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Black Officer Who Won Bias Case Is Fired Again by Fairfax Police

The Washington Post

May 14, 1998, Thursday, Final Edition

Black Officer Who Won Bias Case Is Fired Again by Fairfax Police

BYLINE: Wendy Melillo, Washington Post Staff Writer

SECTION: METRO; Pg. D04

LENGTH: 332 words

A black police officer who had previously won her job back after a federal commission ruled she was a victim of racial discrimination has again been fired by the Fairfax County Police Department.

Officer Sheila Patterson, a 15-year veteran, was terminated Friday for violating the department's regulations governing human relations and insubordination, according to a letter sent to her by Police Chief M. Douglas Scott.

"This is retaliatory, and ever since I returned in 1994, I have fought one battle with them after another," Patterson said. "It is pathetic and outrageous that I have had to go through all this."

Police officials declined to comment on the case because it involved a personnel matter.

Patterson's termination stemmed from a citizen complaint filed against her. In a notice sent to Patterson in February, police officials said they were investigating an allegation that she "acted in a rude, aggressive and unprofessional manner" toward a citizen while on duty Feb. 5.

Patterson said she asked a security guard at a Franconia area grocery store to step back several times while officers investigated a report of a suspicious person in the store. The security guard later filed a complaint.

The department first fired Patterson in July 1993 for allegedly throwing a telephone message pad at a colleague. She was also charged with insubordination for her conduct during an internal investigation of the incident and for refusing to sign a release form after a psychological fitness-for-duty exam.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has twice issued findings that the police department improperly retaliated against Patterson for filing race and sex discrimination complaints. In 1993, the commission said the department should reinstate Patterson with back pay, stop retaliating against employees and provide training to all supervisors regarding discrimination and retaliation.

Patterson said she intends to appeal her dismissal.

Under the reign of former Chief of Police Rhorer the Fairfax County Police arrested a man for not wearing clothes in his house while he made coffee, set up an eye doctor on a gambling charge and then used the SWAT team to kill him. An investigation into the charge that the Doctor’s primary clients were cops has never been investigated. The police gunned down an emotionally unstable man because cop who shot him wrongly assumed the man was trying to escape. He wasn’t. The cops also shot dead four other citizens under highly questionable circumstances. The department under Rhorer was sued multiple times by citizens. So did they fire Rhorer? Naw they promoted him. According to news reports Rhorer draws a salary of $191,168 per year as Deputy Fairfax County Executive as well as a concurrent pension from the Fairfax County police of $173000 per year.

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“Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.” David Mamet

“Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so.” Byron R. White

“A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run.” Dennis Miller

“I got my head bashed in at a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Police were losing control because they were up against a world they really didn't understand.” Terry Gilliam

“That’s that whole police brutality thing. See that’s common knowledge now. There used to be a time when only minorities really knew about that. Now I’m not saying white people didn’t believe us, but you were a little skeptical. Then the NewsWeek printed it and you knew it was true. ‘Oh my god…Honey did you see this? Aparently, the police have been beating up Negros like hot cakes!’ Really though, how could you know? I mean you should have been a little suspicious. Don’t you think its a little suspicious…that every dead black person the police find has crack sprinkled on him? I mean come on. Who gets shot and then sprinkles crack on themselves?” Dave Chappelle

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

In their own words

"Some of the judges of this court have reluctantly concluded that some members of the [Fairfax County Police tactical] unit see the Fourth Amendment as a distraction they need to work around rather than a requirement of the United States Constitution," Circuit Court Judge Stanley P. Klein scolding tactical officers who illegally entered an apartment during a 1997 drug investigation and shot a mentally unbalanced man in the face; prosecutors then dropped the case.

"You have two strikes against you, you are Black and you are a female. Because that is the way it is around here." Statement of a white officer to female officer Sheila Patterson

"Women don't belong on this police department. This police department went to pot when women were hired on the department. All women do is bitch. They aren't nothing but a bunch of bitches. All they do is bitch. They don't belong on the department." Statements made about Female officer Sheila Patterson, to her face, by a police Lieutenant to another male officer in 1986

"Let us hear that concern. We are not hearing it from anybody except the media, except individual reporters." Fairfax County Police Public Information Officer Mary Ann Jennings why her department won't release the incident report on the Master's killing.

"What does the name of an officer give the public in terms of information and disclosure? I'd be curious to know why they want the name of an officer." Fairfax County Police Public Information Officer Mary Ann Jennings when asked why her department won't even release even the name of the officer who shot Masters.

"I think Northern Virginia has really taken this (Freedom of Information Act) to an extreme. I understand the need of law enforcement to protect an ongoing investigation, but there’s also a public interest at work here." Ginger Stanley, executive director of the Virginia Press Association.

"It’s (Freedom of Information) a control thing. And there doesn’t seem to be any political will to do anything about it." Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Arlington-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

"As they approached him . . . one officer's weapon, a handgun, was unintentionally discharged," Fairfax Police Chief David M. Rohrer on his SWAT teams killing of an unarmed gambler Tactical unit policies of the Fairfax County Police are secret.

"In my opinion, there are no accidental discharges. Most of what we see in law enforcement are negligent discharges, fingers being on the trigger when they shouldn't be." John Gnagey, executive director of the National Tactical Officers Association.

"We felt it (citizens getting drunk) was getting to a level where we would need to nip it in the bud," Lt. Tor Bennett on why the police raided bars in Fairfax County looking for persons who were drunk.

"I didn't have a vehicle there. I had no intention of driving. I knew I'd been in a bar, and I was drinking." Citizen arrested for being drunk in a bar after police said they overheard the citizen tell a person her was driving home.

"Dumb bitch." A male officers remarks to officer Sheila Patterson when she could not find an intersection, November 1984. At various times in the 1980s, Patterson reported her car was keyed, the gasoline cap stolen, the lights turned on, and the tires flattened--all while the vehicle was parked near the police station. On one occasion, Patterson left her car running in the station parking lot and returned to find the windshield wipers on and the radio's volume increased. Patterson does not know who tampered with her vehicle, but speculates it was the work of fellow officers.

"A dumb nigger" Sworn two affidavits from officers on how other officers referred to black female officer Sheila Patterson. In the summer of 1990, an Officer referred to Patterson as "cruiser butt" or "cruiser ass." After an investigation, the officer received an oral reprimand. In 1992, Patterson found a dead mouse in her mailbox at the police station. An investigation ensued in which twenty-seven people were interviewed and three given polygraph examinations. The department never discovered who, if anyone, placed the mouse in the mailbox.

"Zulu" Sworn two affidavits from officers on how other officers referred to black female officer Sheila Patterson

"[a]ll women do is bitch. They aren't nothing but a bunch of bitches." A Fairfax County Training officer to officer Sheila Patterson

"Sheila Patterson is a dumb nigger." Officer’s affidavit on what several officers said to him between 1983 and 1989. Patterson reported that she frequently did not receive backup support when she asked for it. When she would ask for backup, the other officers often responded that they were busy.

"He's on the stoop, trying to defuse that and prevent further assaults. He engages the suspect." Fairfax County Police spokesperson on how a police officer shot himself in the foot breaking up a dispute between a mother and son. The department refused to explain why the officer would have drawn his weapon in the first place.

"With the exception of retrieving items with the purpose of entering them into evidence, there's nothing in any of our rules that calls for cameras to be confiscated, We have no problem with the pictures and that's what we're going to try and get back, if we can." Fairfax County Police Spokesperson explaining the rules on illegal seizure. Earlier in the day eight Fairfax County Police officers stopped and searched two student journalists at Annandale High School and took their digital camera erased pictures on the camera that the students had taken of the officers searching a car near the school.

"In retrospect, we should have put out a release on this," Fairfax police spokesman on the January 2003 death of a citizen who was struck by a police cruiser under questionable circumstances. Fairfax police are involved in over one car crash a day, or about 350 crashes a year

"Come tomorrow, you won't be on the newspaper staff," Fairfax County Police officers warning to high school journalists when they complained that the officer had stolen photos from their school camera.

"They knew he didn't have a weapon. If he had any weapon at all, he would've shot the dog and that officer. He had plenty of time to do that. After they shot him in the face and sprayed him with pepper spray somebody could've grabbed him and pulled him out of there. They murdered him. Even if he did what he did, he did not deserve to die" Edward Agurs sister, Dorothy Agurs on her brother’s death at the hands of Fairfax County Police. Police shot Agurs five times. He had been hiding in crawlspace beneath a stairwell.

"They came in and just went berserk" Patron at a bar on Rt. 1 on the rampage of Fairfax County Police inside the nightclub.

"I was very encouraged by the cooperative tone of the county. This is going to mean a little bit more money in every paycheck" Officer Josh David, president of the Fairfax Coalition of Police in 2003 when the Fairfax County Police officers union sued the county in federal court over pay issues. The police department took it upon themselves to settle out of court and agreed to pay overtime, shift differentials and proper compensation time.

"I don’t recall that we have ever approved such a large amount of funds outside of the budget process" Member of the Board of Supervisors on a massive 1983 influx of cash to the Fairfax County Police Department.

"I'm very disappointed. The charges should have been more severe." The mother of Ashley McIntosh upon learning that the officer who killed her daughter with a police cruiser had been charged only with a misdemeanor

"These are always difficult cases. I certainly recognize and appreciate the fact that she was doing her duty. But I have to apply the laws impartially to all, police and civilians alike." Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh on filing only misdemeanor charges against the police officer who killed Ashley McIntosh with a police cruiser

"I guess Ray Morrogh finds a momentary lapse of judgment, which resulted in an officer killing my sister, acceptable. Whereas I, as a citizen, cannot. I would be curious to know, if the roles were reversed, what charges would my sister have faced." Meredith Heller, Ashley McIntosh's sister

"I'm concerned that this type of charge could have a chilling effect on our officers in the future, in their decision-making process, as we attempt to serve the public" Officer Marshall Thielen, president of the Fairfax police union, on the misdemeanor charge against Perry

"Contrary to some reports, police did not raid establishments dressed in SWAT gear, indiscriminately drag people off their barstools, force them outside and cart them to jail merely for having a cocktail" 2003. Police statement on the Departments decision to raid County night clubs. However bar owners reported that officers provided no explanation for their actions and harassed sober patrons, taking them outside and administering field sobriety tests and that the police loudly and belligerently disturbed all customers including a man dressed in a Santa Claus costume who exhibited no signs of drunkenness but was singing karaoke songs, and a woman as she was drinking her second beer. The bar owner said the woman had arrived by cab and was leaving by cab.

"Deplorable and inexcusable, and a discredit to the Fairfax County Police Department" A Fairfax County Judge on the actions of County police detective who was having an affair with the wife of a man he was investigating for embezzling money from the county government. January 2007

"I don’t know if there’s evidence or not. All I have is what our investigators and what our commanders and the police administration believe."Police spokesperson to a reporter who asked if the department has any evidence at all that release basic information to the public would have "a chilling effect" on witnesses coming forward.

Best way to get away with murder in Fairfax County "Suspect then tried to run me over"

Pair of Suspects Shot in Fairfax The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Sep 22, 1969. pg. C4, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) Two suspects in the holdup of a Safeway store in Springfield were shot in the arms Saturday night when they attacked an officer trying to arrest them, Fairfax County police reported.

Man Shot in Fight For Officer's Gun By E.J. Bachinski Washington Post Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Feb 4, 1974. pg. C5, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 24-year old Alexandria man was shot and critically wounded early yesterday during a struggle with a Fairfax County policeman for control of the officer's gun, county police reported.

Man Shot By Police In Reston Washington Post Staff Writer, By Doug Brown. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 16, 1975. pg. B8, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 35-year-old Washington man was seriously wounded early yesterday in an exchange of gun fire with three Alexandria and Fairfax County police officers in the parking lot of a Reston apartment complex, Fairfax police said.

Police Slaying Suit Is Settled; Relatives of Herndon Man Killed by Officer to Share $25,000 Police Suit Over Slaying Is Settled Washington Post Staff WriterBy Laura A. Kiernan. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 21, 1975. pg. C1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary) The brother of a 26-yearold black man who was shot and killed by a white Fairfax County policeman last Aug. 22 settled yesterday a $2-million civil damage suit against the officer for $25,000.

Fairfax Police Slay Alexandria Man Washington Post Staff Writer, By Joe Ritchie. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 30, 1976. pg. E3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 25-year old Alexandria man was fatally wounded by Fairfax County police in Balleys Crossroads last night in an exchange of shots during which he wounded an officer, county police reported.

Falls Church Man Slain by Police After Va. Chase; Va. Man Is Slain By Fairfax Police By Joe RitchieWashington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Feb 19, 1977. pg. D1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary)

A Falls Church man was shot to death by a Fairfax County police officer last night after a chase and a struggle in which the man allegedly tried to wrest a shotgun from another officer, county police reported. Policeman Slays Gunman Fleeing Hit-Run Crash Washington Post Staff WritersBy Eduardo Cue and Vernon C. Thompson. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Jun 12, 1977. pg. 47, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A Fairfax County police officer shot and killed a man yesterday afternoon after the man fled the scene of a hit-and-run collision and fired three shots at the officer, police officials reported.

Man Fatally Shot in Clash With 2 Fairfax Policemen By Sandra Boodman, Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 2, 1977. pg. C3, 1 pgs

Man Fatally Shot by Police Identified as Disabled Vet By Caryle MurphyWashington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Jun 14, 1977. pg. A8, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) Fairfax County police have identified the man killed Saturday afternoon by a Fairfax County police officer, after he fired three shots at the policeman, as Harrison Snell, 47, of 4840 Eastern La. in Suitland.

Fairfax Officer Shoots Van Driver After Wild Ride; Va. Officer Wounds Van Driver, Is Injured in Chase, Scuffle By Athelia Knight, Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Sep 14, 1977. pg. C1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 25-year-old Falls Church man was shot and critically wounded yesterday by a Fairfax County police officer who had stopped a van window during a Hamile swerving ride that ended when the van turned over, police reported.

Police Shoot Man They Say Tried to Run Down Officer The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Nov 8, 1977. pg. C5, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 27-year-old Alexandria man was shot by a Fairfax County police officer early yesterday after he allegedly tried to run down another police officer with his car, county police reported.

Drug Enforcement Agent Shot by Mistake The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Feb 13, 1978. pg. C2, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent was accidentally shot by a Fairfax County police officer yesterday after the agent had stopped a camper believed to be transporting illegal drugs, county police reported.

Riverdale man was shot and killed by Fairfax County police early yesterday after he allegedly tried to shoot a police officer who had ordered Fairfax Officer Shoots Van Driver After Wild Ride; Va. Officer Wounds Van Driver, Is Injured in Chase, Scuffle By Athelia Knight, Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Sep 14, 1977. pg. C1, 2 pgs

Abstract (Summary) A 25-year-old Falls Church man was shot and critically wounded yesterday by a Fairfax County police officer who had stopped a van window during a Hamile swerving ride that ended when the van turned over, police reported.

Police Shoot Man They Say Tried to Run Down Officer The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Nov 8, 1977. pg. C5, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 27-year-old Alexandria man was shot by a Fairfax County police officer early yesterday after he allegedly tried to run down another police officer with his car, county police reported.

Fairfax Man Shot, Slain In Rampage; Estranged Wife, Others Escape; Va. Building Evacuated Fairfax Man Slain After Rampage By Eduardo Cue Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Jun 5, 1978. pg. C1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 31-year-old man was shot and killed by a Fairfax County police officer early Sunday as he lunged at the officer with a butcher knife following a wild rampage in the apartment of his estranged wife. The dispute awoke dozens of neighbors and caused the evacuation of a three-story building, police said.

Youth, 17, Shot by Policeman In Pr. George's Parking Lot By John Feinstein Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Dec 18, 1978. pg. B8, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 17-year-old Prince George's County youth was shot three times by an off-duty Fairfax County police officer in a Seabrook parking lot yesterday after the youth allegedly drew a gun and demanded money from the officer, Prince George's County police reported.

Officer Cleared in Janitor's Death By Athelia Knight Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Jan 25, 1979. pg. C9, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) An internal Fairfax County police investigation has cleared a police officer who mistakenly shot a janitor during a stakeout of an often robbed school. Commonwealth's Attorney Robert F. Horan Jr. said yesterday.
Two Bullets Hit Man Killed by Police The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Feb 15, 1979. pg. A12, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary)A Fairfax County man killed early Monday by police who mistook him for a murder suspect during a stakeout was hit by two of four shots fired by the officers, Fairfax police said yesterday.

No Violation of Police Procedure Ruled in Officers' Slaying of ManBy Liza Bercovici Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 21, 1979. pg. C3, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary) Two police officers who shot and killed a 21-year old Mount Vernon man by mistake last month have been cleared of violating police procedures in the incident, although an investigation by the Fairfax County prosecutor is continuing.

Fairfax Police Shoot, Kill Murder Suspect in Franconia By Leah Latimer and Denis Collins Washington Post Staff Writers. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 6, 1981. pg. B4, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) Fairfax County police shot and killed a murder suspect last night in the parking lot of a Moose Lodge in Franconia.

Police Wound Man, Charge Him With Firing Gun The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: May 23, 1981. pg. B2, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A man who police said had been holding a woman at gunpoint in his Annandale apartment and then fired several shots at Fairfax County SWAT team officers was shot and wounded by one of the officers as the incident ended Thursday night.

Off-Duty Va. Officer Kills Man With Gun The Washington Post, August 12, 1982, Thursday, Final Edition, Metro; B4, 213 words Fairfax Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Fleeing Suspect By Anndee Hochman Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 23, 1985. pg. B3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 28-year-old District of Columbia man who tried to flee after allegedly selling LSD to an undercover Fairfax County policeman was shot accidentally by another investigator yesterday afternoon as he was being pursued over a fence, Fairfax police said.

Man Shot After Chase By Police; Busy Vienna Street Is Scene of Gunfire Robbery Suspect Shot After Allegedly Drawing on Officers By Lee Hockstader Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 27, 1985. pg. D1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary) Fairfax County police yesterday shot and seriously injured a robbery suspect they were chasing as he leaped from a stolen pickup truck and pointed a shotgun at them on a busy street in Vienna, police said.

Fairfax Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Fleeing SuspectBy Anndee Hochman Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 23, 1985. pg. B3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 28-year-old District of Columbia man who tried to flee after allegedly selling LSD to an undercover Fairfax County policeman was shot accidentally by another investigator yesterday afternoon as he was being pursued over a fence, Fairfax police said.

Fairfax Man Slain by Police After 10 1/2 -Hour Confrontation; Police Slay Fairfax Man After 10 1/2-Hour Standoff By Patricia Davis and John F. Harris Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 11, 1986. pg. B1, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary)Two Fairfax County police officers fatally shot a 25-year-old man yesterday after a 10 1/2 -hour standoff in which the man, a diagnosed schizophrenic, fired weapons and taunted police from the balcony and windows of his condominium near Falls Church.

Horan Sees No Criminal Liability In Police Shooting of Drug Suspect By Patricia Davis Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Dec 17, 1987. pg. B11, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) Fairfax County's chief prosecutor ruled yesterday that there was no criminal liability on the part of a county police officer who fatally shot an unarmed suspect during an undercover drug operation last month.

'There Was No Need to Shoot Her'; Husband Describes Va. Police Slaying Police Say Husband's Description Of Fairfax Slaying Inaccurate Zita Arocha, Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writers. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 30, 1988. pg. 45, 2 pgs Abstract (Summary)A landscape worker whose wife was killed last week by Fairfax County police in the couple's tiny basement apartment in Annandale disputed the police version of the incident yesterday.

Fairfax Officer Slays Man in Highway Fight The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Dec 4, 1988. pg. B3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary)An unidentified man was shot to death yesterday by a Fairfax County police officer as they struggled in the middle of Rte. 1 while hundreds of shoppers and motorists watched, police and witnesses said.

Va. Officer Shoots Man The Washington Post, March 25, 1990, Sunday, Final Edition, METRO; PAGE D5; AROUND THE RGION, 77 words, From news services and staff reports The Washington Post, Fairfax Police Officer, Stabbed In Chest, Fatally Shoots Suspect, October 6, 1991, Sunday, Final Edition, FIRST SECTION; PAGE A10, 131 words

NAACP Is Probing Va. Shooting Robert Howe. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 28, 1992. pg. D3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) The Alexandria chapter of the NAACP is investigating an incident last week in which a city police officer responding to reports of a knife fight shot and killed a Fairfax County man who may have threat

AROUND THE REGION; Fairfax Police Kill Armed Woman, 59 The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 9, 1993. pg. D4, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A 59-year-old woman who had threatened to kill herself was fatally shot by police yesterday near Fairfax City after she pointed a gun at officers, county police said.

Men, Officer Trade Shots The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 11, 1993. pg. B6, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) Two Manassas men were charged yesterday with assaulting an officer in an altercation with an off-duty Arlington officer Friday night in which both men and the officer were shot, Fairfax County police said.

Fairfax police kill gun-wielding woman The Washington Times, August 9, 1993, Monday, Final Edition, Part B; METROPOLITAN; LOCAL ROUNDUP; VIRGINIA; Pg. B2, 150 words Armed Man Wounded by Va. Officer; Teen Calls Police To Fairfax Complex

Santiago O'Donnell. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 25, 1993. pg. D3, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A Fairfax County police officer investigating a disturbance at an apartment complex last night shot a 40-year-old Fairfax man who authorities said threatened him with a knife.

Man Shot by Fairfax Officer Dies After Surgery Mark Stencel. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 26, 1993. pg. E6, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A man who was shot by a Fairfax County police officer Sunday night in the Mount Vernon area died early yesterday at Fairfax Hospital after undergoing surgery.

Knife-Wielding Man Slain By Fairfax Police Officers Robert O'Harrow Jr. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Nov 3, 1993. pg. D6, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) A Fairfax County man was fatally shot by police in the Hybla Valley area yesterday morning after he threatened to kill himself and lunged at an officer with a butcher knife, police said.

Fairfax police shoot machete-wielding man The Washington Times, August 14, 1994, Sunday, Final Edition, Part A; METROPOLITAN TIMES; METRO BRIEFS; VIRGINIA; VIENNA; Pg. A11, 141 words The Washington Post, Police Shoot Woman After Two-County Chase, Wendy Melillo, Washington Post Staff Writer, July 07, 1998, Tuesday, Final Edition, METRO; Pg. D05, 522 words

Fairfax Officer, Suspect Injured In Gun Battle; Police Say Shooting Is First On Duty in at Least 15 YearsThe Washington Post, October 30, 2005 Sunday Correction Appended, Metro; C06, 403 words, Tom Jackman, Washington Post Staff Writer

Fairfax officer cleared in death; UNARMED MAN SHOT IN CAR He appeared to be reaching for a gun, prosecutor says The Washington Post, January 28, 2010 Thursday, METRO; Pg. B01, 908 words, Tom Jackman

Watch for updates, cops won't go public, so we'll do it for em.

2 GI Accusers of Police Plead Guilty in FairfaxThe Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Jun 27, 1969. pg. C2, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)Two Ft. Belvoir soldiers who charged police brutality in their traffic arrest May 7, pleaded guilty yesterday in Fairfax County Court to, charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving.

Fairfax Patrolman Is Fired; Patrolman Is Fired In FairfaxBy Donnel Nunes Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 22, 1974. pg. C1, 2 pgsAbstract (Summary)The Fairfax County police department, following an internal investigation, has fired a 29-year-old patrolman for the use of unnecessary force in the nightstick beating earlier this year of a Fredericksburg, Va., man.

Police Investigate Brutality Charge; Brutality Charge Stemming From Fairfax Melee ProbedBy Blaine Harden Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 21, 1978. pg. C1, 2 pgsAbstract (Summary)Fairfax County police launched an internal investigation yesterday into allegations of police brutality in a melee Saturday night at a Rte. 1 night club.

Jury Probes Alleged Case Of Brutality; Grand Jury Probes Charge Of Fairfax Police BrutalityBy Jane Seaberry Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Jun 3, 1978. pg. C1, 2 pgsAbstract (Summary)A federal grand jury has begun an investigation into allegations that three Fairfax County policemen needlessly beat a 16-year-old youth they were arresting and that a county police trial board may have attempted to cover up the incident.

Police Brutality Probe Methods 'Unfair': OfficialBy Blaine Harden Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Feb 4, 1979. pg. B1, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)Fairfax County Police Department's deputy chief said yesterday that his department's procedure for investigating an officer accused of brutality is biased in favor of the accused officer and "unfair to the public."

Fairfax Police Investigating Brutality ChargeBy Glenn Frankel Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Aug 14, 1979. pg. C2, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)

Fairfax County police began an internal investigation yesterday into allegations of police brutality during a melee Friday night between two officers and a family in a middle-class neighborhood.Va. Man Wins Police Brutality SuitBy Thomas Grubisich Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Oct 10, 1980. pg. B7, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)A federal court jury found yesterday that two Fairfax County police officers used excessive force in arresting a motorist accused of speeding and awarded the plaintiff $4,500.

Policeman Is Ousted In FairfaxThe Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973). Washington, D.C.: Mar 5, 1967. pg. E4, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)Fairfax County Police Chie William L. Durrer said yesterday that he had fired a County policeman on a complaint that he was guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer.

Policeman Dismissed In Fairfax; 2nd Under Probe; 'Indiscretions' CitedBy Molly Moore Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 6, 1983. pg. C4, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)A Fairfax County police officer has been dismissed and another is under investigation following complaints that the two were involved in "indiscretions" with two Explorer Scouts on a ski trip to Pennsylvania, police officials said yesterday.

D.C. Man Sues Fairfax Over Police Clubbing; Officer Was Fired After 1989 IncidentRobert F Howe Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Sep 14, 1990. pg. B4, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)A District resident is demanding $60 million from Fairfax County officials, alleging that he sub fered permanent brain damage early last year when police clubbed him after he was handcuffed and subdued for traffic violations.

Officers' Actions Are Probed in Va. Nightclub MeleeBy John Feinstein Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Mar 20, 1978. pg. C2, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)Fairfax County Police said last night they are investigating complaints that officers used excessive force during an incident Saturday night in which five persons were arrested at the One-South night club, 6320 Richmond Hwy.

Ex-Officer's Action Costs Him $50,000The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: Apr 7, 1982. pg. C6, 1 pgsAbstract (Summary)A Fairfax County jury decided yesterday that a former county police officer must pay $50,000 in damages to the manager of a Tysons Corner store whom the officer arrested in 1978 on a charge of concealing stolen property

Here's what folks are saying about those Gosh Darned Cops!!

"The Supreme Court is steadily eroding the protections against police excess promised by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution." Dan Baum, The Nation

"The police are not here to create disorder. The police are here to preserve disorder." Mayor Richard Daley

"Stan Guffey, a high school basketball referee, was working a game in Oklahoma City when a policeman came onto the court and arrested him for not calling enough fouls during the game." 1993 World Almanac and Book of Facts

"We do not want a police state, but we need a state of law and order, and neither mob violence nor police brutality have any place in America." Hubert H. Humphrey

"Brutality and insolence of policemen have increased greatly, and the Police Commissioners seldom, if ever, convict officers for these offenses. Humble citizens of all races today are in more danger from the policemen's clubs than they are from the assaults of criminals. The inaction of the Commissioners in the cases of the Negroes is entirely consistent with their general conduct in all citizens' complaints." Frank Moss

Police oversight won’t work in Fairfax County. The punk attitude, the shoot- first- think later mentality, and lurking need to punish the citizens who pay them and then calling it “pro-active” police work, is endemic to the police force. The cops get away with it...and they know they’ll get away with it... because the good ole boys in the country government let them get away it. If police oversight arrives in Fairfax County, they’ll stuff the oversight board with pro-cop friendlies and political hacks and nothing will change. Here’s what will work. Fire the weasels who hire the cops and watch things change overnight.