Fairfax, VA – Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) regularly evaluates and enhances all trainings, policies and practices of the department to ensure the safety and well-being of our community. Crime needs to be addressed and confronted at every corner of the county, and FCPD strives to create and establish these crime-prevention efforts with the highest regard for human life. These
Read moreTrespassing on train tracks is against the law and has led to deaths in our county. About every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the U.S. and Fairfax County wants to end that trend. Many residents are not aware that our modern trains are much quieter and faster – and can have a stopping
Read moreDetectives are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a train today, June 28, around 3 p.m. Our investigation determined the victim was hiking in the area of Bull Run Bridge, near Clifton, with two family members, a 13-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man. The two teens were walking on the bridge when a train
Read moreWest Springfield Police District – Stretching for miles and seemingly rarely traveled, train tracks can evoke a feeling of nostalgia, free-spiritedness or wanderlust. The reality is that train tracks are a dangerous area and the scene of various life-threatening and fatal accidents each year. Most recently in Fairfax County, on May 16, an 18-year-old woman was struck and killed by
Read moreOfficers and detectives responded to the 9500 block of Burke Road on Monday, May 16, for the report of a pedestrian struck by a train at approximately 9:38 p.m. The preliminary investigation determined that three friends were walking along the tracks when one was struck. Erika Dunn, 18, of Springfield, sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital
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