Motor Carrier Safety (MCS) officers from agencies across the region were out in full force at a multi-jurisdictional truck enforcement inspection event on Thursday, May 28 at E.C. Lawrence Park. Inspectors closely inspected every aspect involved in safe trucking; brakes, proper licensures, lighting and steering components. In just under four hours, officers checked 103 trucks;…
Officers will be stationed at some of the 14 Fairfax County pit stops in support of National Bike to Work Day this Friday, May 15. Pit stop locations will provide commuter safety information, snacks, water, free T-shirts for registrants and a raffle with cycling-related prizes. Burke VRE station, Fairfax County Government Center, and Tysons…
A 25-year-old Dumfries man died after succumbing to injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash on Monday, May 11 shortly before 3 p.m. Two motorcycles were travelling southbound on Route 123 approaching the intersection of Clifton Road at, what appeared to be, a high rate of speed. A box truck was travelling northbound on Route…
Fairfax County Police implemented a new program in February 2015, modeled after Neighborhood Watch, aiming to help keep houses of worship safe and crime-free. “Worship Watch” encourages congregants to become more involved in reducing the opportunity for crimes to occur on facility premises. More than 50 people from a wide variety of faith communities attended…
Today Fairfax County officers from the Motor Carrier Safety unit conducted truck inspections in the Northern Virginia Community College Campus parking lot. Everyday, hundreds of commercial motor vehicles share the roads with Fairfax County residents and it is through a coordinated effort by this unit to locate such vehicles, conduct safety inspections and identify violations in a safe manner. The Motor Carrier Safety officers…
Are you concerned about your children connecting with strangers via online gaming, instant messaging, chat-rooms, and phone apps? Online connections are today’s reality and kids can be vulnerable to predators and scam artists. Empower yourself with information on how to protect kids and what YOU need to know. Join the experts from the Fairfax County…
Officers from the Mason Police District charged two men with larceny on Wednesday, February 25. Midnight officers responded to a call for service of a resident in the 7600 block of Camp Alger Avenue from a man who saw people rummaging through his van at around 2:54 a.m. Officers approached the men, questioned them and…
UPDATE: At 1000 hours the accident policy was rescinded. When the Accident Policy is in effect, police officers will continue to respond to personal injury crashes, hit and run crashes and to fatal crashes; but not to fender benders. If you are involved in a minor fender-bender with no injuries, please move off of the…
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…
A Fairfax County man who had just been released from Inova Fairfax Hospital was struck as he crossed Gallows Road at around 7 p.m. Thursday, January 29. The 46-year-old man was crossing the road in front of the hospital’s emergency room when he walked into the path of a Toyota Sienna van. The man suffered…
A 6-year-old boy was struck and seriously injured while sledding on a steep driveway in the 7000 block of Matthew Mills Road. The boy was under adult supervision as his snowboard slid into a passing 2015 Lexus at around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, January 28. The driver, a 65-year-old McLean resident, heard a loud noise, recognized…
