With the emergence of spring and summer quickly approaching, many Fairfax County residents will be spending more time outdoors. As temperatures continue to rise, the warm weather will also encourage snakes to become more active and increase opportunities for people and their pets to encounter these secretive reptiles. Fairfax County is home to an array of snake species, most of
Read moreDetectives from both the Major Crimes Division and Internal Affairs Bureau continue to work on their respective criminal and administrative investigations of the robbery and officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday, May 21, in the 7000 block of Brookfield Plaza, in Springfield. The injured citizen was released from a local hospital. The officer involved, PFC Lane M. Leisey, a 10-year-veteran*,
Read moreOn Thursday, May 26 at 8:01 a.m., Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers notified the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) that he had just been involved in a motor vehicle crash on Lee Highway (Rt. 29) at the intersection of the Fairfax County Parkway (Rt. 286). Patrol officers from the Fair Oaks District Station responded and located the crash. Chief Bowers was
Read moreAs this extensive investigation continues, two men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of Dubai Jewelers at 7041 Brookfield Plaza on Saturday, May 21. With tremendous assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crimes Task Force, the Prince George’s County, Maryland Police Department and the Charles County, Maryland Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old, William Timothy Franklin, of Waldorf,
Read moreNote to our community: Tune in to our Facebook page around 11:00 a.m. to watch this event broadcast live: https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxcountypolice. Follow us on Twitter @Fairfaxpolice Media are invited for an opportunity to hear from Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr, Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department and Captain David M. Smith, Commander of the Major Crimes Division, regarding the arrest of
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