Category Archives: All Police Districts

24th Annual National Drug Take Back Day Results

Our partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration continued alongside several Fairfax County agencies for this year’s 24th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day initiative. On Saturday, April 22, officers from our eight district stations helped collect over 750 pounds of unused and expired over the counter and prescription medications from members of our community at drop-off sites across the

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Early Morning Fatal Crash In Chantilly

Early Morning Fatal Crash in Chantilly Sully Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal vehicle crash on Lee Highway and Bull Run Post Office Road in Chantilly. At 1:18 a.m. this morning, officers responded to a two-vehicle crash with one driver ejected. Preliminarily, detectives determined deputies from the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office pursued the

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Deer Fawning Season – For Their Welfare, Leave Them Alone

Spring is here and calls to our Animal Protection Police and Wildlife Management Specialist about white-tailed deer fawns will shortly begin. With the onset of fawning season, also comes new restrictions related to disease management and deer herd health that will affect fawn rehabilitation within Fairfax County. Effective May 1st, the rehabilitation of deer fawns in Fairfax County will be

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FCPD Uses License Plate Readers to Find Four Missing People

The 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

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George Mason to Conduct Longitudinal Study to Understand the Careers of Police Officers

Click 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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