Fair Oaks Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad arrested a James Madison High School learning disabilities teacher on four counts of indecent liberties by a custodian of a student. On Apr. 12, James Madison school administration notified law enforcement, after a student disclosed an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teacher. Detectives were notified and
Read moreFranconia and Reston Police Districts – UPDATE: Preliminarily, detectives believe they have identified the bus associated with the Reston incident. It appears the bus was there for normal business and no criminal activity is suspected. UPDATE: The bus driver from the Lorton incident has been identified. The bus was there for another pick up and no criminal activity suspected. Around
Read moreThe license plate readers (LPRs) were first installed November 1. Since then, officers have used the LPRs to recover 30 stolen vehicles, six firearms, assist in 50 arrests and help locate four missing people. Images from Flock Safety In the incidents involving the four missing people, officers used their training and knowledge of LPR systems to help locate the people
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at 5:57 a.m. at Richmond Highway and Anderson Lane in Alexandria. Preliminarily, detectives determined that the drivers of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala and 2014 Nissan Altima were traveling south on Richmond Highway at Anderson Lane. The driver of the Impala
Read moreClick here to watch the press conference. George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, the National Policing Institute, and the Fairfax County Police Department are proud to announce a first-of-its kind multi-method longitudinal study of a cohort of police officers to understand how officers progress through their law enforcement careers. The importance of this study of officers cannot be
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