Crime & Safety
Fairfax Police: Woman with a Child in her Car Speeds Away from Officer
The latest incident reports from the West Springfield and Franconia District Stations, which include parts of Lorton.
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.
FRANCONIA DISTRICT STATION
Larceny on Tuesday, Oct. 22:
6100 block of Rose Hill Drive in Rose Hill: a purse was reported stolen from a vehicle
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