'Emerging Gang' Members, Come On Over to Vienna to Where All the Action Is!

To think we could have both MS-13 and this emerging gang right here in town. FUN.

County Police Make Arrests of Members of 'Emerging Gang' by BRIAN TROMPETER, Staff Writer (Created: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:22 AM EDT)

Fairfax County police have arrested six young men who authorities said were part of an emerging gang.

Police believe there may be 15 to 20 members of this predominately Asian group, which is based in the Fairfax, Centreville, Fair Oaks and Falls Church areas.

The investigation began after a Feb. 18 robbery and mob assault, which took place on a basketball court behind Fair Lakes Shopping Center. A verbal altercation became physical, resulting in several teenagers attacking a 15-year-old Fairfax boy, police said.

The boy was kicked and punched as he tried to get away from the group. Members of the group took the boy's backpack and belongings, police said.

Following that incident, which was not reported to police, another incident involving some of the same suspects took place on a basketball court in the Fair Oaks area.

More than 30 people met at the court, where a violent fight took place between the two groups. Police are aware of at least one person who sought medical treatment at a local hospital's emergency room. Several weapons were recovered from the scene, police said.

Police launched an investigation that coordinated with school-resource officers from Fairfax, Oakton and Centreville high schools. Fairfax County patrol and bicycle officers from the Fair Oaks District Station and gang-unit detectives also participated in the investigation.

Authorities established that there were two separate acts of violence that took place and charged the following individuals with robbery and mob assault: two 16-year-old boys and one 17-year-old boy, of Fairfax High School, on April 2; two Oakton High School students, ages 16 and 17, on May 7; and an adult, Daniel Y. Choi, 19, of 9600 Blake Lane in the Oakton area on June 7. There are no other charges anticipated.

Police ask anyone with information about these incidents to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1 (866) 411-8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County police at (703) 691-2131.