Crime & Safety
Crime Report: Woman Charged with Eluding Police, Child Endangerment
The latest incident reports from the West Springfield and Sully District Stations, which includes parts of Fairfax Station.
The following information was provided by the Fairfax County Police Department. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
WEST SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT STATION
Pursuit
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A 38-year-old woman was charged with speeding away from police, driving without a license, child endangerment, and hit and run.
Maria Cruz de Alvarez was arrested in the incident. According to Fairfax County Police, at 8:38 a.m. Wednesday, a police officer conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 Ford Focus at the intersection of Braddock Road and Guinea Road.
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The driver fled and struck a mailbox with her car, according to police. The driver eventually pulled over on the 4700 block of Gainsborough Drive. Authorities said that a 10-year-old child was in the car at the time. The child was not injured.
SULLY DISTRICT STATION
Incidents reported on Tuesday, Oct. 22:
Alcohol enforcement
On Tuesday, officers from the Sully District Station patrolled the county searching for drunken drivers. Twenty-nine summonses were issued, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Burglary
13000 block of Poplar Tree Road in Fairfax: a resident reported someone entered their residence and took property.
Larceny:
15100 block of Whetherburn Drive in Fairfax: a cell phone was reported stolen from a vehicle
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