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An Alexandria man faces nearly 200 criminal charges across Fairfax County and Falls Church after police accused him of stealing wallets, credit cards and other belongings from unlocked vehicles outside Northern Virginia fitness centers.

Kumneger Ayalsew, 29, was arrested in Alexandria on June 26 by Fairfax County police with assistance from Alexandria and Falls Church City police, authorities said. The allegations have not resulted in a reported conviction in the supplied sources.

Police allege that stolen credit cards were quickly used to purchase gift cards at nearby retailers, often before victims realized the thefts had occurred. Investigators connected cases through surveillance footage, financial records, digital evidence and search warrants, police said.

Fairfax County police linked Ayalsew to at least six recent incidents in Centreville, Reston and Tysons, as well as 22 cases overall. The Tysons incident was reported May 3 in the 8200 block of Greensboro Drive.

The six recent Fairfax County incidents included one report in Centreville on April 30, one in Reston on May 1, one in Tysons on May 3, two in Reston on June 22 and one in Centreville on June 23.

Those incidents resulted in 32 charges: nine counts of credit-card larceny, nine counts of credit-card fraud, four counts of vehicle trespassing, five counts of identity theft, two counts of petit larceny, two counts of money laundering and one count of obtaining money by false pretense.

Police said the 32 charges were added to more than 100 previously filed charges involving similar alleged crimes in Fairfax County and Falls Church. Online court records cited by FFXnow showed cases involving alleged vehicle break-ins, petit larceny, credit-card larceny, fraud, forgery and identity theft, with alleged offenses dating to Oct. 24, 2025.

Maj. James Curry, commander of the Fairfax County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said most of the nearly 200 charges involve Fairfax County cases and that police believe similar crimes may have occurred in neighboring jurisdictions. Curry also said nearly all of the 22 cases linked to Ayalsew involved victims who had left their vehicles unlocked.

Curry said Ayalsew was “continuing to harass our community, continuing to commit the same crimes” and appeared to be giving “the same attention he seems to be giving to all of our gym parking lots here.”

Ayalsew was released on his own recognizance on the Fairfax County charges July 14 over prosecutors’ objections, but remained held at the Arlington County Detention Center on charges filed by Falls Church police. FFXnow reported that he had previously been arrested Feb. 11 and April 14 and released on his own recognizance and bail, respectively.

A motion hearing was scheduled for July 23, followed by a preliminary hearing Aug. 5 in Fairfax County court. Police said additional charges could still be filed in connection with the six recent cases that began in April.