Off-duty Fairfax County officer charged with shoplifting at Stafford Walmart

A Fairfax County Police officer was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after failing to pay for goods at a Stafford County Walmart on 10 November.

Off-duty Fairfax County officer charged with shoplifting at Stafford Walmart

Fairfax County officer summonsed after Walmart shoplifting incident

According to fcpdnews.org, an off-duty Fairfax County Police Department officer has been charged with misdemeanor shoplifting following an incident at a Stafford County Walmart on 10 November 2026.

Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded at approximately 12:37 p.m. to the Walmart at 217 Garrisonville Road after loss prevention staff reported a customer had failed to scan and pay for merchandise at a self-checkout register.

The officer, identified as Briceida Medina, 38, of Stafford, was off duty at the time. Sheriff's Office deputies issued her a summons for misdemeanor shoplifting.

Medina is a three-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department assigned to the McLean District Station.

The department's Internal Affairs Bureau was notified immediately following the incident. Medina has since been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of both criminal and administrative investigations.

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