Wallet Stolen During Movie In Fairfax

FAIRFAX, VA — This happens more often than you might think: Thieves targeting movie theaters as a way to plunder purses of unsuspecting patrons otherwise occupied by the cinematic screening. That's what happened Thursday night at Cinema Arts Theatres, 9650 Main Street, according to Fairfax Police.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m., the victim told police that while she was watching the movie, someone stole her wallet from her purse, which was on the floor beside her seat. The wallet contained cash, ID and credit cards. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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"Anyone carrying a bag into the movies knows there’s basically only one thing you can do with it: you place that purse. . .on the ground and (hope) no one drops their soda on the ground nearby. A Connecticut man saw all those bags as a way to make some easy money, crawling around on movie theater floors to steal up to $70,000 a week."

Also in Friday's Fairfax crime report:

Incident / Case #…

Larceny Arrest
17-12938
10700 Block of West Drive – On August 23 at 8:47 PM the victim reported that during the course of an altercation with a male acquaintance he had grabbed her iPhone and refused to return it. The suspect was still in the area when police arrived. Following investigation by the Field Operations Division Carlos Enrique Morales, 33, of 4507 John Tyler Court, Annandale, was transported to the Adult Detention Center where he was charged with grand larceny and his bond was set at $3000.

Vandalism
17-12961
3900 Block of Madison Mews – On August 24 at 10:37 AM the resident reported that sometime between 10:00 PM on August 23 and 7:00 AM on August 24 unknown person(s) had thrown eggs on the front door of the home.

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