History of the Fairfax County Police Department: 1921-1990

The first comprehensive history written about one of the top police agencies in the USA. The development of Fairfax County, Virginia, located across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, has required the FCPD to continually respond to societal, technological, and infrastructure changes. Ride along with FCPD s finest from busting stills in the Roaring 20s to using DNA evidence to convict criminals in the 80s. Contains 300 illustrations (b&w and color), name index, subject index, and bibliography--plus appendices incl. chiefs, helicopters, patches, firearms, stations, badges, communications, and vehicles.