Fairfax County Police Department News

After a joint investigation by Financial Crimes Unit detectives and Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) human resources, two school employees were each charged with embezzlement and money laundering. Police identified the arrestees as Sonya Swansbrough, 46, of Woodbridge, principal at Poe Middle School, and Bethany Speed, 38, of Burke, an administrative employee at JEB Stuart High School. Police began an

Police urge motorists to travel alcohol-free this Halloween weekend and are stepping up their impaired driving efforts October 31 through November 3. In the first three quarters of 2012 there were 7,581 vehicle crashes and 487of those were alcohol-related. For the same period in 2013, there were 6,934 crashes and 406 of those were alcohol-related. Officers from districts across the

Do you have expired, unused medications that you no longer want or need?  Bring them to one of three participating Fairfax County district stations, Sully, Mason or Franconia, this Saturday, October 26 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dispose of old drugs in a safe, convenient and responsible manner during the National Take-Back Initiative. With the increasing prevalence of prescription

Residents and motorists in Fairfax County may notice hot pink collars peeking out of the top of the official uniform as officers respond to calls for service for the next two weeks. For the first time, officers are sanctioned to wear the T-shirts that read “Arrest Breast Cancer; Unlock the Cure” between October 18-31. Hundreds of Police Department employees purchased