Former Arlington, D.C. Officer Charged With Solicitation Of A Minor In Fairfax County

A Springfield man who formerly worked for Arlington and D.C. police was charged with solicitation of a minor, police said.

By Michael O'Connell, Patch Staff

May 22, 2026 4:05 pm EDT

Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, who formerly worked for Arlington and D.C. police was charged with solicitation of a minor by Fairfax County police. (FCPS)

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — A Springfield man who previously worked as a police officer in Arlington County and Washington, D.C., was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of solicitation of a minor, Fairfax County police said.

Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, was arrested May 21 at his home in Springfield after an investigation by detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit, police said. He was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held without bond.

Detectives began investigating Lofzewski after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. The tip indicated that Lofzewski had posted online content regarding minors, according to police.

During the investigation, police said Lofzewski communicated with detectives who were posing online as a minor, engaged in inappropriate conversations and solicited sexual encounters.

Lofzewski worked as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department from 2019 to 2022 and the Arlington County Police Department from 2022 to 2025, police said. At the time of his arrest, he was employed as a mental health associate at Rivermont Schools in Lorton, according to police.

Anyone with information about the case, or related cases, is asked to contact the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 4. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or online through Fairfax Crime Solvers, police said.