Crime & Safety

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Mount Vernon Area This Weekend: Police

Police will stop vehicles looking for anyone driving under the influence.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- There will be a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Mount Vernon District from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Fairfax County Police said Tuesday.

Police usually do not give details on the location of the checkpoint. The Mount Vernon Police District is 26 square miles and covers the Richmond Highway Corridor from the City of Alexandria on the north to Fort Belvoir on the south.

The police district includes Mount Vernon Estate and Garden, Woodlawn Plantation, Fort Hunt National Park, and Huntley Meadows Park.

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