NOVA Parks and Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad Regional Park supporters are teaming up with local law enforcement to encourage the safe use of e-bikes and other electric mobility devices.
After kicking off in Loudoun County on Aug. 1, the educational initiative will continue this month with free events along the 45-mile-long W&OD Trail hosted by the Fairfax County, Herndon and Vienna police departments.
A pedestrian was taken to a hospital earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) following a crash near the Vienna Community Center.
Police officers and a medic were dispatched to Park Street SE at Cherry Street SE at around 1:22 p.m. after a witness called 911 for what was initially described as a pedestrian hit-and-run crash with an injury, according to the Town of Vienna Police Department (VPD) and scanner traffic.
Local police and parks officials across Northern Virginia are working to raise awareness of how to safely ride and share paths with electric bicycles in response to reported upticks in complaints about reckless behavior.
Over the past month, the Vienna Police Department has been sharing information about safe and legal riding practices, while also stepping up patrols in areas where concerns have cropped up as part of an E-Bike Safety Awareness Campaign launched on May 29.
The Little Free Pantries outside Emmaus United Church of Christ in Vienna have gotten battered over the years, but despite repeated acts of vandalism, they’re still standing.
Though cleaning up and repairing the damage can be a hassle, sometimes temporarily taking the boxes out of commission, the church remains undeterred in its commitment to making donated food and hygiene products available to passersby in need.
A drizzly, foggy evening served as the setting of another crash on Maple Avenue in Vienna that left a pedestrian critically injured.
The crash occurred around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 10) when a driver heading toward Tysons on Maple Avenue East struck the pedestrian near the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail crossing, according to the Town of Vienna Police Department.
A pedestrian was hospitalized after a crash in Vienna that triggered delays along the town’s busiest thoroughfare this morning (Friday).
Vienna Police responded to the intersection of Nutley Street SW and Maple Avenue West at around 6:15 a.m. after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle heading north on Maple.
A 26-year-old man was arrested last month on the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Vienna for brandishing a firearm after he became “aggressive” during a dog-related dispute.
Members of the Vienna Police Department responded to the trail on Dec. 21 after the 26-year-old — who had been told to stop whistling at the dog — began following the dog and its owner before pulling out a gun.
The Vienna Police Department didn’t have to go far to find its newest chief of police.
Dan Janickey, who has served as the department’s deputy police chief for more than a decade, will succeed the retiring Jim Morris starting Feb. 1, 2026, the Town of Vienna announced yesterday (Monday).
The Vienna Police Department is searching for a vehicle used in the theft of approximately $1,000 in products from a local grocery store.
A white Honda Pilot SUV that officers learned had been stolen was used as a getaway vehicle by two men who reportedly shoplifted the groceries on Monday (Dec. 1), police said.
Vienna police have identified the teens who allegedly set off fireworks during a fight at the local McDonald’s last month.
An 18-year-old girl from Falls Church and an unnamed 16-year-old have been arrested and charged with causing malicious injury to police officers, throwing a missile at an occupied building, and other offenses, the Town of Vienna Police Department (VPD) announced today (Wednesday).
