Fairfax County Police Department News

Fairfax County Police implemented a new program in February 2015, modeled after Neighborhood Watch, aiming to help keep houses of worship safe and crime-free. “Worship Watch” encourages congregants to become more involved in reducing the opportunity for crimes to occur on facility premises. More than 50 people from a wide variety of faith communities attended the first meeting. Those who couldn’t attend requested that additional meetings be held.

Houses of worship are not immune to criminal activity. More common crimes that are targeted towards them include larceny, burglary, vandalism and arson.

Fairfax County Police are hosting the second Worship Watch workshop, free of charge, on Tuesday, April 28, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield.

Workshop attendees will receive crime prevention training, facility security assessments, information on how to receive crime alerts and community information, and other valuable crime prevention tools.

The meeting is OPEN to all, and is aimed towards anyone who is interested in learning how to help keep Fairfax County safe.

RSVP to attend this meeting by contacting MPO Robert Urps by email at Robert.urps@fairfaxcounty.gov. For questions or more information, contact him at 703-360-8928.