Former Hayfield Principal Used School Cards For Personal Travel, Events, Police Say
A school-issued payment card allegedly became a personal expense account for a Virginia principal.
Darin Thompson, 51, of Lorton, the former principal of Hayfield Secondary School, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after investigators say he used nearly $8,000 in school funds on unauthorized personal expenses.
The spending included personal travel and trips to events that had nothing to do with Thompson's official duties, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
The case began months earlier.
Detectives opened an investigation on April 21 after the Fairfax County Public Schoo…
‘Cousin-Dad’ Gunned Down Outside Virginia Apartment, Leaves Behind Two Daughters
A beloved father from Alexandria was gunned down outside a Woodlawn apartment complex in the middle of the night, and now a Maryland man is facing murder charges in Fairfax County, authorities said.
Xavier Alexander, 43, also known to friends and family as “Duval,” “Duvie,” or “Alex Kydd,” was found dead around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3, on Madge Lane after a violent shootout in front of an apartment building, according to Fairfax County Police.
When officers got to the scene, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Alexander died before first responders could get him to a hospi…
Man Sexually Assaulted Minor At A Fairfax County Park: Police
A 42-year-old man is accused of inappropriately touching a child multiple times last week at a park in Springfield, authorities said.
Louis C. Allen, of Lorton, was arrested on Saturday, May 21, after a child said he approached them at Lake Accotink Park around 6 p.m., struck up a conversation, and rubbed her thigh, Fairfax County police said. She left the play area to get away from him, police said, but Allen reportedly followed her into the lake later that day and touched her again.
Allen jumped into his car and drove away when the girl's family confronted…
