Fairfax County Police Department

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The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) is a full-service law enforcement agency, located in northern Virginia. The FCPD services a population of 1,037,311 citizens within 395 square miles of Fairfax County, Virginia.[1]

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[edit] History

The Department was founded on July 1, 1940 by Eppa Kirby, who was the county's sheriff at the time. Overwhelmed by handling the jails and the county's police tasks, he persuaded the county's board of supervisors to relieve him of criminal police duties by forming the police department.[2]

[edit] Organization

The current Chief of Police is David M. Rohrer. The FCPD is divided into eight districts as follows:[3]

  • Mason District
  • McLean District
  • Mount Vernon District
  • Fair Oaks District
  • Franconia District
  • Reston District
  • Sully District
  • West Springfield District

[edit] See also

Virginia Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ General Demographic Information - Fairfax County, Virginia
  2. ^ Fairfax County Police History
  3. ^ http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/pdf/AnnualReport2005.pdf

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