Have you ever wondered what it’s like to patrol Fairfax County covering the midnight shift? Join us on Twitter this Saturday, October 17 to find out. From the squadroom roll-call to the roadways, you’ll get a glimpse into the everyday world of an FCPD officer on patrol. You’ll “meet” some of our officers, supervisors, and people we serve in the
Read moreWhite-tailed deer are on the move as breeding season is here. Drivers may expect to see increased numbers of the deer on and near roadways. Fairfax County crash data indicates that there have been almost 400 reportable deer-vehicle collisions in the past five years. Deer movements and behaviors are unpredictable and deer-vehicle collisions are a serious public safety concern. According
Read morePolice charged a man after he reportedly robbed and assaulted a 19-year-old woman near the parking lot of the Best Buy store on Fountain Drive in Reston at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 7. Raul Soto, 25, of no fixed address, reportedly followed a woman from the parking lot, blocked her path and made demands of her as she approached
Read moreDetectives charged a 52-year-old Arlington man with indecent exposure at a shopping mall dressing room and have connected the suspect to a similar incident last month. Allen Jones, 52, of Longfellow Street in Arlington, reportedly exposed himself to a clerk at the JC Penny’s at Springfield Mall around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5. The suspect was shopping in the
Read moreEvery month in Fairfax County, domestic violence hotlines receive over 240 calls, victims request 64 family abuse protective orders, 13 families escape to an emergency domestic violence shelter, and police arrest roughly 160 people for domestic violence-related offenses. Domestic violence is typically a pattern of coercive behaviors used by an individual to gain or maintain power and control over another
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