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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Weekly Top Stories: Sex Assault in Burke, Serial Groper, Business Openings and Drunk Driving Accident

Here are the top Patch stories of the past week in and around your area.

Teenager Reports Sex Assault on Lake Braddock Drive in Burke Sexual Assault, 8900 block of Lake Braddock Drive, 3/11/13, 3 p.m. A 15-year-old reported she was walking when someone approached from behind and touched her inappropriately. The helicopter, a K-9 team, and several officers searched for the suspect, but he was not located. Woman Charged in Drunk Driving Accident on Interstate 66 Some questions remain around the drunk driving accident Monday on I-66 that sent five people — including a Fairfax County police officer and two young children — to the hospital. Patch initially reported the alleged drunk driver was carrying two young boys in her vehicle — both of them her sons. Police said Tuesday afternoon they have not confirmed if the…

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Safeway (in Greater Alexandria Patch), Belle View Safeway Renovations Underway (in Greater Alexandria Patch), Serial Groper Strikes Again, 18th Incident Wednesday, and 4 more ›

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Look Back, Look Ahead: Fairfax County News to Know

Take a look at some of the top local Patch headlines from last week.

Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Fairfax Townhouse A two-alarm fire that destroyed a townhouse Thursday off of Roberts Road in Fairfax has sent one Fairfax County firefighter to the hospital with minor burns. At around 1:30 p.m., Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were called to the 5400 block of Cheshire Meadows Way in Fairfax, and found the front and back of a townhouse engulfed in flames. Firefighters had the fire under control within 10 minutes. Teachers Say Fairfax Schools Should Reassess Safety Procedures A group of Fairfax County educators say while some of the county's school safety procedures are effective, the system needs to reassess its security policies.  In a survey last week on guns and school safety by the Fairfax County Federation of …

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Survey: Majority of Teachers Don't Want Guns in Fairfax Schools, Washington Mill Elementary School (in Mount Vernon Patch), and Workhouse Arts Center (in Lorton Patch)

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