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FCPD released this sketch of a suspect in a Nov. 27 assault in the 13400 block of Sunrise Valley Drive. (Fairfax County Police Department)
HERNDON, VA Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau of the Fairfax County Police Department are investigating a series of assaults that have occurred over the past two weeks in the in Reston and Fair Oaks Police Districts, according to a police release.
Detectives are examining similarities in the cases to see if the they are linked to each other. Police are asking the public to help identify a suspect or suspects in these cases. FCPD described the suspect as a light-skinned Black or Hispanic man, between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet tall, in his early 20s or 30s.
December 11, 2020 at 6:40pm
The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating three sexual assaults that happened over the last two weeks, including two incidents in Reston and Herndon.
In all the incidents, the suspect was described as a light-skinned Black or Hispanic male between 5’10” and 6′, police said. Police believe the man is in his 20s to early 30s.
In the first incident on Nov. 27 around 7:30 p.m., a man pushed a woman against a wall and assault her in the hallway of a hotel on the 13400 block of Sunrise Valley Drive. She suffered minor injuries and was able to call for help and run away.
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Do the Virginia State Police and local police departments have the right to collect data about where you go, and store it in a database for up to a year if you are not accused or even suspected of breaking any laws?
Yes, according to the Virginia Supreme Court, which ruled that the police are allowed to use Automated License Plate Readers, which can photograph over 1,800 license plates per minute, and store the tag numbers, times and locations where the photos were taken in a searchable database that is shared with law enforcement, fusion centers and private companies.
The justices acknowledged in their October ruling in Fairfax County Police Department v. Neal that, according to Virginiaâs Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, âan agencyâs collection, use and dissemination of personal informationâ can be restricted if that agency maintains an âinformation system.â