Animal Control Officers will be handing out rabies information pamphlets to residents in the Rose Hill area after a dog was bitten by a rabid fox in the 4400 block of Upland Drive last week. Fortunately, the dog was vaccinated and there were no other known exposures to the fox. So far, in 2015 there have been 20 positive rabies
Read moreFCPD joined Virginia State Police in educating motorists about Virginia’s “Move Over” law with an enforcement and education blitz on Friday morning, May 29. Officers and troopers patrolled heavily traveled thoroughfares in Northern Virginia, such as Routes 28, 50, 286 (Fairfax County Parkway), 267 (Dulles Toll Road) and Interstates 66, 495, and 95 throughout the morning hours. Dozens of motorists
Read moreFairfax County is home to an array of snake species, most of which are non-venomous and pose no threat to people. Some commonly found species of non-venomous snakes include the Eastern ratsnake, the Northern ring-necked snake, the Northern black racer, and the Eastern garter snake. These snakes are beneficial and hunt insects, birds and rodents. The Northern Copperhead is the
Read moreMotor 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; placed 24 of those out
Read morePolice identified a third suspect in connection with the Reston robbery and shooting incident that occurred in on Sunday, May 17. Warrants for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony have been obtained for Jalan Merrill, 21, of the Herndon area. Merrill was taken into custody this afternoon in Leesburg this afternoon, with the assistance
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