Manassas City Police Beat - March 31, 2016

Manassas City Police Department
Crime Report
March 31, 2016

Larceny from Vehicle
On March 30, 2016, Manassas City Police met with a resident on the 8900 block of Early St. The reporting party told officers that sometime between 9:30 p.m. on March 29 and 5:45 a.m. on March 30, someone stole his work laptop out of his vehicle, which may have been left unlocked during the time of the theft. The laptop and its accessories were valued together at $500.

Fraud
On March 29, 2016, Manassas City Police met with a resident for a report of a fraud. The reporting party, a 78-year-old female, told officers that a male subject had called her claiming to be her grandson. The caller told the victim he had been in a car accident in a foreign country, was in police custody, and needed money as a result. The caller said that if the resident did not send him money, he would have to stay in jail. The caller gave the victim a phone number to call someone who supposedly worked for the United States Embassy and could help. When the victim called him, the second suspect advised the victim that she would have to send a large sum of money in the form of prepaid cards before he could have her “grandson” released from custody. The victim complied until she was contacted by her bank who inquired about the purchases. She then contacted a family member who confirmed her grandson was safe in the United States and that the call was a scam.

Larcenies from Vehicle
On March 29, 2016, Manassas City Police met with residents on the 8600 block of Kirby St and the 9200 block of Sumner Lake Blvd for separate reports of larcenies from vehicle. The residents told officers that sometime during the overnight hours, someone rummaged through four vehicles but did not steal any items. In each case, the vehicle was left unlocked and parked in front of the residence overnight.

Stolen Auto
On March 23, 2016, Manassas City Police responded to Exxon (8905 Centreville Rd) for a report of a stolen vehicle. The reporting party told officers that sometime between March 18 and March 23, someone stole the victim’s vehicle from the business where it had been left for repair. The vehicle was stored on a trailer at the time of the theft.
Description of stolen vehicle:
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, white, valued at $4,000

Larceny from Auto
On March 26, 2016, Manassas City Police met with a resident on the 8700 block of Richmond Ave for a report of a larceny from auto. The reporting party told officers that during the overnight hours, someone stole an undisclosed amount of cash from his vehicle. One of the vehicle’s windows had been left cracked open during the time of the theft.

Attempted Fraud
On March 26, 2016, Manassas City Police met with a resident on the 9100 block of Taylor St for a report of an attempted fraud. The reporting party told officers that she was corresponding with an employer on a nanny website about a potential job when he sent her a check for a large sum of money. He told the resident that some of the money was for her, but since the alleged employer claimed to be out of the country, the majority was to send to another party to buy plane tickets. The resident believed this along with the alleged employer’s other actions to be suspicious, and was able to confirm the scam with Police before becoming a victim.

**Arrests**

Stolen Auto – Arrest
On March 18, 2016, Manassas City Police met with a resident on the 10300 block of 7th Regiment Dr for a report of a stolen vehicle. The reporting party told officers that sometime between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. that morning, someone stole his 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup truck (valued at $2,000) from where it was parked in front of his residence. The vehicle was unlocked with keys in the console at the time of the theft.

Later on March 18, officers conducting patrol in the area of Byrd Dr and Aspen Pl observed a suspicious vehicle occupied with three juveniles, which matched the description of the stolen pickup. Through further investigation, officers identified the juveniles as suspects and charged a 15-year-old male, 16-year-old female, and 17-year-old male, all of Manassas, with grand larceny. Each juvenile has a pending court date in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.


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