In
2008 it was reported by the Washington Post that at least 370 Fairfax County
cops commute to work at the taxpayers’ expense by using county cars for the
trip. The people of Fairfax County pay for the cars gas, maintenance,
insurance, and tolls, to the cost of, in 2008, $2.5 million dollars a year. The
report said that the cops also the cars for as personal vehicles, and some have
used patrol cars on fishing and hunting trips. At the same time, Chief of
Police Rohrer said he did not have enough vehicles for the force, although his
fleet of 1,304 is the second largest in the area, behind Prince George's County
As
we’ve already seen, the Fairfax County Police are driving challenged. On May 20, 1970, a Fairfax County cop ran
over a 5-year-old County boy, crushing his left arm and pelvis. A Fairfax County police spokesman said that
the department was investigating the incident but the results of the
investigation were never released to the public.
Three
months later, a cops who claimed he was chasing a phantom “speeding motorist
“crashed his police cruiser into a third car.
And yes, as you probably guess, the phantom speeding motorist
escaped. A Fairfax County police
spokesman said that the department was investigating the incident but the
results of the investigation were never released to the public.