Morning Notes

One Found Dead in Christmas Morning Fire — “One person was found dead in a Christmas morning fire at a townhouse in the Centreville area of Fairfax County, according to firefighters. Firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue arrived at the home in the 14100 block of Red River Drive early on Monday morning, they said in a release.” [NBC4]

Affair at Center of Frying Pan Area Killings — “A website that caters to people with sexual fetishes may have been used as part of a ploy to draw a man to a Herndon home before he and a woman living in the house were killed, according to new allegations laid out in the Fairfax County bond hearing of an au pair charged with murder in the case.” [Washington Post]

FCPS Concludes Review of Privacy Breach — “An investigation into how Fairfax County Public Schools accidentally shared other students’ private information with a parent during a fall meeting has concluded, Superintendent Michelle Reid said in a letter to families Thursday. The external review…found that the data breach occurred because the parent had access to old thumb drives with unredacted files, the school division said. [WTOP]

Demand High for Route 1 Hypothermia Shelters — “Fairfax County hypothermia shelters are filling up but have room for more people to come in out of the cold, according to figures provided by the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) just before the longest night of the year…On the Route 1 corridor, during the week of Dec. 11, an average of 53 men and women per night slept in hypothermia shelters, according to HCD.” [On the MoVe]

County Police Report Rise in Violent Crime for 2023 — “The new report, released by Fairfax County Police in coordination with the Major Cities Chiefs Association, tracked violent crimes such as homicide, rape and robbery in 2023. Fairfax County ranked seventh among 69 participating jurisdictions, reporting an 8.7% increase in violent crimes overall, and increases in the number of rapes and aggravated assaults.” [WTOP]

Site Plan Approved for Restaurant Replacing Falls Church Motel — “The indoor-outdoor restaurant planned for the old Stratford Motor Lodge site can move forward after a site plan approval by the Falls Church Planning Commission Wednesday…A date for project completion is not yet known, but Dominion Wine and Beer’s Arash Tafakor told the Planning Commission it may come to fruition next year.” [Patch]

Firefighters Visit Kids at Inova for Holidays — “Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Santa, his elves, and reindeer ‘dropped in’ to spread holiday cheer to the kids at Inova Childrens Hospital. Members of #FCFRD @FairfaxCountyPD @PWCFireRescue rappelled ten stories, stopping at windows to say hi to kids and their families.” [FCFRD/Twitter]

New Bikeshare Stations Added in Tysons Area — “NEW STATION ALERT Check out the newest stations in Fairfax County(@ffxconnector), Prosperity Ave & Avenir Pl (funded by @novatransit) and Old Meadow Rd & Old Meadow Ln.” [Capital Bikeshare/Twitter]

It’s Tuesday — Expect rain mainly after 1pm, with cloudy skies and a high near 51. Precipitation chances are at 70%, with less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tuesday night will bring more rain and a low around 48. Precipitation chances increase to 90% for between a quarter to half an inch. [Weather.gov]