The Changing of the Guard

Captain David Moyer will be remembered for cracking down on DWIs in the Mount Vernon Police District.

Over the past two-and-a-half years, Captain Moyer and his staff have worked hard to enforce DWI arrests in the Richmond Highway corridor. He has trained officers for these crackdowns, and it has paid off. The Mount Vernon Police District has seen a noticeable increase in DWI arrests during Moyer’s tenure.

Today, Captain Moyer will leave the Mount Vernon District Station for his new job at the Operations Support Bureau (OSB) in Annandale. The OSB oversees many specialty divisions of the Fairfax County Police Department including the motorcycle unit, SWAT team, and K-9 unit.

Said Moyer, “It’s a good opportunity for me that comes with a promotion to major. I’m sad to leave the place. It’s a good station with a lot of community involvement.”

Captain Moyer has worked for the Fairfax County Police Department for 18 years.

He describes his transition to the OSB as a “big learning experience.” He had only two weeks to train for his new position while training Captain Randy Joyce to fill his shoes.

“This past week has had a steep learning curve,” Moyer said. “All of the people up there are dedicated and very supportive.”

According to Moyer's successor, Captain Joyce, an overall alcohol awareness message must be implemented in the community as well as continuing to enforce DWIs.

“We will continue to stress DWI enforcement through directed patrols and the use of sobriety check points,” said Joyce. “At the same time, we will work with our community partners to stress an alcohol awareness and prevention message.  Finally, we will partner with our businesses to ensure compliance with state law relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages through shoulder tap operations and sticker shock campaigns.”

Captain Joyce is no stranger to the Mount Vernon District Station. In 1998, Captain Joyce was a second lieutenant at the station. His most recent post was first lieutenant at the Information Technology Bureau and was responsible for the department’s Records Management System. Prior to that, he was the assistant commander at the West Springfield District Station and the assistant commander at Criminal Justice Academy, and both positions were held at a first lieutenant. He has been with the Fairfax County Police Department for almost 23 years.

Captain Moyer isn’t worried about leaving control of the station to Captain Joyce.

“Everything will still go fine as Captain Joyce comes in,” said Moyer. “The same people are working here and are still dedicated, and we’ll have the same staff here.”