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Virginia Police Honor 'Endlessly Hopeful' Fallen Officer 16 Years Later Virginia Police Honor 'Endlessly Hopeful' Fallen Officer 16 Years Later
Virginia Police Honor 'Endlessly Hopeful' Fallen Officer 16 Years Later Michael Garbarino was endlessly hopeful.  The 23-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Force mentored young officers and tutored troubled teens at the former Pimmit Hills Alternative High School when he served as a resource officer.  May 17 marks 16 years since he was killed in the line of duty. Most know him simply as a hero.  On May 8, 2006, an 18-year-old loaded down with several handguns and an AK-47 drove a stolen van into the parking lot of the Sully district police station in Chantilly and opened fire. Garbarino, 53, was sitting in his unmarked patrol car near the end of his sh…

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by Josh Lanier