Animal Services Division personnel installed trail cameras in several locations in wooded areas near River Bend Park on Thursday, July 23. The cameras will help officials monitor wildlife and activity, in the wake of a dog that suffered serious injuries believed to be either a bear or other animal. There were numerous bear sightings reported on July 22, throughout the
Read moreAnimal Control officials are looking into a report of a dog that was injured by wildlife, possibly a bear, this week in the Great Falls area. A veterinarian who was treating the dog for its wounds called Fairfax County personnel on Tuesday, July 21 and reported that the dog sustained injury in the 100 block of River Park Lane as
Read moreTwo Washington, DC women are facing charges of assault on law enforcement officers and larceny after an incident at Tyson’s Corner Shopping Center on Thursday, May 21. Plain clothes officers assigned to the Tysons Urban Team and shopping center observed suspects shoplifting from stores in the mall at around 2 p.m.; allegedly taking items and placing them in bags and
Read moreOfficers suffered burns and smoke inhalation after pulling a man from a fiery car crash on the Capital Beltway last weekend. When PFC Ramirez ran across a damaged Toyota Camry in the left lane of I-495 a few nights ago, he stopped to render aid to the drivers involved in an apparent crash. After speaking with the drivers, he saw
Read moreAround 7:41 a.m., a Fairfax County police officer attempted to stop a pickup truck for traffic charges near Route 50 and Fairview Park. The vehicle fled and officers pursued assisted by Virginia State Police. On the Fairfax County Parkway over interstate 95, one of the officers initiated the “precision immobilization technique” and the vehicle was stopped. The driver was taken
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