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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreCooper Middle School teacher charged with assaulting student; school notifies families
Cooper Middle School special education teacher Eliseo Perez, 35, was charged with two counts of simple assault on July 22 after Fairfax County police say he had unlawful contact with a student twice in May 2026; the school has suspended him without pay and is directing families to Crime Solvers with any additional information.
Public Safety
View More9-year-old killed in Herndon e-scooter crash was not wearing a helmet, police say
A 9-year-old boy died after his electric scooter collided with a minivan in Herndon on July 23; FCPD says the driver was not at fault and the child was not wearing a helmet, underscoring Fairfax County's new under-15 helmet requirement.
Public Safety
View MoreGrand jury indicts Bailey's Crossroads man on aggravated murder charge in infant daughter's death
A Fairfax County grand jury indicted Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, of Bailey's Crossroads on aggravated murder and felony child abuse charges Monday in the March death of his 3-month-old daughter, upgrading the case from second-degree murder as it moves toward trial in circuit court.
Public Safety
View MoreFairfax County police encrypt radio dispatch, cutting public scanner access in McLean
The Fairfax County Police Department encrypted all eight main dispatch channels on Monday, July 13, 2026, cutting public scanner and streaming access to the McLean District Station feed and other district channels across the county.