Tag: police
Police dogs will help relieve stress and PTSD
Police Chief Edwin Roessler (center) at a briefing on a new K9 program. [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department has five new K9 recruits – Jack, Holmes, Lennie, Indy, and Sully. The dogs will be deployed to help reduce the effects of a traumatic event, including fear and anxiety, for first responders and community members, … Continued
Youths arrested for breaking into school
Two youths were charged with breaking into Beech Tree Elementary School shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 8, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Multiple motion alarms went off inside the school, and officers saw three people running out of the school and onto an adjacent field. The FCPD helicopter helped located two suspects hiding … Continued
Check out the police mobile recruiting unit at the Taste of Annandale
Interested in becoming a police officer? – or curious about what it takes to work in law enforcement? You’ll get a chance to explore career opportunities with the Fairfax County Police Department at the Taste of Annandale, as the FCPD’s Mobile Recruiting Unit will be in the ACCA Child Development Center parking lot during the Oct. … Continued
First responders build trust with the community at National Night Out events
Police officers give children snap bracelets and cups at the National Night Out gathering at the Lafayette Village playground. National Night Out events in dozens of neighborhoods throughout the Annandale/Mason District area last night brought residents, police officers, and firefighters together to build trust and establish positive relationships. Community associations and HOAs held cookouts, potlucks, … Continued
Annandale man arrested for assaulting police officer
Argueta-Diaz [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime recap includes an incident in the 3600 block of Firehouse Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 4. Officers encountered a drunk, shirtless man walking in the road and “not responding appropriately” at about 11:14 p.m. They arrested Norlin Arguetea-Diaz, 24, of Annandale, for being drunk in … Continued
Police pursuit ends in arrest
Miyan [FCPD] Fairfax County police engaged in a pursuit on the beltway near Little River Turnpike in Annandale July 20 when the driver of a silver Toyota Celica failed to stop for traffic violations. The pursuit ended shortly after 11 p.m. when officers used a Precision Immobilization Technique to stop the car before it was … Continued
Police seek man who stole items from RECenter
Fairfax County police detectives asking for help identifying the suspect of a larceny that occurred at the Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale on June 18. The suspect entered the building around 12:30 p.m., failed to check in at the desk, and is believed to have taken personal items from a victim’s belongings while they were … Continued
Board of Supervisors to pursue body-worn cameras for police officers
A body-worn camera used in the FCPD pilot program. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee agreed pursue a program for police officers to wear body cameras. The committee agreed to draft an action item to be presented to the full Board of Supervisors Sept. 24. BoS Chair Sharon Bulova spoke in favor … Continued
Recent crimes include hit and run and assault
Moore [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Department officers tried to stop a black Audi A3 for a traffic violation shortly before 9:30 p.m. on July 6 at the Seven Corners shopping center, the FCPD reports. The man drove off and a short pursuit ended after officers lost sight of the car. A short time later, a … Continued
Police identify officer involved in dog shooting
The Fairfax County Police Department identified the officer who shot a dog at Green Spring Gardens as Police Officer First Class Yousuf Ashraf of the Mason Police District. Officers had initially responded to the park June 25 for a report of two dogs running loose. One of the dogs, a German Shepherd, bit two visitors. … Continued
Weekend crimes: unlawful entry, assault, robbery
A woman returning to her home in the 7500 block of Camp Alger Avenue on June 30 at about 9:20 p.m. found her front door had been damaged and an unknown man leaving her house and walking down the street to another house, the Fairfax County Police Department states. Police went in with guns and … Continued
Police officer shoots dog at Green Spring Gardens
An officer from the Mason Police District “deployed deadly force against a dog” around 12:30 p.m. on June 25 at Green Spring Gardens, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Officers initially responded to a complaint about two dogs running loose at the park and that one of them bit two park visitors. As officers located … Continued
Music teacher accused of sexual abuse found dead
Cummins [FCPD] Music teacher Jeffrey Cummins, who had been charged with eight felony counts of indecent liberties by a custodian for sexually abusing two former students in April, was found dead on June 19, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The body of Cummins, 56, of Annandale, was discovered in a wildlife refuge near Warsaw, … Continued
Two arrested after trying to steal cigarettes
Elnour Updated 6/18: Two men were arrested for larceny and assault at the Exxon station at 6261 Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. As a merchandise delivery was being made to the business at about 8:20 a.m. on June 14, one man distracted the victim while another man removed a … Continued
Home invasion in Bailey’s Crossroads
Two armed men entered a home in the 3000 block of Payne Street in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 12:15 a.m. on June 13, threatened the victims, and demanded money, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The men took personal items and ran away. Both men were described as Asian, in their 20s, and under 6 … Continued