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Oct 13, 2023

Fairfax County Police Officer Indicted For Killing Man Outside Tysons Mall

Wesley Shifflett fatally shot Timothy McCree Johnson, a Black man, after the officer suspected Johnson stole a pair of sunglasses.

Mar 29, 2023

Fairfax Police Take Armed Woman Into Custody After Standoff On Richmond Highway

Richmond Highway has reopened to traffic after a standoff closed the road for more than 30 hours.

Mar 23, 2023

Fairfax Police Officer Fired After Fatally Shooting Man Accused Of Stealing Sunglasses

Fairfax Couny Police have fired one of the officers that shot and killed Timothy McCree Johnson in February.

Feb 23, 2023

Fairfax Police Name Officers Who Shot And Killed Man Outside Tysons Mall

Police shot and killed Timothy Johnson after he was suspected of stealing sunglasses from a Nordstrom. Family say Johnson was not armed.

Aug 04, 2022

Fairfax Releases Body Camera Footage In Police Shooting Of Aaron Lynch

Lynch was shot and killed in his McLean home in July.

Jul 20, 2022

Three Men Arrested For Stealing Thousands Of Laptops From Fairfax County Public Schools 

Detectives say the laptops have an estimated value over $2 million and were being stored in a Springfield warehouse, where they were to be auctioned off. 

Jul 08, 2022

Fairfax County Police Fatally Shoot Man While Responding To ‘Person In Crisis’ Call

Officials have identified the man as 26-year-old Jasper Aaron Lynch.

Mar 25, 2022

Fairfax Police Officer Who Tased A Man Found Not Guilty Of Assault

Body camera footage shows Officer Tyler Timberlake using a stun gun and putting his knee on the back of a Black man in June 2020.

Jul 20, 2021

Former Fairfax County Police Officer Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With Minor In Cadet Program

Ex-officer John Grimes is accused of sexual misconduct with a minor in the Fairfax County Police Public Safety Cadet program.

Jun 30, 2021

Uses Of Force Against Black, White People By Fairfax County Police Are High, Disproportionate, Study Says

Some community groups took issue with the study’s methodology.

 
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