Mount Vernon Police District – Detectives arrested the 17-year-old suspect responsible for last night’s fatal shooting in a Woodlawn parking lot. At 8:29 p.m. yesterday, officers responded to a report of a shot person in the 8700 block of Sacramento Drive. Joshua Fieldings, 25, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The man was taken to
Read moreFairfax, VA – Summer may be winding down, but as we head into Labor Day weekend, the FCPD’s approach to proactive enforcement efforts remains a high priority. The Fairfax County Police Department is committed to improving the safety of our roadways and holding unsafe, aggressive, and impaired drivers accountable is part of our mission. The community plays an important role
Read moreMcLean Police District – Gamaathige Desoya, 80, of Vienna, was served on summons releasable charges related to a fatal pedestrian crash on August 12 on Kirby Rd in the McLean District. Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit determined Desoya was attempting to make a left turn onto northbound Kirby Road but turned into the southbound lanes striking Brigitte Forster while
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – A 22-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash yesterday afternoon in Fairfax Station. On August 31 at 1:22 p.m. officers responded to Henderson Road near Thistledown Trail for a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Preliminarily, detectives determined Merle Webster Beach Jr., 22, of Springfield was driving a stolen 2004 Suzuki motorcycle at a high rate
Read moreCommission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), is a credentialing authority through joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations. The CALEA Accreditation program seals are reserved for use by those public safety agencies that have demonstrated compliance with CALEA Standards and have been awarded CALEA Accreditation by the Commission. The
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