Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Chief of Police for the Fairfax County Police Department, has received the final report of the review of information release policies and procedures, which was a study conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). This review was requested to help the Police Department strengthen and improve our transparency at all levels. The report will
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 moreDetectives are releasing two images related to the homicide investigation that occurred in Centreville and asking for the public’s assistance in identifying any of the persons depicted. They believe at least some them might have information vital to the investigation. The images depicted below are the same image; one is zoomed in slightly. On Sunday, April 24, at approximately 4:24
Read moreToday, detectives from the Major Crimes Division obtained arrest warrants for Malicious Wounding and Felony Destruction of Property for Samuel Ovie Abutoh, 59, of Springfield. During the initial investigation, it was determined that Abutoh allegedly intentionally drove his SUV into the building multiple times. When doing so, he struck a 74-year-old man from McLean, that was entering the business. Then,
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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