About 70 members of our department will be recognized by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce at the 40th annual Valor Awards tomorrow morning. These officers are among first responders from across the region being honored for heroic actions they displayed both on and off-duty last year. Here are just a few of the awards being presented to our officers.
Read moreMason Police District – Detectives are investigating three cases in which apartments in a retirement community were hit by gunfire. No injuries have been reported, and detectives are actively working to determine whether these incidents in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County are related. Over the last few weeks, our officers have responded to a number of calls for
Read moreA Falls Church man is facing charges after an investigation revealed he sent text messages and set up a voicemail greeting identifying himself as an officer with our department. Steve Maldonado, a 38-year-old AT&T employee, allegedly created a prepaid phone number and account, and used it to send text messages to a company he was tired of being solicited
Read moreTwo Fairfax County teens are facing charges after an investigation revealed they were behind a social media threat regarding a possible shooting at Walt Whitman Middle School. Detectives from our Criminal Intelligence Division (CID) served the teens, a 14 and 15-year-old from the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, with felony petitions yesterday morning. They have each been charged with one
Read moreMason Police District – Detectives investigating the hit-and-run that left a Falls Church woman and her 12-year-old daughter injured have released photos of car parts found at the scene of the crash. The photos show a side view mirror from the passenger side of a Mercedes sedan and the lower front grille. After consultation with representatives from Mercedes, it was
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