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Fairfax County Office of Public
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
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April 30, 2004
May "County Magazine" Spotlights Fingerprint Technology, Farmers Markets and the Volunteer Fairfax Service Awards
Tune in to Channel 16 in May to learn about the latest crime-solving technology, where to get the best fresh produce and who is being honored for outstanding community service.
A fingerprint left at the scene of a brutal murder can link a suspect to
that crime in minutes regardless of where the crime happened or where the
killer lives within the Washington metropolitan region. That’s the result
of a partnership between police agencies that began 25 years ago when
Fairfax County and neighboring jurisdictions created the joint
fingerprint identification system NOVARIS (The Northern Virginia Regional
Identification System).
Fingerprint identification technology is not only available to the
Police Department, it’s now showing up in retail stores across Fairfax
County and is changing the way consumers shop. The next time you’re in
the checkout line, don’t be surprised if the clerk asks, “will that be
cash, credit or biopay?”
Also featured on the May edition of “County Magazine” are Fairfax County farmers markets – bustling marketplaces alive with the abundant sights, sounds and smells of an open air produce market – and the Volunteer Fairfax 12th annual Fairfax County Service Awards.
“County Magazine,” with host Gail Eskew, can be viewed on cable Channel 16 each Monday at 7 p.m., Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The program may also be viewed on the Internet at anytime during the month through Channel 16’s video-on-demand service at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dtcs/channel16/vstream.htm. For more information about “County Magazine” or any of the other award-winning Channel 16 programs, call 703-324-5930, TTY 711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dtcs/channel16.
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