Category Archives: Child

Fairfax County Public Schools Employee Charged with Assault and Battery on Child with Autism; Two Others Recently Charged in Separate Incident

A Fairfax County Public Schools employee is facing charges this week after an investigation found he assaulted a child with autism twice while on the way to school. These incidents are not related to the two arrests we reported on earlier this week, and involve a different suspect and victim. In this case, a mother became alarmed when her 12-year-old

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Two Fairfax County Public Schools Employees Charged with Assault and Battery on Child with Autism

      A Fairfax County Public Schools bus driver and aide are facing charges after an 11-year-old boy with autism was assaulted on a school bus twice in one week. The first incident was on October 11 and the second occurred on October 13 on the way to school. A staff member witnessed the second assault and intervened. A

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Holiday Gift Card Drive for Child Victims

We are heading into the holiday season, but it’s not a time of joy for everyone. In 2017, our Victim Services Section worked over 300 cases involving child victims, as well as child witnesses of domestic and sexual violence. Many of these children will not get to celebrate the holidays this year due to the financial burden that comes with

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UPDATE: Victim Fatally Struck by Train Identified

The victim has been identified as Reyhan Safoglu, of Burke. She was hiking yesterday with her 13-year-old cousin and 21-year-old brother. The investigation is ongoing and detectives are working closely with Reyhan’s family. Our School Liaison Commander is also working with the family and school officials to provide support, as needed. Teenaged Girl Fatally Struck by a Train at Bull

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Teenaged Girl Fatally Struck by a Train at Bull Run Bridge near Clifton

Detectives are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train today, June 28, around 3 p.m. Our investigation determined the victim was hiking in the area of Bull Run Bridge, near Clifton, with two family members, a 13-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man. The two teens were walking on the bridge when a train

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