Crime & Safety
Police Close Courthouse Entrances, Search Area After Threat
All clear just before 11 a.m., according to report.
Update: WTOP reports an all clear was given near 11 a.m. after police responded to a call of a threat against the courthouse.
Original Post: Police are looking for a suspicious person in the area of the Fairfax County Courthouse, according to a WTOP report.
Fairfax County Police responded to a call of a suspicious person before 10 a.m.
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Entrances into the Fairfax County Courthouse, including Courthouse Drive at Chain Bridge Road and Main Street at West Drive are closed, according to a statement from the county's alert system.
WTOP reported police were patrolling the area with guns drawn.
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A Patch reader noted that helicopters were circling the area.
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