West Springfield Police District – Stretching for miles and seemingly rarely traveled, train tracks can evoke a feeling of nostalgia, free-spiritedness or wanderlust. The reality is that train tracks are a dangerous area and the scene of various life-threatening and fatal accidents each year. Most recently in Fairfax County, on May 16, an 18-year-old woman was struck and killed by
Read moreThis 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 crimes. The information is organized
Read moreEffective today, July 1, your beloved Animal Control Officers will don a new title: Animal Protection Police Officer. County officials, working in conjunction with state delegates, have authorized the title reclassification, which expands the officers’ current role to include full law enforcement scope and authority. Animal Protection Police Officers will continue to investigate all calls for service and reports of
Read moreFranconia Police District – Fairfax County Police Department, Chief of Police, Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., is releasing the police in-car video of the fatal pedestrian crash which occurred Saturday, April 2, shortly after 11 p.m. The crash investigation determined the pedestrian stepped into the roadway, not having the right-of-way and the police cruiser was unable to avoid a collision.
Read moreThis 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 crimes. The information is organized
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