Crime & Safety

Visible Smoke, Dog Attack, Hotel Shooting

Some of the top crime, police and fire stories from Vienna Patch in September.

Vienna residents have Oktoberfest, Halloween and fall colors to look forward to this month, but first let’s take a look back at some of the most-read crime, police and fire stories on Vienna Patch in September.

Police: Dog in Vienna Attacks and Kills Another Dog - A Vienna resident reported that a neighbor’s dog had jumped the fence separating their properties.

Boy Killed in Shooting at Vienna Hotel - Fairfax County Police say a teenager was shot and killed at the Residence Inn in Vienna.

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Witnesses Help Vienna Police Make Hit-and-Run Arrest - A Vienna woman was charged with felony hit and run after witnesses copied her plate number.

Police: McLean Teen Found Dead in August was Not a Runaway - Emylee Lonczak, a McLean High School student, was found dead in Vienna.

What Was All That Smoke? - All that smoke visible in the sky from Vienna on Monday was from a six six-alarm fire. Police said later in September the fire appeared to be “incendiary in nature.”

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Check back tomorrow for Vienna’s other top (non-crime-related) stories. 


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