconia District Crime Summaries from Dec. 4-Dec. 10 Burglary, 4800 block of Backlick Rd, 12/4/11. An individual reported that his home had been broken into. Larceny, 6900 block of Bradlick Shopping Ctr, 12/6/…
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Captain Lee, station commander for Mason District Police Station, also discussed new initiatives, traffic and more at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday.
Flu shots, bank robberies, and area traffic were all hot topics at Thursdays's Annandale Chamber of Commerce luncheon, the first of the 2011-2012 year at the Juke Box Diner. Fairfax Police Captain Gun Lee, station commander for Mason District Police Station, started his talk with an apology and a great story. Lee apologized that he didn't have his reading glasses because of a sudden change in his morning plans. Bank Robbery Suspect Caught Thursday morning, a man tried to rob the BB&T bank in the Willston Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. That branch was robbed twice in July, reportedly by the same individual. The individual then allegedly robbed two banks in the Springfield area. Lee's officers have been doing …
Spencer Warren
10:53 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Loitering, cars parked on lawns, maybe some of the rest, may be due in part at least to unchecked immigration and illegal aliens. Before the courts in the 1960s began to usurp the authority of our democratically elected legislators, police had authority to maintain public order and prevent loitering like that defacing the Little River shopping center. Alas, ordered by dictatorial usurping liberal… more ›