Crime & Safety
Suspect In Custody Who Fled Police In Fairfax City: Update
City and county police officers searched Old Town Fairfax for a suspect who had fled custody on Thursday. The teen is again in custody.
Updated at 5:58 p.m.
FAIRFAX CITY, VA — A teenage suspect who fled police custody in the City of Fairfax around 4 p.m. on Thursday was back in police custody 20 minutes later, according to police.
With the assistance of the Fairfax County Police Department's helicopter, authorities located the suspect, who was reported in the area of Chain Bridge Road and School Street.
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Patch contacted police to confirm why the teen was taken into custody, and we're waiting to hear back.
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