Falls Church Crime

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• Falls Church Memorial Day Guide

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  Memorial Day has arrived and there is a lot to do in Falls Church for everyone! Of course there's the 31 st Annual City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade , but there will be a Friday kickoff sponsored by a George Mason High group.

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  Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Falls Church, VA, Reston, VA

• Christmas Day Bandits Face Decade in Prison

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  An Arlington County jury this week found two men guilty of a Christmas Day robbery of a gas station and recommended to a judge that they serve at least a decade behind bars.

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  Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Arlington County, VA, Arlington, VA, Falls Church, VA

• City of Falls Church Crime Report for May 15 - May 21

  Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  City of Falls Church police are investigating a report of graffiti in a playground in the 300 block of N. Washington St.

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  Related Topix: Falls Church, VA, McLean, VA

• Four Falls Church Teens Charged in Explosive Device ...

  Tuesday May 22 | via Patch.com 

  Fairfax County Police charged four Falls Church men and a minor with creating and/or using explosives after an explosive device went off inside a mailbox along Gallows Road.

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  Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Falls Church, VA, Vienna, VA

• Vienna Boy Charged in Explosive Device Case

  Tuesday May 22 | via Patch.com 

  A Vienna boy was part of a group of teens charged last week after an explosive device went off inside a mailbox along Gallows Road.

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  Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Falls Church, VA

• Ethiopian activists protest G-8 summit in US

  Saturday May 19 | via KRMG-AM Tulsa 

  More than 200 Ethiopian activists jammed a small Maryland town's square Saturday to protest their prime minister's involvement in a global economic summit at the nearby Camp David presidential retreat.

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  Related Topix: World News, Ethiopia, Africa, Maryland, Meles Zenawi

• Ethiopian activists protest G-8 summit in Maryland

  Saturday May 19 | via KRMG-AM Tulsa 

  Dozens of police officers in riot gear contained more than 200 Ethiopian activists who jammed a small Maryland town's square Saturday to protest their prime minister's involvement in a global economic summit at nearby Camp David.

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  Related Topix: World News, Ethiopia, Africa, Meles Zenawi

• The dawning of the. . . .

  Friday May 18 | via WBEZ-FM Chicago 

  News Headline: "Chicago confident it can handle NATO protesters." News Headline: "Pre-NATO situation under control: Chicago police." News Headline: "Police prepare with riot gear and sound cannon." News Headline: "Protesters brace for confrontations." Is everyone enjoying the Age of Aquarius so far? News Item: ". . . At lunch at the White House ... (more)

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• City of Falls Church Crime Report for May 8 - May 14

  Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com 

  Billy J. Stallard, Jr., 50, of no fixed address was charged with public drunkenness in the 100 block of W. Broad St.

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  Related Topix: Falls Church, VA, Annandale, VA, Alexandria, VA

• Two charged in alleged sexual assault in Merrifield

  Tuesday May 15 | via Fairfax Times 

  Two men have been charged with rape and aggravated malicious wounding after county police say a 50-year-old woman was attacked in Merrifield early Friday morning.

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  Related Topix: Merrifield, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Falls Church, VA

• Countywide Survey Shows High Levels of Alcohol Consu...

  Tuesday May 15 | via Patch.com 

  Some of the 100 parents who gathered recently were surprised at the results of the annual countywide survey of alcohol abuse among students attending McLean area middle and high schools: Forty-four percent of McLean area 12th graders reported having used alcohol in the last 30 days - up from the countywide 37 percent and the nation's 41 percent.

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  Related Topix: McLean, VA, Education Etc., Fairfax County, VA

• Law Ride rolls through D.C. for National Police Week

  Sunday May 13 | via Examiner.com 

  Hundreds of motorcycles roared through the streets of D.C. for Law Ride 2012 during National Police Week.A For the past 17 years, Law Ride has gathered motor-officers and motorcycle enthusiasts together to honor the service and sacrifice of police officers.

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  Related Topix: Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC

• Eight Falls Church Men Among 28 Arrested in Alleged ...

  Thursday May 10 | via Patch.com 

  A Falls Church man allegedly acted as one of four leaders of a cocaine ring that smuggled the drug into Northern Virginia, distributed it across the East Coast and wired more than $1 million back to suppliers in Honduras over several years.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Virginia, Falls Church, VA, Prison

• Five Arlington Men Among 28 Arrested in Alleged Hond...

  Thursday May 10 | via Patch.com 

  An Arlington man allegedly acted as one of four leaders of a cocaine ring that smuggled the drug into Northern Virginia, distributed it across the East Coast and wired more than $1 million back to suppliers in Honduras over several years.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Virginia, Prison, Falls Church, VA, Vienna, VA

• 28 Arrested In Va. Drug-Trafficking Ring

  Thursday May 10 | via WUSA-TV Washington 

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Twenty-eight people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a cocaine trafficking ring based in Northern Virginia that uses couriers to regularly import large amounts of cocaine from Honduras hidden in shoes and decorative wooden frames, according to officials.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Alexandria, VA, Prison, Fairfax County, VA, Falls Church, VA, Vienna, VA

• City of Falls Church Crime Report for May 1 - May 7

  Wednesday May 9 | via Patch.com 

  Ruben E. Marza Martinez, 24, of Falls Church , was charged with driving under the influence in the 100 block of Little Falls St.

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  Related Topix: Falls Church, VA, Annandale, VA, Arlington, VA

• CSC Teams with Daon to Launch Multifactor Identity A...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Information Technology 

  CSC Teams with Daon to Launch Multifactor Identity Authentication Offering for Banking; ConfidentID Mobile to Enable Banks to Reduce Fraud and Identity Theft FALLS CHURCH, Va., -- CSC today announced it has teamed with Daon, a leader in identity authentication technology and services, to launch a biometric authentication service to help banks ... (more)

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  Related Topix: CSC, Computers, IT Services, Computer Security, Daon, Science / Technology, Software, Falls Church, VA

• CSC Unveils Software to Accelerate Claims Processing...

  Monday May 7 | via Business Wire 

  RISKMASTER Accelerator with Pre-loaded Business Rules Engine Builds on CSC Expertise in End-to-End Claims and Risk Management )--CSC today unveiled RISKMASTER Accelerator , an end-to-end claims system developed to improve claims processes for any North American entity handling property and casualty claims, including carriers, third-party claims ... (more)

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  Related Topix: cScape, CSC, Computers, IT Services

• 28 Arrested in Drug-Smuggling Ring that Brought Coca...

  Apr 1, 2011 | via Hispanically Speaking 

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly arrested 28 people allegedly involved in the cocaine-smuggling ring, which operated for six years.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Falls Church, VA, Vienna, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Manassas, VA

• 28 Arrested in Drug-Smuggling Ring that Brought Coca...

  Apr 1, 2011 | via Hispanically Speaking 

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly arrested 28 people allegedly involved in the cocaine-smuggling ring, which operated for six years.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Falls Church, VA, Vienna, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Manassas, VA