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After a two-year hiatus the Virginia Indian Festival is returning to Riverbend Park on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will be held rain or shine and will feature members from eight tribes native to Virginia – Chickahominy Tribe, Monacan Nation, Upper Mattaponi Tribe, Rappahannock Tribe, Pamunkey Tribe, Mattaponi, [...]
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On Thursday, July 8 around 9:50 p.m., a 48-year-old man driving a 2007 Suzuki sport bike was northbound on Fairfax County Parkway near Baron Cameron Avenue. As he approached a left curve prior to Walnut Branch Road, he braked, skidded and lost control of the motorcycle, which came to rest in a culvert approximately 30 [...]
City of Fairfax Police have charged three Maryland men who were apprehended by officers while attempting to steal copper from a utility storage yard in the early morning of Tuesday, July 27. Patrol officers responded shortly after 2:45 AM to a report of a theft in progress at the Verizon lot at 3174 Spring Street [...]
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A 17-year-old girl who had met a man on “MySpace”, arranged to meet for dinner and a movie on Saturday, July 24; the meeting did not go as planned. The suspect allegedly abducted the teen and sexually assaulted her. The victim was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for non life-threatening injuries.The [...]
Fairfax County fire investigators charged Tegee Rogers, 33, Herndon, and Justin Fedorchak, 39, Manassas, with multiple felonies in connection with a fire at 697 Spring Street, Herndon, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at approximately 12:30 a.m.. They are both charged with three felonies, 18.2-85, manufacturing and using an explosive device; 18.2-86, setting a fire capable of [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire Saturday, July 24, 2010, at approximately 3 a.m. in the Lorton area of Fairfax County. The townhouse is located 8501 Golden Ridge Court. Firefighters saw heavy fire and smoke coming from an end unit townhouse upon arrival. Due to heavy fire and the [...]
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Fairfax County’s wastewater treatment plant has received an award for meeting federal pollution control standards 100 percent of the time for 11 years in a row. The Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant recently received a Platinum Peak Performance Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. This distinction was only given to [...]
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Police seized approximately 115 pounds of marijuana during a highway interdiction operation on Wednesday, July 21. Two officers participating in the operation stopped an 18-wheeler for an equipment violation around 6:30 p.m. on Interstate 495 near Van Dorn Street. An investigation revealed the marijuana in the truck’s attached trailer. Alexis Javier Paz, 38 and Felix [...]
City sign regulations helps keep the city beautiful and litter-free. According to City Code, signs are not permitted on telephone poles, in planters or on trees in the public right-of-way. Staples and nails injure workers who use the utility poles. Nail holes make trees susceptible to insect damage and disease. Yard sale signs may be [...]
An investigation by the City of Fairfax Police Department Criminal Investigations Division into a case of construction fraud resulted in the arrest of a Falls Church area man on two charges. Mark Andrew Sands, 50, of 3705 George Mason Drive, was charged with a felony count of false pretense (Section 18.2-178 of the Code of [...]