Nothing Says "Bring on Summer" Like a Knife Wielding Drunk at the Cedar Lane Shopping Center
Town of Vienna Police Report 6/23/08
Disorderly Event
900 Block Hillcrest Drive, SW
June 20 7:08 p.m.
An individual was outside cursing and being disorderly to neighbors. In the course of their investigation, officers determined that the same subject was in another incident outside of Vienna. The subject was arrested by Fairfax County Police after they secured a warrant for the previous event.
Drunk in Public
200 Block Cedar Lane
June 21 2:21 a.m.
An intoxicated individual was observed approaching a group of men wielding a knife. Vienna Police intervened and the man was arrested and charged with being Drunk in Public.
Arrested: Marvin Robelo Reyes- Martinez, 24, of Cedar Lane in Vienna.
Credit Card Fraud
300 Block Maple Avenue, East
June 22 7:50 p.m.
A wallet was found by a citizen. After investigating, officers determined that the credit cards had been used fraudulently.
Reckless Driving- Cruiser Struck
300 Block Maple Avenue, East
June 22 7:50 p.m.
An individual was driving aggressively and threatening other drivers. He was located and during the stop, he attempted to leave and ran into a Vienna Police cruiser. Minor damage sustained.
Charged with reckless Driving: Jamal D. Afifi, 22, of Spring Ridge Road in Vienna.
Destruction of Property
500 Block Lawyers Road, NW
Between June 14 and 22
Unknown object broke glass out of a door. A neighbor reported hearing gun shots but nothing further substantiated that claim.
Comments
This individual was brandishing a deadly weapon and confronting a group of men. And all the VPD do is arrest him for drunk in public? How long was he detained? Has he been released back into our community? What’s the likelihood that he remains a dangerous threat to the public?
Posted by: donothingVTC | June 24, 2008 07:02 AM
Brandishing of a bladed weapon requires the blade to be 12 inches long. This is a problem with the VA.code not with the VPD or council. We need to look to our state delegates for a change in this code.
Posted by: hank | June 24, 2008 10:29 AM
"The Town has met with the Center's management previously with satisfactory outcomes" M. Jane Seeman
If the Mayor was in charge of FEMA, George Bush would be saying... you're doin a heck-of-a-job Janie... but, we all know you can do "better"
Posted by: J. "weak-on-law-enforcement" Seeman | June 24, 2008 01:28 PM
"An intoxicated individual was observed approaching a group of men wielding a knife. Vienna Police intervened and the man was arrested and charged with being Drunk in Public."
So what this says to me is that the Vienna Police are forced to provide tax payer funded security for this shopping center. Is this Jane's satisfactory outcome?
Posted by: Jane, you ignorant nut | June 24, 2008 09:51 PM
Seems doubtful that the shopping center would be paying for security at 2:21 AM in any case as nothing in there's open at that hour.
Posted by: You're kidding me, right? | June 25, 2008 02:35 PM
How much does the town spend dealing with the crime at the Cedar Park Shopping Center?
See, here's the thing: the shopping center management company does NOTHING to manage the crowds of criminals that hang out there day and night. So, the town has resorted to a 24/hour a day police presence there -- both undercover and out in the open.
At what point do tax payers say "no more" and force the shopping center to foot the bill for it's own security?
Posted by: think about it | June 26, 2008 12:26 PM
Better fighting real crime than setting speed traps is what I say.
People on this site love to complain about crime at the shopping center... and now when the police are patrolling there, they're going to complain that they're policing the place. As if the crime wasn't happening at the shopping center, we wouldn't be paying for the same number of cops to do something else?
And I believe I have seen "rent a cops" patrolling the place during the day...
Posted by: You're kidding me, right? | June 26, 2008 11:43 PM
Stop! You're killing me! This is better than Seinfeld!
Posted by: Marie | June 27, 2008 04:26 PM
Yes, Marie Kisner, this certainly is funny. So glad you are having a laugh at the expense of Vienna town citizens.
Posted by: Patrick St. Resident | June 28, 2008 02:44 PM
Patrick St. Resident; Yet ANOTHER reason why you guys are so funny. You think there is ONLY ONE MARIE in Vienna. Worse, but MORE telling, is that you actually believe Marie Kisner is writing to you. You're kidding, right? I'm not wasting any more of my time on this silliness. Continue your irrational tirades on your own.
Posted by: Marie (not a public official) | June 29, 2008 09:31 AM
HV, you forgot this one:
Arrest
Location: PARK & Patrick Sts., S.E.
Date/Time: 11:34 p.m. June 27
Details: During a traffic stop, Victor Daniel Castro-Elguera, 21, 248 Cedar Ln., S.E., Vienna, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving without a license.
Drunk, driving and no driver's license... what does this tell you?
Posted by: J. THAT's my Cedar Ln. | July 1, 2008 08:00 AM
Yet, another knife incident in Vienna:
http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/police_media_releases.htm
Posted by: J. "the dull blade" Seeman | July 7, 2008 08:13 PM
And the conclusion of the story:
Arrest- Driving While Intoxicated 08-6277
Park Street at Patrick Street, SE
June 27 11:34 p.m.
Officer Steve Simon conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle driving with no headlights.
After stopping, the driver was found to be impaired. The driver, Victor Daniel Castro-
Elguera, 21, of Cedar Lane in Vienna, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, No
Operators License, and Driving with No Headlights. He was taken to the Fairfax County
Adult Detention Center and charged formally. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(I.C.E.) was notified of the arrest as Mr. Castro- Elguera was found to be an ILLEGAL ALIEN.
Here in SE/SW Vienna??? I can only hope this guy was driving around the VTC member neighborhoods.
Posted by: J. "THAT's my Cedar Ln." Seeman | July 9, 2008 01:03 PM