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Springfield Jersey Mike’s among franchises cited for breaking child labor laws

Published March 21, 2024 at 11:45AM

Jersey Mike's Subs at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center in West Springfield (via Google Maps)

U.S. Department of Labor investigations at four Northern Virginia Jersey Mike’s franchise locations have found the operator allowed more than a dozen employees under the age of 16 to perform dangerous tasks and work longer than permitted hours.

The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that JM Burke LLC — the Charleston, South Carolina-based operator — violated the Fair Labor Standards Act at locations in Ashburn, South Riding, Springfield and Sterling, according to an agency news release.

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Cut-through traffic drops in Herndon, but capacity at key intersections still strained, study finds

By Fatimah Waseem

Published February 20, 2024 at 11:00AM

Vehicles on Herndon Parkway (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Herndon Town Council members remain concerned by cut-through traffic and spillover from development in neighboring jurisdictions following a recently released traffic study.

At a town council meeting on Feb. 13, consultant Gorove Slade reported that cut-through traffic declined overall from 2019 to 2022, but several key intersections are operating beyond their capacity loads.

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Reston man charged with filing false stabbing report, embezzlement in Sterling

By Inside NoVA

Published December 29, 2023 at 9:30AM

A Reston man has been charged with falsely claiming to have been stabbed in the Dulles Town Center parking lot (via Google Maps)

A man who claimed he was stabbed by two masked strangers outside Dulles Town Center in November now faces charges of filing a false report and embezzlement from the mall’s Sports Nation store where he worked.

On Nov. 10, Fawad Fafa, 44, filed a report with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office claiming to have been a victim of a stabbing in the parking lot of the Dulles Town Center Mall in Sterling.

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Reston nonprofit opens food distribution center in Sterling

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 4, 2023 at 11:00AM

Cornerstones celebrated the grand opening of the food distribution hub on Nov. 20 (Photo courtesy Cornerstones).

Cornerstones, a Reston-based nonprofit organization, has expanded into Sterling.

The nonprofit organization — which has offered food and other supports for individuals and families in need since it was founded in 1970 — opened the Free from Hunger Center last week.

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Man who led police chase from Ashburn to Vienna charged with carjacking and more

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 1, 2023 at 9:30AM

Police officers tackle a man identified as Joseph Daniel in Oakton after a pursuit and attempted carjackings (via FCPD/Facebook)

A Leesburg man faces multiple criminal charges from two different Northern Virginia counties in connection to a police pursuit that started in Ashburn and ended just outside the Town of Vienna.

On Monday (Oct. 30) afternoon, the Fairfax County Police Department arrested 44-year-old Joseph Daniel at the intersection of Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) and Flint Hill Road in Oakton after he allegedly attempted to carjack two vehicles.

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NOW: Man wanted for reported abduction in Loudoun arrested in Oakton

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 30, 2023 at 4:55PM | Updated October 30, 2023 at 5:24PM

A man suspected of abduction in Ashburn was arrested at Chain Bridge Road and Flint Hill Road in Oakton (via FCPD/Twitter)

A police pursuit of a man who reportedly attempted to abduct a woman crossed county lines before ending just outside the Town of Vienna this afternoon.

Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) is currently closed at the Flint Hill Road intersection in Oakton in the wake of the arrest, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The Town of Vienna said on Twitter at 4:30 p.m. that one southbound lane between Flint Hill and Nutley Street had opened.

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Va. attorney general opposes Dulles Greenway toll increase in Northern Virginia

By Nathaniel Cline / Virginia Mercury

Published October 9, 2023 at 3:30PM

The eastern end of the Dulles Greenway near Herndon (via Google Maps)

The Office of the Virginia Attorney General is opposing a private toll road owner’s request for a rate increase.

In July, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, the owner and operator of the 14-mile Dulles Greenway that runs between Leesburg and Washington Dulles International Airport, filed a request with the State Corporation Commission to increase tolls by at least 21%.

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FCPD: Man arrested for three sexual battery incidents in ‘broad daylight’

By Fatimah Waseem

Published July 10, 2023 at 11:00AM

Hien The Dinh was arrested in connection with three sexual battery incidents (Photo via FCPD).

A Stafford man was arrested on Friday (July 7) in connection with the sexual battery of a woman in Chantilly and two other incidents that police say are related.

Fairfax County police arrested Hien The Dinh, 20, on charges of abduction and sexual battery. Police say he approached a woman in “broad daylight” on July 3 around 11:30 a.m. in the 14500 block of Northeast Place and forcefully grabbed her in an intimate area and put her in a chokehold.

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Reston teen arrested and charged in connection to Sterling shooting

By Fatimah Waseem

Published January 9, 2023 at 10:15AM

Isaias Lainez-Alvarado (Photo via LCS0).

A Reston man has been arrested and charged in connection with a June 11 shooting of three people in Sterling.

Isaias Lainez-Alvarado, 19, was arrested at a home in Reston on Thursday (Jan. 5), according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

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Morning Notes

By FFXnow.com

Published June 9, 2022 at 7:30AM

Plants grow over Vienna Metro station sign and fence (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Police Arrest Suspect in Car Part Thefts — “A 33-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of vehicle parts in residential parking garages in Fairfax County and Fairfax City…The first theft was reported on April 19 in the 5800 block of Trinity Parkway in Centreville.” [ALXnow]

Fairfax Man Charged for Loudoun County Bomb Threat — “An 18-year-old man from Fairfax was arrested on Tuesday and charged in connection with a bomb threat that was emailed to Dominion High School on May 19.” [Patch]