Weekly Crime Report: Alexandria Man Charged with Drunk in Public
The following information was supplied by the Fairfax County Police Department. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
- By Raytevia Evans
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- March 5, 2013
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The following items are from recent police updates through Feb. 27 from the Mount Vernon Police District of the Fairfax County Police Department.
DWI/Drunk in Public (yellow on map), 3:20 a.m., Feb. 23, 8700 block of Sacramento Drive, An officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver eventually stopped. The driver, Helder Perez-Sanchez, 32, of Arlington was charged with DWI. The passenger, Juan Lopez Cortez, 26, of Alexandria, was charged with drunk in public.
In separate and unrelated incidents:
Burglary (blue on map), 2:40 p.m., Feb. 25, 8400 block of Credos Court, A resident reported someone entered the home but nothing was stolen. Forced entry was made through a window.
Burglary (blue on map), 5:25 p.m., Feb. 26, 5700 block of Fenwick Drive, A resident reported someone entered the home and stole several items including jewelry. Forced entry was made through a rear door.
Pursuit/Crash (red on map), 12 p.m., Feb. 27, Fort Hunt Road/Wake Forest Drive, Officers assisted City of Alexandria officers in a pursuit which ended in a crash. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The other drive was also transported with non life-threatening injuries. The crash and case is still under investigation.
Burglary (blue on map), 12:10 a.m., Feb. 27, 1600 block of Belle View Boulevard, Officers responded for an alarm. They found the front door of the business broken. Merchandise was stolen.
Larcenies (purple on map):
- 7800 block of Audubon Avenue, bag of tools from residence
- 5900 block of Berkshire Court, credit cards from business
- 8400 block of Del Norte Court, shoes and some change from vehicle
- 7200 block of Groveton Gardens Road, watch from business
- 8200 block of Martha Street, mail from residence
- 5900 block of Mount Eagle Drive, purse from residence
- 7400 block of Mount Vernon Square, several boxes of food from business
- 6100 block of North Kings Highway, three cartons of cigarettes from business
- 7600 block of Richmond Highway, game from business
- 6300 block of Richmond Highway, pair of shoes from business
- 6800 block of Richmond Highway, cell phone from business
- 6800 block of Richmond Highway, groceries from vehicle
- 7600 block of Richmond Highway, cell phone from business
- 8500 block of Richmond Highway, license plate from vehicle
- 7800 block of Richmond Highway, beer from business
- 6300 block of Richmond Highway, luggage from vehicle
- 7900 block of Russell Road, cash from residence
- 8500 block of Southlawn Court, flashlight from vehicle
- 7100 block of Strawn Court, package from residence
- 1200 block of Tatum Drive, cell phone from business
- 6700 block of Tower Drive, money from residence
- 6600 block of Wakefield Drive, license plate from vehicle
No vehicle thefts were reported at the time.
Editor's Note: Patch previously covered some of the incidents in this week's crime blotter. For those stories, Patch provides a link to past coverage.