Too much money, not enough to do, to many people on the payroll

The Washington TimesNovember 18, 1994, Friday, Final EditionCity officer says he tried to spread word on sex ringA D.C. police officer tried to tell Fairfax County police two months ago that a Springfield man was involved in child prostitution, but his call was never returned, a D.C. police union official said yesterday.


The Washington PostSeptember 10, 1991, Tuesday, Final Edition12 Fairfax Park Officers To Guard the Mahogany;Unit Disbanded to Patrol Posh County CenterFairfax County police are eliminating the 20-member force that patrols the county's parks to shift some of those officers to duties at the county's new $ 100 million government center

The Washington PostSeptember 12, 1985, Thursday, Final EditionFairfax County Drops Case Against Stripper;Woman Alleged Police EntrapmentFairfax County prosecutors yesterday unexpectedly dropped a charge of indecent exposure against a professional stripper who said she had been entrapped by a group of county police officers.

Victor Cruz, 33, a native of El Salvador, charged in a federal suit filed in September 1992 that he suffered permanent brain damage in 1989 when police handcuffed and then clubbed him. David Kayson, Cruz's attorney, argued yesterday that because Smith was a high-level officer that his actions constituted department policy. "This is a command officer," Kayson said. "It suggested that there was a high probability that it was policy" to use extreme force against suspects.

The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: May 20, 1970. pg. C4, 1 pgs A 5-year-old Fairfax County boy suffered a broken left arm and pelvis yesterday when he was struck by a car driven by a county policeman in the 2200 block of Huntington Avenue.

The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Aug 27, 1970. pg. B8, 1 pgs A Fairfax County policeman chasing a speeding car was injured early yesterday when his cruiser crashed into a third car, police reported.

The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Dec 1, 1970. pg. C6, 1 pgsThe assistant manager of a Tysons Corner drug store was charged Sunday with violating Virginia's blue laws as Fairfax County police opened a campaign to warn merchants tempted to take advantage of the Christmas shopping season by opening on Sunday.

Policeman Accused of Shoplifting The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). A 35-year-old Fairfax County policeman has been charged with shoplifting while moonlighting as a supermarket security guard, county police disclosed today.

Policeman's Death Ruled An Accident The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Aug 28, 1971. pg. B1, 1 pgs An off-duty Fairfax County policeman shot and killed himself at his home in Arlington last night.
August 4, 1990
Fairfax Cops form labor union
Overpaid and unhappy Fairfax cops formed a union called Fairfax COPS Local 5000 as an alternative to the Fairfax County Police Association, because they don’t like working shifts. In retrospect, the Chupaz Union would have been a more befitting name


August 7, 1989
Christopher Stokes, 48, a youth counselor and Realtor who in 1967 became Fairfax County's first black police officer, died Aug. 4 at Fair Oaks Hospital. He had sickle cell anemia. He left the Fairfax police in 1973. Since 1974, he had been a youth counselor with the Fairfax County courts and a part-time Realtor with Mount Vernon Realty in Fairfax. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he had testified for federal attorneys against Fairfax County. It was charged that the county discriminated against blacks and women in its hiring and promotion policies. In 1982, the Justice Department accepted a settlement offer by Fairfax County that involved the distribution of $ 2.75 million to 685 discrimination victims. Mr. Stokes was among those who received awards.

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