Roll of Honor
Francis Joseph Stecco
Incident
Second Lieutenant Frank Stecco drowned while participating in a helicopter water rescue training scenario in Pohick Bay Regional Park.
He had entered the water wearing only a dry suit, to role play as a victim, but failed to resurface. An intense search was immediately initiated. Divers located his body on October 25th, 2008, approximately 100 feet from where he was last seen.
Lieutenant Stecco was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Fairfax County Police Department for 19 years and was assigned to the Youth Services Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, and mother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Second Lieutenant Stecco gave the Fairfax County Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairfax community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Francis Joseph Stecco served in the Marine Corps (1984â1988) before joining law enforcement.
Second Lieutenant Francis Joseph Stecco is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Fairfax County Police Department, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Francis Joseph Stecco Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Joseph Stecco is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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