December 1974
Events that took place in Fairfax County in December, 1974:
- December 2 – Deputy Police Chief Richard A. King is named to succeed Chief William L. Durrer by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.[1]
- December 5 – Fairfax County Executive Robert W. Wilson formally reprimands Fairfax County Police Chief William L. Durrer for improperly exercising police authority related to surveillance of congressman Stanford E. Parris's secretary, Sonya M. Cockrell by FCPD investigators James A. Wojcik and Sandy A. Garrett for two weeks in December 1973 and January 1974.[2]
- December 7 – 18-year-old Willard A. DiMartino and 15-year-old Hartley Maddox are killed when they are thrown from the car they are riding in after it crashes into a utility pole on Popkins Lane in Alexandria. Both are taken to Fairfax Hospital, where they are pronounced dead. The 16-year-old driver of the car is not injured, and is charged with reckless driving.[3]
- December 9 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes 6-3 to make permanent an emergency ordinance establishing an industrial development authority created to purchase Commonwealth Doctors Hospital in the City of Fairfax.[4]
References
- ↑ Taylor, Ronald. "King Named Police Chief by Fairfax." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Dec 03 1974. ProQuest. Web. 4 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Rosenfeld, Megan. "Reprimand Given Fairfax Police Chief." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 06 1974. ProQuest. Web. 4 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Two Youths Killed in Va. Auto Crash." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 08 1974. ProQuest. Web. 4 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Taylor, Ronald. "Va. Hospital Purchase Approved." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Dec 10 1974. ProQuest. Web. 4 Jan. 2018.
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