July 25-31: Police Seek Butt Stabber; Moody's Puts County on Review

Fairfax County Police are investigating a series of incidents in which . The reports indicate a man follows young women into retail stores, causes a distraction, cuts them and then slips away, police said in a statement. The victims have all been women in their teens or early 20's.

Local officials are . In a joint statement Friday, they said "Nothing has changed in terms of our local financial and debt management practices and our continued strong fiscal management and low overall debt burdens bring stability to the region. Northern Virginia does not have a debt problem, the federal government does." Moody's says Virginia and Fairfax County are on review because of their close ties to the federal government.

Residents and officials took to Twitter to comment on the ongoing negotiations on Capitol Hill about the debt crisis.

, who has been missing since mid-June, in a parking garage in Rosslyn. Rich Duesterhaus, Tom's father, says finding the car has not given them any more clues as to where he might be right now.

In the race for Board of Supervisors Chairman, , with a firefighters union and commercial real estate developers topping her contributors' list. Challenger Spike Williams trails by $100,000.

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee voted to endorse a third candidate for an at-large School Board seat at its latest general meeting. after Charisse Espy Glassman, previously endorsed by FCDC, citing .

Patch continued its series of question-and-answer sessions with at-large School Board candidates:.

Fairfax County School Board that would allow middle school teachers more flexibility in when they administer reading and math Standards of Learning tests.

SPORTS

The 14-U Vienna Babe Ruth squad headed to North Carolina this week in pursuit of a berth in the World Series tournament next month.

Eric Cantrell, an Oakton High graduate, is after a year of rest. Cantrell hopes to work his way through the Royals farm system to make it to the Majors.

Oakton is after Joshua Henry stepped down after three seasons — the last one undefeated — to take a teaching job at South Lakes High School.

Oakton Otters celebrated their five outgoing seniors at the last home meet of the season.