1985
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1985:
January
- January 7 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appoints Olivia Michener to represent the Mount Vernon District on the School Board.[1]
- January 10 – Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors John F. Herrity suffers his third heart attack.[2]
- January 14 – 52-year-old Brigadier General Bobby C. Robinson commits suicide in the garage of his home at 4906 Wycliff Lane in Fairfax by shooting himself.[3][4]
- January 14 – 26-year-old Ollin R. Crawford is convicted of the four "grenade lady" bank robberies committed in Annandale and Springfield in 1984.[5]
- January 30 – 26-year-old Herbert H. Jumper is found guilty of murder for shooting 52-year-old Paul L. Grier, Sr. in his apartment at 3507 S. George Mason Drive in Alexandria in October, 1983.[6]
February
- February 11 – Lieutenant Colonel John E. Granfield is named acting chief of the Fairfax County Police Department to replace the retiring Carroll D. Buracker.[7]
- February 16 – While attempting to spray paint his name on a rock face at the disused Occoquan Quarry, 18-year-old Mark A. Ciconi falls to his death when the rope he is using to swing out over the 100-foot wall breaks.[8][9]
- February 22 – 18-year-old Michael C. Evans kills his passenger, 18-year-old Kenneth M. Pirnat, when he loses control of his 1983 Subaru and strikes a utility pole on Beulah Road NE in Vienna.[10]
June
- June 17 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approves a proposal by Miller & Smith for the rezoning of the 1170-acre Lehigh tract for the construction of Kingstowne.[11][12]
July
- July 8 – Acting Chief John E. Granfield is formally appointed to head the Fairfax County Police Department.[13]
- July 17 – Following an unsuccessful business negotiation, 28-year-old Emery C. Buckman is shot to death on the front lawn of his unlicensed boarding house at 2840 Bisvey Drive in Falls Church by 26-year-old independent recreational pharmaceutical salesman Michael R. White.[14][15]
September
- September 29 – The county's Fairfax Connector bus system begins operation.[16]
October
- October 20 – 16-year-old Thomas L. Grogg shoots 28-year-old laborer Hallie Hollis nine times in the head with a .22 caliber pistol in the parking lot of the Vulcan Materials Company at 10000 Ox Road in Lorton, making Hollis the second homicide of the year in the county.[17][18][19]
November
- November 7 – The Fairfax County School Board approves the appointment of John P. Hess to the recently-created position of deputy superintendent in charge of financial and support services.[20]
- November 15 – Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Thomas A. Fortkort sentences independent recreational pharmaceutical salesman Michael R. White to serve six years of his 12-year prison sentence for fatally shooting Emery C. Buckman outside of Buckman's illegal boarding house in Falls Church following an unsuccessful business negotiation on July 17.[21]
Crime
There were 4 murders or other homicides in Fairfax County in 1985.[22]
There were 17 bank robberies in Fairfax County in 1985.[23]
References
- ↑ "Government Actions: Fairfax County." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 10 1985. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Moore, Molly. "Fairfax Chief has a Mild Heart Attack." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 14 1985. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ "Army General Kills Himself." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 15 1985. ProQuest. Web. 8 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ Carrington, Tim. "A Kentucky County and the Army have Nervous Relationship --- Nerve-Gas Disposal Problem is Complicated by 6 Years of Errors and Odd Events." Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition ed.: 1. Mar 05 1985. ProQuest. Web. 8 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ Fishman, Charles. "Woman Guilty of Robberies." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Jan 15 1985. ProQuest. Web. 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Carton, Barbara. "Jury Urges 2 Life Terms." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 31 Jan. 1985. Web. 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Fishman, Charles. "16-Year Veteran Named to Head Fairfax Police." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 12 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
- ↑ "Woodbridge Youth's Body Recovered from Quarry." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 18 1985. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Marcus, Ruth. "Warnings Ignored in Fatal Plunge." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 19 1985. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Davis, Patricia. "Fine of $50 in Fatal Crash Draws Fire." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 13 1985. ProQuest. Web. 17 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ Hockstader, Lee. "Fairfax to Fight Bus Costs." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): C1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jun 18 1985. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Fairfax County." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): VAA4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Jun 20 1985. Web. 27 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Granfield Named Fairfax Police Chief." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jul 09 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
- ↑ Davis, Patricia. "Neighbors had Complained about Fairfax Slaying Site." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 6. Jul 19 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 25 Aug. 2012.
- ↑ Davis, Patricia. "Va. Man Claims Self-Defense." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 7. Oct 18 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 25 Aug. 2012 .
- ↑ Lynton, Stephen J. "Fairfax Bus Service to Begin; 3rd to Leave Regional System." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Sep 27 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 8 Nov. 2012.
- ↑ "Body found in Lorton." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 22 1985.ProQuest. Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Carton, Barbara. "Va. Man Pleads Guilty in Slaying of Worker." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 05 1986. ProQuest.Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ Davis, Patricia. "Va. Youth, 16, Convicted of Man's Murder." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 14 1986. ProQuest.Web. 21 Aug. 2016.
- ↑ "SCHOOL BOARD ACTIONS." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Nov 14 1985. ProQuest. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
- ↑ "Slayer Gets 6 Years" The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 3. Nov 16 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 25 Aug. 2012.
- ↑ "1986 Washington Area Crime Statistics." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 12 1987. ProQuest. Web. 27 July 2016 .
- ↑ Wheeler, Linda. "D.C. Bank Robberies Fewest since 1970." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jan 04 1986. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
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