The Mason Police Station has a new commander

Major Cristina Burrow has been appointed commander of the Mason Police Station, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on July 31.

The former station commander, Major Erin Weeks, had been promoted to the position of deputy police chief and heads the Department of Internal Affairs.

Burrow has been with the FCPD since 2011. She served as a patrol officer at the Mount Vernon Police Station and as a member of the Tysons Urban Team before becoming a detective with the Major Crimes Bureau.

As a supervisor, she served at the Sully, West Springfield, and Mount Vernon District Stations, as well as the Internal Affairs Bureau. Most recently, she served as the commander of the Crisis Intervention Team.

Burrow holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and has completed several professional programs, including the FCPD Commanders College, the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Leadership in Police Organizations program and its Women’s Leadership Institute, and the Institute for Leadership in Changing Times. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in National Security.

In addition to her service with FCPD, Major Burrow is an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve with operational deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. She is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Inspector General School and Command and General Staff College.

Deanna Weand has been promoted to the rank of Major and will serve as the commander of the Franconia Police Station.

Weand began her career with FCPD in 2005 as a 911 operator at the Public Safety Communications Center. Since graduating from the Criminal Justice Academy, she has served at multiple patrol stations and in a variety of supervisory, administrative, and command assignments.

Her experience includes supporting information technology for the implementation of body-worn cameras and security operations for the 2015 World Police and Fire Games. Most recently, she commanded the Community Engagement Division, overseeing community outreach, crime prevention, youth programs, volunteer services, and initiatives designed to strengthen partnerships between the Police Department and the community.

Major Christopher Cosgriff is the new executive officer of operations at the Police Department.

Cosgriff’s experience includes patrol officer at the West Springfield station, member of the Special Operations Division’s Technical Response Unit, first-line supervisor at the Mason Police Station, several positions at the Internal Affairs Bureau, and commander of the Public Affairs Bureau.