Skimming Devices Found At Vienna Gas Station

VIENNA, VA — You may want to check your credit card and bank accounts if you've been to the Exxon Gas Station at 395 Maple Avenue East recently. Credit card skimming devices were found on two gas pumps at the Exxon.

Vienna Police estimate the devices have been there between Monday June 12 at noon and Wednesday, June 14 at 2:32 p.m. Police continue to investigate.

Skimming devices are attached to machines that have card readers. The device collects financial information, including PIN numbers, when an individual slides a card through the reader.

The incident comes after a skimming device was found at an Exxon Gas Station at 8021 Leesburg Pike in Tysons in late May.

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Fairfax County detectives offer the following tips to protect consumers from skimming devices:

• Inspect the machine. Devices may not be visible, but signs of pry marks, scratching or tampering could indicate presence of a skimming device.
• Use your credit card rather than a debit/ATM card to avoid PIN numbers from being recorded. Plus, bank funds are often more difficult to get reimbursed.
• Shield your PIN number from nearby individuals.
• Regularly check bank and card statements for fraudulent activity, even for small charges. Call your bank or credit card company right away if you suspect fraudulent activity.
• Use ATMs or machines in areas with security cameras.

Other notable incidents in Vienna's weekly crime report for June 9-15 are:

Incident, Case number, Location, Date

Death Investigation – Homicide / Suicide 17-005291 and 17-005292

100 Block Oak Street, SW and 100 Block Ross Drive, SW
June 11 6:49 p.m.

Officers and rescue personnel responded to the 100 Block of Oak Street, SW for a 9-1-1 call
related to an injured woman. They located a 47-year-old woman who was suffering from stab
wounds to the upper body. The woman was transported by rescue personnel to Fairfax Hospital
where she was later pronounced dead.

In what appears to be a related event, at approximately 6:56 p.m. officers responded to a call
involving “shots fired” in the 100 Block Ross Drive, SW. Officers located a deceased 53-yearold
man in the backyard of his residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the
upper body. At this time, the cases appear to be a murder/suicide incident.

Both cases continue to be investigated.

See more about the murder-suicide here. Find out how to help the woman's orphaned children here.

Fraud 17-005359
400 Block East Street, NE
Between June 5 at 7:00 a.m. and June 13 at 2:29 p.m.

A resident advised a man came to her home on June 5 claiming to be from a tree service that she
had previously done work with. The man advised that she needed additional work to her trees.

The resident paid the man a down payment and gave him another check the following day as he
advised there was more work he would need to complete.

The man never returned to do the work. When the resident called the company they advised they
had no employee by the name she was given.

This case is being investigated.

Shepherdson Lane, NE
June 10 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:21 p.m.

A resident came to the Vienna Police Station to report a domestic disturbance that had occurred
earlier in the day. The resident advised she and her husband had been arguing overnight. The
argument escalated into a physical altercation and resulted in minor injury to the resident.

Officers responded to the residence where they arrested a 36-year-old man. Ofc. Rohr
transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was charged with
Domestic Assault and an Emergency Protective Order was issued. The man was then released
on his signature.

Suspicious Event 17-005430
534 Marshall Road, SW
June 14 7:00 p.m.

Ofc Harter met with a town resident who reported that someone sent a change of address to the
United States Postal Service and tried to open a credit card using his date of birth and Social
Security number. He was alerted by his credit monitoring service.

Assault 17-005410
Nutley Street SW / Courthouse Road SW
June 14 11:22 p.m.

A citizen reported that while he was driving back home from the District of Columbia, in an
Uber pool vehicle (allows other unknown subjects to share the ride and lower your fare) he stated
that he did not feel comfortable with one of the other passengers and did not want him to know
where he lived at. He exited the Uber at Nutley Street SW/Courthouse Road SW instead of his
residence. While he was on the phone calling for a ride home he was assaulted by the other
passenger who had made him feel uncomfortable on the ride home. After assaulting him the
suspect left the scene on foot. The area was searched but the subject was not located.

Crashes

June 9 5:13 p.m.

Vehicle-1 was in the left turn lane of westbound Maple Avenue at the intersection with Beulah
Road. Vehicle-1 had the green left turn arrow at the traffic light.

Pedestrian-1 attempted to cross Maple Avenue walking northbound. The pedestrian was not in
the crosswalk. The pedestrian stepped into traffic when it was unsafe to do so and was struck by
Vehicle-1

Pedestrian-1 was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. After she was
released from the hospital she was issued a summons charging Jaywalking.

Park Street and Tapawingo Road, SE 17-005365
June 13 6:08 p.m.

Pedestrian-1, an adult, and Pedestrian-2, a juvenile, were walking southbound on Park Street
crossing Tapawingo Road in the crosswalk. Vehicle-1 was traveling northbound on Park Street
turning left to go westbound on Tapawingo Road. Vehicle-1 struck both pedestrians in the
crosswalk. Both pedestrians were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening
injuries.

Driver-1 was issued a summons charging Failure to Pay Full Time and Attention.

To report information, call the Vienna Police Department at 703-255-6366.