Retired Fairfax police officers building museum

A cluttered treasure trove of history has taken over two rooms in the Fairfax County police headquarters. Old uniforms, firearms and even the tail section of one of the department’s old helicopters that took part in a 9/11 mission lay in wait of their new home not much farther away within the building.

It’s going to take them much of the rest of the year, but a group of retired county police officers are working tirelessly to construct a new, in-house museum dedicated to the department’s past.