Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Patchy fog is expected to clear by 10am, giving way to partly sunny skies and a high temperature near 59°F, accompanied by a northwest wind at 7 mph. Thursday night sees a 30% chance of rain after 1am, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low temperature around 43°F. Northwest winds will be mild, at 3 to 5 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Shahram Fard, chief deputy with the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office, was hired this week as the new City of Falls Church Police Chief.
Fard has served in both Alexandria’s Sheriff’s Office and the City of Alexandria Police Department, where he was deputy chief of police.
He has also held leadership positions in the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and is currently an adjunct faculty member with the George Mason University Department of Criminology, Law and Society, according to a release from Falls Church.
“I am deeply honored to have been chosen as the Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety for the City of Falls Church,” Fard said in the release. “I am eagerly looking forward to collaborating with everyone in the City of Falls Church community to provide exceptional public safety services.”
Fard will take office starting Jan. 22.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Dec 27, 2023.
- Alexandria Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee members resign after criticizing ACPS superintendent (7165 views)
- High vacancy prompts office-to-apartment conversion proposal in Old Town North (5497 views)
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🗞 Other local coverage
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