Police

Fauquier County Sheriff's Office

The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office encompasses a wide variety of community safety and citizen awareness programs. The Sheriff's Office is located at 78 West Lee Street in the Town of Warrenton.

Comprised of about 100 sworn deputies, the agency includes a criminal investigation division, the Adult Detention Center, an emergency response team (SERT), a patrol division, a civil process unit and four resource officers for the middle and high schools.

The Sheriff's Office provides many programs for the community, including the annual Shop with a Cop for local youths.

The agency has a full service website listed below for any community concerns or questions.

Charlie Ray Fox Jr., Sheriff
Office: (540) 422-8600
Detention Center After Hours and Emergency: (540) 422-8700
Emergency: 9-1-1
www.fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments/sheriff

Virginia State Police

Staffed with 17 troopers and two sergeants, the Virginia State Police for Fauquier has an area headquarters in Warrenton.

Fauquier County is part of the Virginia State Police second division, which has its main headquarters in Culpeper.

Known as both a primary and an assisting agency, the state police patrol major roadways in Fauquier and Rappahannock while assisting the county's other police agencies. They can provide helicopters, a tactical team, K-9s (police dogs), crime scene investigation and accident reconstruction.

State troopers also provide crime prevention programs and child safety seat inspections.

Warrenton headquarters: (540) 347-6425
Culpeper office: (540) 829-7401

Warrenton Police Department

The Town of Warrenton has its own police department to help handle the largest concentration of people in Fauquier. The Warrenton Police deal with everything from writing parking tickets to solving town murders.

With approximately 20 officers, including special investigators, the Warrenton Police is headed by Chief Connie Novak.

The Warrenton Police also sponsors the Hug-a-Bear program and Neighborhood Watch. The department's barrel train, for kids to ride, shows up at community events like parades and street festivals.

18 Court Street in Warrenton, Va., 20186
Administrative Office (540) 347-1107
Chief of Police (540) 347-1105
Non-Emergency (24 Hour) (540) 347-1100
www.townofwarrenton.com/Services/PoliceDepartment.aspx

Remington Police Department

A small town in the southern end of the county, Remington has its own police department that currently has a staff of a chief and two part-time officers.

The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office covers Remington, but the town's local force provides extra security on weekends and evenings.

203 East Main Street in Remington, Va., 22734
Chief of Police: Thomas E. Beecherl
Call (540) 439-3220
www.remingtonpolice.com/