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Fairfax County Law Enforcement has a checkered past in Herndon and neighboring Reston.

Herndon Bartenders Arrested For Fire Breathing Trick | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC |:

"HERNDON, Va. (WUSA) -- It's a trick bartenders have performed at Jimmy's Old Town Tavern for 13 years. But on July 24, two bartenders were arrested after performing a fire breathing trick.

'They're more than bartenders. They're entertainers,' says Jimmy Cirrito, bar owner.

Cirrito says after 12:30 a.m. on July 24, the two bartenders performed the trick and then were arrested.

Justin Fedorchak, 29, and Tegee Rogers, 33, are charged with three felonies:

-- Manufacturing and using an explosive device.

-- Setting a fire capable of spreading.

-- Burning or destroying a meeting house.

They were also charged with several misdemeanors by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department."

News video clip below, with video of the fire breathing bartenders.


A WMAL-630AM radio report stated that the Fire Marshall "received a letter from somebody" who complained.

Several years ago, Jimmy's was the focus of FOX News Network's Judge Napolitano when Fairfax County Police arrested several of Jimmy Cirrito's patrons for public drunkenness while drinking in the bar.  Reports at the time said the police gave field sobriety tests to the guests while still inside the bar. There was some question whether the county police had jurisdiction inside the town limits of Herndon.

Around the time of the questionable Fairfax County actions in Herndon, the same county police force illegally confiscated guns from patrons carrying them openly in Champps of Reston, later returned the handguns, issued an apology, and informed their officers with a memo about Virginia law concerning the carrying of firearms openly in establishments that serve alcohol.

Update: Reason is covering this story now, without the history of Jimmy's vs. Fairfax County authorities.

Series tie-in: This is a good location for John and Suki to visit in a future story. Maybe after a day on the range. In general this would not be an issue in the environment of 2030s Northern Virginia.





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Man Wearing Burqa Robs Md. Bank | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC |:

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA) - Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division, Robbery Section and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating an armed bank robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Briggs Chaney area of Silver Spring.

Police said the robber was wearing a long black burqa, blue jeans, and tan boots. He entered the bank, displayed a gun, and demanded cash.

. . .

Anyone who has information about this bank robbery and/or the suspect involved is asked to call the robbery section at (240) 773-5100.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, toll-free, at (866) 411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this felony crime."

Note: The initial report does not give the name of the bank.


Maybe he can be the first customer at the proposed Ground Zero gay bar, right next to the proposed Mosque? (link to announcement)


Update: Interesting additional incidents. This is not a new technique:

Burqa-Wearing Bandit Baffles Detectives Oct. 18, 2007

Authorities in North Carolina don't know whether they are looking for a man or a woman in the search for a burqa-wearing bandit who walked into a bank Tuesday and pointed a gun at a teller before exiting with a bag full of money.

Burka-wearing gunmen raid French bank 08 Feb 2010

Employees let the pair through the security double doors of the banking branch of a post office, believing them to be Muslim women. But once inside, the men flipped back their head coverings and pulled out a gun, officials said.

They seized 4,500 euros (£4,000) in cash, according to staff at the branch in Athis Mons, just south of Paris, and made their getaway.

Gunman disguised in burka and sunglasses robs cash courier May 06, 2010

A gunman dressed in a head-to-toe black burqa and sunglasses robbed a cash courier in a shopping centre car park.The courier had just withdrawn a large amount of money from a bank yesterday when he spotted two men following him, Australian police said.

Interesting article by Amy Alkon that leads right back to the Ground Zero Gay Bar. It is about how gays are treated under Islamic law.


Obligatory tie in: A theme throughout both Suki series is voyeur cameras everyplace tracking people of interest wherever they go. In 2030's USA there are restrictions on law enforcement  using evidence from them in court, but individuals use them like mad.

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