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Washington Post
6 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Thieves take $32,000 in candles over weeks, Fairfax police say
In terms of targeting a niche item, perhaps few crimes hold a candle to the rash of retail thefts that broke out this year in Fairfax County, according to the county police. The stolen items were candles, the police said, and apparently fairly costly candles. One small group of thieves stole a total of $32,000 in candles during 15 separate thefts, almost all at stores in the Kingstowne and Fair Oaks sections of the county, the police alleged in an account released Tuesday. The serial candle stealing began in February and as time went on indicated 'a clear pattern of retail theft,' the police said. The headline on the statement issued Tuesday by the police indicated at least the possibility that some of the candles might have been more than the standard paraffin cylinders that may be used for illumination in case of power loss or to survive other emergencies. Nor did they seem the sort used in religious observance, or the quickly consumed candles bitterly addressed by Shakespeare's Macbeth ('out, out brief candle'). Instead, the police statement suggested, they may be the sort that provide a special fragrance and an aesthetic experience. 'Scent Trail Ends in Arrests After $32K Organized Candle Theft Spree' was the headline placed by police on their statement. The statement itself seemed straightforward, and shunned the temptation to offer flourishes anything like 'wick ware whisked away (allegedly).' It appears from the total valuation of the merchandise allegedly taken that these candles, and the scents they may produce, were priced at more than a few cents. Consider the most costly of the thefts. Police said it occurred April 7 in the 13000 block of Route 50, in the Fair Oaks area of the county. The value of the merchandise taken was given by police as $4,319.05. It seemed like the sort of theft that might, at least in a bygone day, have caused a merchant to wax wroth. Waxing wroth, according to an AI overview of information available online, 'means becoming progressively or increasingly angry.' The April 7 theft appears to have netted the largest haul. But, according to the police, 12 of the others also involved merchandise valued in the low four figures. As shown online, the prices of what appear to be high-end candles can easily fall in the range of $50 to $100 each. Such candles may be chosen according to the scent emitted, be made from materials other than wax, weigh about a pound, and come with carefully created cylindrical containers. It is also true that scented candles can be bought for far less. It was not clear exactly how many candles were taken in each of the reported thefts. The first of them was Feb. 10 in the 5800 block of Kingstowne Center, in the Kingstowne area, the police said. Officers went there at 1:02 p.m. and were told that three people had entered a business, taken merchandise and fled in a vehicle. The amount of merchandise taken was listed to the penny, if not the scent, as $1,802.45. The most recent theft that police attributed to the 'organized crew' was May 25 in the 6700 block of Frontier Drive, in the Springfield area. The loss was given as $600, the lowest amount in the 15 thefts police said they have linked. Three people were arrested Thursday in the District in connection with their alleged role in the thefts, the county police said. They said arrests were made by their fugitive tracking and apprehension team, with the aid of U.S. marshals. One of the three was charged with 10 counts of larceny with intent to sell, another with five such counts and a third with four counts of conspiracy to commit larceny, the police said. Police said they were being held in the District pending extradition to Fairfax County.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
CIA security shot a woman outside the gates of agency's headquarters
CIA security officers shot and injured a woman who approached the front gates of the agency in a car around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement source and another person familiar with the matter. That person is now in custody. It was not clear what led the agency security officers to open fire. The shooting was 'non-fatal,' according to a statement from the Fairfax County Police Department confirming the incident. No other details on the woman's condition were immediately available. Fairfax Police are currently 'providing traffic support while the CIA conducts its investigation,' according to the statement. At this time, there is no indication that the shooting is connected to the killing of two Israeli embassy employees killed on Wednesday night in Washington DC. 'There was a security incident that law enforcement responded to outside CIA Headquarters,' a CIA spokesperson said. 'The main gate is currently closed until further notice. Additional details will be made available as appropriate.' The FBI's Washington field office said on X they'd responded to the incident and it posed 'no ongoing threat to public safety.'
CTV News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Person in custody after shooting outside CIA headquarters
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Headquarters, is seen from a commercial airliner as it files over the CIA campus in Langley, Va., July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) WASHINGTON — Security guards opened fire on Thursday on a person outside the gates of the CIA's headquarters near Washington, D.C., and then took the suspect into custody, the intelligence agency said. A CIA spokesperson said security staff 'engaged a person' outside the main gates, and a source familiar with the matter said the suspect was a woman. The spokesperson declined to say whether gunfire struck the suspect or to disclose any other details of the incident, except to say the person was now in custody. NBC News reported earlier that the person was shot, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. It was not immediately known why security officers opened fire or what the person was doing at the time of the shooting. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. (0800 GMT), a Fairfax police spokesperson told ABC News. The CIA closed the main gate at its Langley compound and directed employees to seek alternate routes. The shooting incident came after two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in downtown Washington on Wednesday night. There was no indication the incidents were related. Reporting by Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco, Doina Chiacu; Writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Brendan O'Brien, Lisa Shumaker and Alistair Bell.
CNN
22-05-2025
- CNN
CIA security shot a woman outside the gates of agency's headquarters
CIA security officers shot and injured a woman who approached the front gates of the agency in a car around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement source and another person familiar with the matter. That person is now in custody. It was not clear what led the agency security officers to open fire. The shooting was 'non-fatal,' according to a statement from the Fairfax County Police Department confirming the incident. No other details on the woman's condition were immediately available. Fairfax Police are currently 'providing traffic support while the CIA conducts its investigation,' according to the statement. At this time, there is no indication that the shooting is connected to the killing of two Israeli embassy employees killed on Wednesday night in Washington DC. 'There was a security incident that law enforcement responded to outside CIA Headquarters,' a CIA spokesperson said. 'The main gate is currently closed until further notice. Additional details will be made available as appropriate.'
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
16-year-old charged in more than 35 cases of vandalism in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Police say they have arrested a 16-year-old who vandalized dozens of homes, businesses and places of worship in Fairfax County. Body camera video shows officers arresting the teen on Thursday, March 13 around 11:20 p.m. following a call. The backstory Deputy Chief Gregory Fried said the teen vandalized property, broke windows and spray-painted graffiti at 37 different locations during a five-hour span in the area of Burke Center Parkway. "Some of it was random, just words and pictures. Some of it was bias-related, highly offensive, but at this time we don't believe that was his intention," Fried said. Police say theteen confessed to the crimes and detectives are looking to see if he is connected to recent similar cases. There was about $3,500 in damages. "The Chief has reached out directly to some of those impacted in that community so that relationship is ongoing and we are doing everything we can to lessen the impact," Fried said. "A quick arrest, we hope, does that." Police are also crediting surveillance video for the quick arrest, reminding residents that you can register and give them access to your cameras to help solve crimes as part of the Fairfax Connect program. What they're saying Meanwhile, faith leaders in the area — Baptist, Episcopalian, Presbyterian and Jewish — said their communities were alarmed, all coming together to say this is unacceptable. "I think that just seeing those messages close by in a community where you're used to feeling safe was jarring for people," said Pastor Rebecca Messman of Burke Presbyterian Church. "Then there was that moment of, we are not powerless. These messages do not belong here, we are better than this." She gave kids and teens the same age as the suspect chalk over the weekend and they wrote messages of love around buildings, like "You are loved." What's next The juvenile is facing seven misdemeanor charges of destruction of property and one larceny charge for stealing the spray paint. He was released back to his guardians the night he was arrested. If you are a victim or have any additional information related to this case, you're asked to call Fairfax Police.
