Officer Injured, Hotel Fire, Gay Marriage, Police Scam and Robert E. Lee's Hair for Sale

If it's happening in Fairfax County, odds are it's happening near you: Residents are dealing with a new type of financial threat, one that uses the long arm of the law to extort money.

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