A Prince William County father and teenage daughter have been charged with recruiting students for a gang. Police said two Fairfax High School students and an informant told them that Theodore Olds, 43, and his 17-year-old daughter recruited young people into the local Bloods street gang. The father directed the members to commit armed robberies and other crimes, police said. Olds was charged with two counts of gang recruitment on school property, three counts of gang participation and one count each of robbery and use of a gun in a robbery. His daughter was charged with four gang counts.
Man stabbed at mall
A 21-year-old man was stabbed during a robbery inside the Springfield Mall, Fairfax County police said. The victim was approached Tuesday by two men who demanded his wallet. He complied and one of the robbers stabbed him in the upper body. The victim was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive. The armed robber was described as black, in his 20s. He was about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. The second robber was white, also in his 20s and weighing around 140 pounds. He had short, brown hair. Both men wore all black clothing.
Annandale home destroyed by fire
An early morning fire destroyed an Annandale home. At about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Fairfax County firefighters were called to a fire that had engulfed at a one-story home in the 7600 block of Royston Street.
Pair pleads guilty in counterfeit check scheme
Federal prosecutors say two men have pleaded guilty in a scheme that saw $1.6 million worth of counterfeit checks passed in the Washington area. Naibeye Koumbairia, 35, of Washington and William Glay Jr., 33, of Germantown, directed a network of conspirators, including bank employees, who provided copies of genuine checks. They pair will be sentenced on Dec. 21. Koumbairia, who was born in Chad, and Glay, who was born in Liberia, also face deportation.
