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Thieving Trio Thwarted Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In Virginia: Police Thieving Trio Thwarted Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In Virginia: Police
Thieving Trio Thwarted Living Large With Stolen Credit Cards, Checks In Virginia: Police A tricky team of thieves from Maryland were not swift enough to thwart police in Virginia after they went on a shopping spree with stolen checks and credit cards at Sak's Fifth Avenue in Fairfax County. Late on Monday afternoon, three men were arrested by members of the Fairfax County Police Department's Tyson's Urban Team, who swiftly jumped into action after being alerted by a loss prevention officer about a possible credit card fraud that was in progress, police say. (clockwise from right): Elijah Walker, Jaylin Oliver, Vernon Lee Brown III. Fairfax County Police The incident was re…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff
Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Two wanted men with a history of crime in the DMV region are back behind bars after their latest gambit. Jeremy Shivers, 36, and Joel Gomez, 23, are both facing new charges in Stafford County after being busted attempting to steal from Home Depot on Worth Avenue in Stafford, the sheriff’s office announced. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Aug. 31, staff at the store advised the Stafford County Sheriff about a man who attempted to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, but dropped it when he was caught by staff and fled. However, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School Employees Busted In $2 Million Laptop Embezzlement Scheme: Fairfax PD School Employees Busted In $2 Million Laptop Embezzlement Scheme: Fairfax PD
School Employees Busted In $2 Million Laptop Embezzlement Scheme: Fairfax PD Two Fairfax County school employees and a third man were arrested on accusations they planned on stealing 35,000 school laptops totaling $2 million, officials said.  Franque Minor II, 35, and Mario Jones, Jr., 21, were employees for the school system and worked at a warehouse, which they were using as a hub to auction off the computers illegally, Fairfax County Police said. After their arrest on Thursday, July 14, police found Fadi Attyeh, 36, outside of the Industrial Road warehouse in a truck labeled Attyah Computer Recycling. Inside of it they found the laptops, police said. These …

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by AJ Goldbloom