Victim’s Parents Ask Voters to Dump Descano
The parents of a child sex crime victim issued a public plea for voters to reject Steve Descano in the June 20th Democratic Primary, citing his incompetence, indifference, and overall unjust actions toward crime victims. The letter was circulated online to tens of thousands of Fairfax County voters this morning.
The parents (Scott & Christine) of the child victim endorsed Ed Nuttall for Commonwealth’s Attorney and cited his work with victims, as a prosecutor, and a report compiled by themselves and other victims about their experience with Descano’s office.
ICYMI: Pat Herrity on Defeating Steve Descano
From Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield):
As you know I care deeply about the future of Fairfax County. Four years ago, we could proudly say that Fairfax County was the safest jurisdiction of its size in the country. Today with major crime increasing 15% from 2021 to 2022 we can no longer say that. There is no greater threat to the future safety of Fairfax County residents than our current Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano and there is only one opportunity to fix that: the June 20th primary.
To All Who Protect and Serve: Thank You
May 15 was Peace Officers Memorial Day, established to honor all law enforcement professionals who sacrificed their lives to protect others. The entire week of May 14 – 20 is National Police Week. “Too often, Fairfax County’s rank-and-file law enforcement officers have been unfairly devalued and even demonized by ideological zealots,” Fairfax GOP Chairman Steve Knotts said today. “Our county’s men and women in blue deserve our thanks and our support.”
Governor Glenn Youngkin honored the Commonwealth’s law enforcement officers during a ceremony in Virginia Beach. “May God protect and bless Virginia’s law enforcement professionals and their families,” the governor tweeted on Thursday.
GOP Condemns Attack on Connolly’s Fairfax Office
A man wielding a metal bat assaulted two staffers on Monday inside the Fairfax office of Congressman Gerry Connolly. The suspect was arrested and later identified as 49-year-old Xuan-Kha Tran Pham. The motive for Monday’s attack is currently unknown.
“All of us were shocked and outraged to learn of today’s attack in Fairfax. Our hearts go out to Congressman Connolly, his staff, and their loved ones,” Fairfax GOP Chairman Steve Knotts said Monday afternoon. “Everyone — whether a public servant or private citizen — deserves to feel safe in their place of employment.”
Fairfax Prosecutor Charging Less, Losing More Than Predecessor
New exclusive data shows that Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve T. Descano is filing fewer felony cases in Fairfax Circuit Court than his predecessor, Ray Morrogh, even as crime has risen in Fairfax County under his tenure.
According to data obtained by Virginians for Safe Communities (VSC) via a Freedom of Information Act request, Descano filed half (-49.4%) as many felony cases (4,661) in Circuit Court between 2020-2022 compared to the 9,216 cases filed in the three years prior.
D.C. Crime is Virginia Crime; Jason Miyares Urges D.C. Leaders to Take Meaningful Action
Attorney General Jason Miyares today sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Bowser and the D.C. City Council regarding their inability and refusal to enforce their public safety laws and address their crime spike. This silence puts their residents and Virginians in danger.
FLASHBACK: Lowlights of Steve Descano’s Soft-on-Crime Record
Responding to the news that the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County Steve T. Descano is seeking re-election in 2023, Virginians for Safe Communities (VSC) president Sean Kennedy released the following statement:
“Steve Descano has, time and time again, demonstrated how deluded, derelict in his duties, dangerous to the citizens of Fairfax he is. Under Descano’s regime, victims’ rights have been regularly trampled while criminals are coddled.
Virginia’s ‘Drive Sober’ Campaign Returns to Save Lives This Holiday Season
Virginia’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement and public education campaign is back on Virginia’s roads this holiday season to close out its 21st year of deterring drunk driving. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, formerly known as Checkpoint Strikeforce, combines law enforcement efforts with research-based outreach to remind Virginians to plan for a safe ride home after drinking.
“Our goal is to ensure that every Virginian gets home safely to their families this holiday season,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Fairfax Crime Victims Want Investigation of Steve Descano’s Office
Crime victims in Fairfax County called upon Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares to exercise their powers to initiate an investigation into misconduct by the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County, Steve Descano.
The letter asks that Youngkin and Miyares launch the inquiry into Descano’s handling of victims’ rights and any other neglect of duty.
Gov. Youngkin Unveils Operation Bold Blue Line
Governor Glenn Youngkin today stood with Attorney General Jason Miyares, Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, and mayors, police chiefs, and sheriffs from across Virginia to announce Operation Bold Blue Line, a series of concrete actions to reduce homicides, shootings, and violent crime.
“Across Virginia, people wake up and turn on the morning news to hear story after story of violence in their communities: homicides, shootings, and aggravated assaults,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “With a nearly 40% law enforcement vacancy rate in some cities in Virginia, with too few prosecutors actually prosecuting