Tag: police
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
Police identify body found in Lake Barcroft
Lake Barcroft The body found in Lake Barcroft June 12 near the 6200 block of Lakeview Drive was identified by Fairfax County Police as Lee Bowersett, age 55. Police had initially responded on Tuesday around 10 p.m. to the 3500 block of Duff Drive for a report of a missing person. Bowersett’s SUV was parked … Continued
Recent crimes: Drugs, weapons, larceny
Smith [FCPD] Police arrested two men for drug possession in the 6300 block of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia at about 8:45 p.m. on June 8, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers made a traffic stop, they smelled marijuana. A search of the car revealed drugs and a shotgun. The driver, Craig Knight, … Continued
Communities of Trust Committee promotes positive interactions with law enforcement
The Communities of Trust Committee invites the public to explore a police helicopter at the 2018 Taste of Annandale. If the community’s relationship with the police has improved, it’s because the Fairfax County Communities of Trust Committee (COT) has been working hard to make it happen. The COT works on ways to improve community policing, … Continued
Nursing home patient sexually assaulted
Smallwood [FCPD] Fairfax County police arrested a 55-year-old Fairfax man for assaulting a patient at the Sleepy Hollow Healthcare Center at 6700 Columbia Pike in Annandale at about 11 a.m. on May 26. Geoffrey Smallwood, a patient at the skilled-nursing facility since November 2017, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery against a … Continued
Annandale man arrested for burglary
Anderson [FCPD] A 55-year-old Annandale man is facing burglary charges after a resident confronted the man inside his home in the 5500 block of Belfast Place in North Springfield on May 23, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Police officers found the suspect trying to get away in a car, initiated a traffic stop, and … Continued
Woman arrested for abduction and assault
Anklewich [FCPD] Fairfax County Police were called to the 2900 block of Willston Place in Seven Corners April 30 for a report of a woman who was allegedly being held against her will. When officers arrived at about 11:40 p.m., they found a woman blocking the front door and a man who appeared to be … Continued
Pedestrian fatalities outpace murders
This sign appeared on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads in 2017. More people have been killed trying to walk across Fairfax County roadways than there are victims of murder. So far this year, there have been 43 pedestrian crashes, eight pedestrian fatalities, and more than 40 pedestrian injuries in Fairfax County. In 2018, there were … Continued