National Night Out is a unique community event, celebrated in the United States and Canada, that focuses on prevention of crime and drug activity, and is held the first Tuesday of August every year. It is designed to heighten community awareness of crime and drug prevention, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and
Read moreToday’s blotter is now available. This report is published every weekday, except county holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence. The report contains selected crimes, including animal-related incidents and property
Read moreIn the month of August, officers from the Mount Vernon Police District as well as motorcycle officers from the Operations Support Bureau will be actively patrolling the Mount Vernon District concentrating on traffic and pedestrian related infractions. As a law enforcement agency, we do many different things to make our community safer. Our goal during this enforcement effort is to identify
Read moreToday’s blotter is now available. This report is published every weekday, except county holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence. The report contains selected crimes, including animal-related incidents and property
Read moreThe Fairfax County Police Department has appointed Dr. Katherine Edwards to the Wildlife Management Specialist position with the Animal Services Division. Dr. Edwards has more than 10 years of experience as a wildlife biologist, including program planning, implementation and coordination of administrative, operational, and financial activities for conservation and wildlife management projects. Dr. Edwards received her Bachelor’s degree in biology
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