Police are investigating an incident involving spotlighting the agency’s helicopter, creating dangerous visibility issues for the pilot and crew. While returning to the helicopter base on Tuesday, February 24 around 8 p.m., the pilot observed a bright light illuminating Fairfax One. It appeared that the bright white light was following the aircraft and the beam…
Detectives from the McLean Police District charged two Pennsylvania men with stealing cable TV batteries after a traffic stop in the Reston area. An officer stopped the men on Thursday, February 5, on a traffic charge around 2:30 a.m. on Ring Road, near Weihle Avenue. The officer noticed several large cable box batteries, a bit…
A comprehensive investigation into the in-custody death of Natasha McKenna remains ongoing. Detectives are awaiting the Office of the Medical Examiner to determine and release the cause and manner of McKenna’s death. Chief Ed Roessler is committed to releasing information to the public as it becomes available. Previous Release: The Fairfax County Police Department, in conjunction with…
Fairfax County Child Exploitation Unit detectives charged a man who works in the U.S. State Department with one count of use of a communications device to solicit a juvenile on Tuesday, February 24. Daniel Rosen, 44, of the 3200 block of Adams Mill Road, NW, Washington, D.C. was arrested at his home shortly after noon.…
The Fairfax County Police Department, in conjunction with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, released the following details regarding the current in-custody death investigation: On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the Alexandria City Police Department obtained a felony warrant against Natasha McKenna for assaulting a law enforcement officer (Code of Virginia §18.2-57). The assault occurred during an encounter…
The police department’s Major Crimes Division detectives are actively investigating the in-custody death of Natasha McKenna, which occurred on Sunday, February 8. The Office of the Medical Examiner has conducted an autopsy and is awaiting toxicology and pathology tests prior to determining the cause of death. At this point in the investigation, detectives have determined…
Fairfax County Police are implementing a new program, modeled after Neighborhood Watch, that aims to help keep houses of worship safe and crime-free. “Worship Watch” is intended to encourage congregants to become more involved in reducing the opportunity for crimes to occur on facility premises. Congregants, as well as neighbors of houses of worship, will…
Stop by the Police Department’s Operations Support Bureau in Annandale for a free child safety seat check. The checks are first come-first served and conducted by certified FCPD officers and staff from the Inova Hospital Safe Kids Coalition. Child restraints can be complicated; make sure your children are secure. Let us help. Location: Operations…
Meet New Fairfax One Maintenance Supervisor Fresh from the cold, brown hills of Afghanistan for the past three years, Bill Reynolds is still getting acclimated to his warm, bright, comfortable new work environment at the helicopter hanger off of West Ox Road. A native Texan, Reynolds is a cheerful, grateful man and says he’s “tickled”…
Slow Down; You Live Here. We Live Here Watch and share; and please slow down. The campaign continues. http://youtu.be/fbnjsKvoeuk. Speed Campaign Continues Neighborhood “Slow Down” Signs Available Now (October 9, 2014) The new Fairfax County speed initiative continued on Wednesday, October 8, with a community kick off at Braddock Hall. Braddock Road Supervisor, John C.…
Protect Your Teen Join us to learn more about the issue of human trafficking in Fairfax County in the West Springfield High School (6100 Rolling Road) auditorium at 7 p.m. on January 28. Detective Bill Woolf, FCPD Human Trafficking Unit, will lead a presentation and will address risk factors, common scenarios and where to go…
Despite the cold temperatures, the FCPD accident policy is NOT in effect. See below for a reminder of FCPD accident policy: When the Accident Policy is in effect, officers will continue to respond to personal injury crashes, hit and run crashes involving injury and to fatal crashes- not fender benders.
