An officer was involved in a fatal pedestrian crash on Saturday, April 2 around 11 p.m. An investigation determined the officer was traveling northbound on Beulah Street near Old Beulah Street; the traffic signal was green. As he approached the intersection, a 26-year-old man stepped into the roadway, against the green light. Unable to avoid a collision, the police cruiser
Read moreToday is Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, a day to express gratitude to friendly and wonderful crossing guards statewide. For us, 2016 marks nearly 65 years of Fairfax County Crossing Guards. They were first hired in October 1951 under the authority of our department’s first chief, Carl R. McIntosh. This county started with 10 women, who would allow patrol officers to be free
Read moreWhew! The blizzard warning has lifted. Northern Virginia was hit with about two feet of snow and all weekend long, we and other county agencies kept you updated on preparing for and weathering the storm. So… What now? The storm may be over but there is much work to be done to get our county neighborhoods, streets and highways back in
Read moreThe man who was struck on Route 50 near Graham Road on Thursday, November 19 died late Monday night, November 30 from injuries sustained in the crash. Detectives identified the man as Thien Quang Cao, 52 of Silver Spring, Maryland. Cao had been staying in the Loehmann’s Plaza area of Falls Church at the time of the crash. No charges
Read moreA 47-year-old Fairfax man was struck and seriously injured while crossing Sunset Hills Road in Reston on Friday, November 27. The man was walking eastbound on the sidewalk of Sunset Hills Road prior to Isaac Newton Square West at around 10:50 a.m. when he stepped into the road to cross. He was struck by a Reston area man driving a
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