Crime & Safety
Crime Report: Fairfax Man, 29, Charged with Trying to Steal Man's Cell Phone
The latest incident reports from the Fair Oaks District Station, which includes parts of Oakton.
The following information was provided by the Fairfax County Police Department. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Robbery
A 29-year-old Fairfax man has been charged with trying to snatch a man’s cell phone.
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The incident took place at 11:38 a.m. Wednesday on the 2900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Oakton, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. A man was sitting in his parked car when a man approached and tried to grab the man’s phone, police said.
The victim resisted and the would-be robber fled. Police were able to find the man. Brian Christopher Lee was charged with robbery.
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Larcenies reported on Wednesday:
2500 block of Chain Bridge Road in Vienna: a suitcase and money were reported stolen from a residence
11200 block of Lee Highway in Fairfax: cell phone was were stolen from a from business
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