January 1976
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1976:
- The Fairfax County Police Department opens its West Springfield and Mason District Stations.[1]
- January 3 – Fairfax County Police Officer Joseph Connery saves the lives of four people when he discovers an early morning fire at the house at 6502 Fort Hunt Road in the Penn Daw section of Alexandria.[2]
- January 7 – 46-year-old Herbert C. Hunter is shot and mortally wounded by 17-year-old John Costanzo during a botched robbery by Costanzo and 18-year-old James Allen at the Hunter Motel at 8100 Loisdale Road in Springfield. Hunter dies of his injuries at the Alexandria Hospital three weeks later, on January 28.[3][4][5]
- January 20 – 22-year-old William S. Javage pleads guity to second-degree murder for running over 44-year-old Wilfred D. Derepentigny in Annandale on October 4, 1975.[6]
References
- ↑ Courtney, Daniel P. "The 1970s." History of the Fairfax County Police Department, 1921-1990. Fairfax, VA: History4All, 2009. 107. Print.
- ↑ "Policeman Saves 4 in Fairfax Fire." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 24. Jan 04 1976. ProQuest. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
- ↑ "Owner of Motel is Shot." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 08 1976. ProQuest. Web. 27 Jan. 2018 .
- ↑ Seaberry, Jane. "Kindly Motel Owner, Shot in Holdup, Dies of Wound." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 30 1976. ProQuest. Web. 27 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Knight, Athelia. "Fairfax Youth Pleads Guilty to Murder of Motel Owner." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. May 06 1976. ProQuest. Web. 27 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Man Guilty in Va. Death." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 21 1976. ProQuest. Web. 16 Sep. 2014.
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