Category Archives: Chief’s Comments

Wanted Murder Suspect Arrested 30+ Years Later in Costa Rica

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Fairfax County, VA – After three decades on the run, an estranged husband wanted for a 1991 murder in Fairfax County was arrested as he attempted to enter Costa Rica. On April 30, 1991, officers responded to the 3100 block of Cofer Road in West Falls Church for a stabbing. Ana Jurado, 24, was found suffering from trauma to the

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Comments by Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. on Challenges to the Public’s Trust of the Law Enforcement Profession

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The Fairfax County Police Department has been serving our communities for 80 years, and it has troubled all of us in law enforcement to observe events around this country, including what occurred in Minneapolis where the sanctity of Mr. Floyd’s life was ignored and other officers did not intervene to preserve another precious life. Earlier today the Hennepin County Attorney issued

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