Category Archives: Chief’s Announcements

Update on Fatal Pedestrian Crash Involving Police Cruiser

Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate the Oct. 20 fatal pedestrian crash in Annandale. The pedestrian’s autopsy has been completed and we are waiting for the report by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The involved police cruiser was driven by Mason District Station Officer Reed Miller, a two year veteran of the department with

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Update: Statement from Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. on Officer’s Return to Full Duty

After receiving an update from our Internal Affairs Bureau, I have concurred with the procedural policy recommendation to return the officer involved in the Sept. 21 event to full duty on Friday. We have one of the best police forces in the U.S. and I have confidence that our officer will represent us well throughout his career. Our internal administrative

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Chief Roessler’s Statement on Officer’s Custodial Detention and ICE Notification

On Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at 2:46 p.m., a FCPD officer was handling a traffic accident at Harrison Lane at South Kings Highway in the Alexandria section of the county. The officer found that one driver did not have a Virginia Operator’s license and obtained the driver’s information to conduct a check to verify the DMV record. During the query

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Statement from Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. on Alleged Assault at the Immanuel Christian School

We are actively investigating an alleged assault on Sept. 23 at the Immanuel Christian School located in Fairfax County. The Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-301 prohibits our Police Department from disclosing to the community law enforcement records concerning juveniles.  The code section also provides that such disclosures may only occur under certain circumstances, generally related to the disclosure of the

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FCPD Awarded State Accreditation for Sixth Time

We’re pleased to announce we just received our sixth accreditation award from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC).  We were the first agency in the state to be accredited through VLESPC in 1996 and have maintained this accreditation status each evaluation cycle.  The assessment requires us to adhere to 190 standards. To verify compliance with the standards, a

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