Monday, June 16, 2008

Shooting on Dakine

Sorry for the delay in posting to the website - An email did go out to the Neighborhood Watch Distribution list. To receive email updates, please send a request to greenwoodnwc@gmail.com.

Neighborhood Watch received an email from a neighbor on Dakine about the robbery and shooting on Dakine. Below is the PIO release regarding the attack.

Friday night at 2 am there were at least 8 police cars in front of the neighbors house and the canine dogs are going through her yard and the house next door. Officers said there had been a “robbery”. At 6am when she took her dog out 2 police cars were still there along with a green police crime scene van. Police were taking pictures of the inside of the garage of 6380 as well as the inside of an open mini-van parked in the garage. At that point, she asked the officer if the robbery appeared to be random and he said no, not at all. She was told by a Fairfax County police officer that an Asian woman was robbed of $6,000 and there was a weapon involved. Neighbors on the other side of 6380 were told by a detective that the woman was shot.

It is very important that we realize there is a lot of gang crime in Springfield. This incident happened a few days earlier behind the metro.

PLEASE - Contact the police if you see ANYthing strange or suspicious in the neighborhood.

News Release: 08/159/0372/drg6)
June 9, 2008

Armed Robbery and Shooting in Springfield
A husband and wife were robbed and the wife was shot once in the hand, shortly after 2 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, June 7. The victims arrived home in separate cars. The wife pulled into the garage on Dakine Circle while the husband pulled into the driveway and got out of his car. Three suspects, one armed with a handgun, knocked the husband to the ground and demanded money. The suspect with the gun went to the wife’s car and knocked on the window. The victim refused to get out of the car and locked herself in. The suspect fired one round through the driver’s window, striking the victim in the hand. The suspect reached into the car and grabbed the victim’s purse. All three suspects fled toward Seatrend Way. The woman was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The three suspects were described as men of unknown race, wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.


PIO Release.
MPO Jim Nida
Crime Prevention Office
Franconia District Station
Fairfax County Police Department
703-246-2253. TTY 703-204-2264. Fax 703-246-4253
FCPD-PIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov

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