Car Windows Smashed, Purses Stolen In Two Vienna Incidents

VIENNA, VA—Car smashing incidents have reappeared in Vienna as police investigate a new pair of incidents. Both happened in the afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 20.

In the first incident, a woman parked at the Tiny Tots preschool (204 Courthouse Road SW) and came back to discover the window smashed. Her purse and shopping bags were gone, and she later learned the vandal had used her bank card twice for purchases at Walgreens. The vandal had likely struck between 3 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

The other incident happened at Glyndon Park (300 Glyndon Street NE). The woman left her purse on the floor of the car and returned from the park to find it gone and the car window smashed. This happened within a half hour between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Parks and schools had been the locations of other car vandalisms earlier this year. Police received reports of three cars damaged at Vienna Elementary School in July and one damaged at the Cunningham Park Elementary School playground in July.

To report information about any of these incidents, call the Vienna Police Department at 703-255-6366.

Other incidents in the Dec. 21-28 Vienna crime report include:

Crash
Courthouse Road near Maple Avenue SW 17-011176
December 22 12:53 p.m.
Vehicle-2 and Vehicle-3 were on Courthouse Road, stopped at the traffic light waiting to make a
left turn onto Maple Avenue. Vehicle-1 was exiting the parking lot of 180 Maple Avenue, West
and attempted to turn right on to Courthouse Road. Vehicle-1 struck the rear of Vehicle-2,
causing it to strike the rear of Vehicle-3. Driver-3 was transported an area hospital for treatment.
Driver-1 and Driver-2 complained of injury but refused treatment.
Driver-1 was issues a summons charging Failure to Maintain Control.

Found Property 17-011245
400 Block Maple Avenue West
December 26 10:00 a.m.
A citizen turned in a 9mm round that he found while walking through a parking lot.

December 27 5:48 p.m.
Vehicle-1 was traveling westbound on Courthouse Road. Vehicle-2 was traveling eastbound.
Driver-1 was distracted by her cell phone and drifted over the double yellow lines, striking
Vehicle-2.
Driver-1 was issued a summons charging Use of a Handheld Personal Communications Device
while Operating a Vehicle.

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