September 8, 1983 Fairfax County Sheriff M. Wayne Huggins announced that more than $10,000 has disappeared from two bank acounts maintained by the county jail and that one senior official has taken early retirement and another has been demoted because of the incident.
October 8, 1983 A federal appeals court ruled Charles B. Lankford, a former Democratic candidate for Fairfax County sheriff convicted in 1978 of sexual offenses against a teen-aged girl, is entitled to a new trial because he was improperly defended against the charges.
In 1977, citizens filed 121 formal written complaints against the police, about one written complaint every other day. The Police have determined that the nature of the complaints against them are secret. In 1978, 132 formal complaints were issued from citizens, against the Fairfax County Police. Roughly one formal, written complaint was issued by residents every other day. The Police have determined that the nature of the complaints against them are secret.
In 1979 there was a 27% increase in complaints from citizens against the Fairfax County Police. The Fairfax County police have determined that records on those against the police are secretIn 1979, a group called Fairfax County Citizens for Improved Law Enforcement and Community Relations called for citizen councils that could review cases, but the Police rejected the proposal.
1979 The Citizens for Improved Law Enforcement was formed early after the widely reported Donald Ferguson case in which a young black man died at Western State Hospital after his arrest in Fairfax and jailing there
In 1977, citizens filed 121 formal written complaints against the police, about one written complaint every other day. The Police have determined that the nature of the complaints against them are secret.
In 1978, 132 formal complaints were issued from citizens, against the Fairfax County Police. Roughly one formal, written complaint was issued by residents every other day. The Police have determined that the nature of the complaints against them are secret.
In 1979 there was a 27% increase in complaints from citizens against the Fairfax County Police. The Fairfax County police have determined that records on those against the police are secret
In 1979, a group called Fairfax County Citizens for Improved Law Enforcement and Community Relations called for citizen councils that could review cases, but the Police rejected the proposal.
1979 The Citizens for Improved Law Enforcement was formed early after the widely reported Donald Ferguson case in which a young black man died at Western State Hospital after his arrest in Fairfax and jailing there