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CRIME
Three Tied Up, Robbed in Home
Three men invaded a Falls Church area home yesterday afternoon, tied up three people and ransacked the house, Fairfax County police said. No one was seriously hurt.
The incident occurred about 2 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Street, close to the Seven Corners intersection. Three men, described as Vietnamese by the victims, broke in and bound a 40-year-old woman and a 64-year-old woman, then ransacked the house. During the incident, a 64-year-old man arrived home and was also tied up and assaulted, police said.
An undisclosed amount of money was taken. A 5-year-old boy who was in the home was not harmed. Police had no suspects last night.
-- Tom Jackman
FORT BELVOIR
Gas Leak Leads to Evacuation
Fort Belvoir officials said they evacuated some personnel and briefly sheltered others in place on the south side of the post yesterday because of a gas leak.
According to a statement from the post, the leak was in an area near the Potomac River. It was apparently caused by construction equipment that damaged a pipeline.
Military police established a perimeter as a precaution. Employees who had been sheltered in place were allowed to leave shortly after the apparent cause was determined, the statement said.
Officials worked to repair the broken pipe and restore service.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Panel Endorses Sex Offender Bill
Sex offenders would have to get a judge's permission to enter the property of a school or day-care center if the General Assembly passes legislation endorsed this week by the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Del. Robert B. Bell (D-Charlottesville) originally proposed prohibiting sex offenders from working or volunteering at schools and day-care facilities. That bill was unanimously passed by the House of Delegates, but the Senate referred it to the commission.
The commission revised the measure to ban sex offenders from setting foot on campus for any reason -- except to vote -- unless they get permission from a circuit court judge. One lawmaker suggested that the new proposal may go too far.
"We want to be as hard and onerous on these perverts as we can, but at some point practicality butts up against this," said Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City).
-- Associated Press
