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Court rejects petition from police officer fired after fatal Tysons shooting

Published July 24, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated August 3, 2023 at 4:41PM

Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)

(Updated at 4:30 p.m. on 8/3/2023) The former Fairfax County police officer who reportedly shot and killed D.C. resident Timothy Johnson on Feb. 22 in Tysons lost a court petition seeking reinstatment earlier this month.

Wesley Shifflett’s petition alleging that the county violated his due process rights and its own policies during a grievance review was rejected by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Shannon, who affirmed County Executive Bryan Hill’s conclusion that the Fairfax County Police Department had followed proper county procedures.

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FCPD: Woman sexually assaulted at Marriott hotel in Merrifield

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 21, 2023 at 3:00PM

Courtyard Marriott in Merrifield (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 3:10 p.m.) A woman staying at the Courtyard Marriott in Merrifield was sexually assaulted yesterday (Thursday), Fairfax County police say.

Officers were called to the hotel at 2722 Gallows Road at 1:30 p.m. for the assault, which had just occurred, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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JUST IN: Gas leak shuts down Route 7 in Wolf Trap

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 21, 2023 at 11:45AM | Updated July 21, 2023 at 12:28PM

A gas leak has closed Route 7 at Forestville Drive/Beulah Road in Wolf Trap (via FCFRD/Twitter)

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) A gas leak has closed Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) at Beulah Road and Forestville Drive in the Wolf Trap area.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units are currently at the scene and expect to be there for “an extended period of time,” the department said at 11:39 a.m.

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Suspect in Herndon area Father’s Day shooting arrested for robbery

By Fatimah Waseem

Published July 20, 2023 at 3:00PM

A Fairfax County police mugshot for Zaire Davis, a suspect in two shootings and a robbery (via FCPD)

Local police have arrested a 20-year-old Woodbridge man in connection with a Father’s Day shooting in in the McNair neighborhood.

Zaire Davis was arrested on June 29 for a robbery that happened in Annandale on June 25 — a process during which a detective noticed a “striking resemblance” to a sketch released to the community related to the June 18 shooting.

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Police: Driver in Burke crash that killed teen may have been speeding

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 19, 2023 at 3:45PM

Fairfax County Police Lt. James Curry at scene of fatal crash on Burke Centre Parkway (via FCPD/Facebook)

A driver who crashed into a car with four teenagers, killing one of them, in Burke last night (Tuesday) might have been speeding, Fairfax County police say.

A preliminary investigation suggests the adult, male driver was driving a 2014 Cadillac XTS4 west on Burke Centre Parkway when he crashed into a 2023 Kia Forte attempting to exit the Burke Centre Shopping Center parking lot, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release today.

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BREAKING: One killed in crash outside Burke shopping center

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2023 at 10:20PM | Updated July 19, 2023 at 12:23AM

A Fairfax County police SUV with lights on (file photo)

(Updated at 12:20 a.m. on 7/19/2023) One teen has died and three others have been hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Burke.

Officers were called to the scene outside the Burke Centre Shopping Center in the 5700 block of Burke Center Parkway, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 9:42 p.m.

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Man wins decades-long battle to get FCPD to use community names, not postal addresses, in crime reports

By Vivian Hoang

Published July 18, 2023 at 3:00PM | Updated July 18, 2023 at 5:44PM

Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) The long-fought activism of one local resident has culminated in the Fairfax County Police Department changing its approach to publicly identifying where crimes occur.

Arlington-based blogger Dave Statter announced on Wednesday, July 12 that Police Chief Kevin Davis has committed to having FCPD public information officers and social media channels use community names, rather than postal addresses, in public safety announcements, clearing up decades of confusion.

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FCPD: Organized shoplifting attempt at Saks Fifth Avenue in Tysons foiled

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2023 at 1:30PM

Saks Fifth Avenue at Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Three people arrested for recently attempting to shoplift from Saks Fifth Avenue in Tysons Galleria were part of an “organized retail theft crew” based in Philadelphia, Fairfax County police say.

The three individuals — one man and two women — were seen picking up “multiple high-end handbags and other luxury merchandise” at the store on July 13, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Driver dies after fiery two-vehicle crash in Fort Belvoir

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated July 19, 2023 at 11:01AM

Fairfax County police car with lights on (file photo)

(Updated at 11 a.m. on 7/19/2023) A driver died Monday night after a two-vehicle crash on Jeff Todd Way in Fort Belvoir.

Fairfax County police officers were dispatched to the Telegraph Road intersection around 10:51 p.m., followed promptly by emergency medics from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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BREAKING: Pedestrian seriously injured in Franconia-Springfield Parkway crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 12, 2023 at 6:45PM | Updated July 12, 2023 at 8:49PM

Westbound Franconia-Springfield Parkway is closed at Spring Village Drive after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle (via FCPD/Twitter)

Updated at 8:50 p.m. — Franconia-Springfield Parkway has reopened after a driver hit a pedestrian earlier this evening.

Earlier: A pedestrian has been hospitalized after a vehicle crash on Franconia-Springfield Parkway in Springfield.