In recognition of Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week, the police department recognizes this uniquely challenging arm of the law enforcement profession and extends gratitude for all they do. Fairfax County employs a team of animal control professionals who respond to tough calls every day involving domestic and wild animals in a humane and compassionate manner. These officers devote their time
Read moreAnimal Control Officers routinely respond to calls for birds, snakes and other wildlife being caught in glue traps which are designed for nuisance rodents. These reports are more common in Spring and Summer. Recently, several chickadees were caught on the glue sheets, with deadly results. Animal Control Officers responded, took the sheets/birds to a local veterinarian for removal. The stress
Read moreHomicide detectives identified the deceased in the April 2 homicide as Jose Ramirez Guardado, age 36. Update: Arrest Made in Annandale Death Investigation Investigation led police to charge Ubaldo Lopez Yanez, 31, with no fixed address, with murder. While the identity of the victim has yet to be determined, police believe the suspect and victim were known to each other.
Read moreDetectives are investigating two incidents of armed robberies involving CVS stores in Fairfax County on Sunday, April 5. The first incident occurred just after 4 p.m. at the CVS, 9009 Silverbrook Road in the Lorton area. A man approached the pharmacy, demanded a variety of drugs and revealed a pistol to the technician. He took the medications and fled. The
Read moreAnimal Control Officers responded to a report of a small dog running loose in the area of Rolling Road and Delong Drive on Tuesday, March 31. With the assistance of several residents, the animal was captured, transported to a veterinarian, and treated for a variety of ailments. The dog is a male Bichon Frise, around 3 years old. The animal
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