
It was a busy week for the Alexandria Police Department.
After a weekend that had multiple shots fired calls, there were two shootings just a few hours apart at the Braddock Road Metro Station and the Bradlee Shopping Center. There were no injuries in either incident, but early that morning a 7-Eleven clerk was shot in the leg during a robbery.
Yesterday, a person walked into the Burke & Herbert Bank in Old Town and, after passing a note to a bank teller, left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The most-read stories this week were:
- BREAKING: Shooting reported at Bradlee Shopping Center
- Zoning permit discussion reveals Alexandria restaurant’s struggle with nude neighbor
- BREAKING: Shots fired reported near Braddock Road Metro station
- JUST IN: Police responding to bank robbery in Old Town
- Notes: Police say ‘subjects detained’ in Monday’s shootings
- Four ACPS schools placed in ‘secure the building mode’ today
- No arrest after clerk shot in leg at Duke Street 7-Eleven this morning
- Alexandria’s City Council approves zoning change for abortion clinics
- Alexandria Police Department plans cookouts to help reduce crime
- Notes: Wendy’s a no-show at its own Groveton grand opening
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2023 Alexandria Fall Festival
Food trucks, bounce houses, pony rides, magic shows and more at the 2023 Alexandria Fall Festival, an Alexandria Living event presented by The Patterson Group. Join us at River Farm on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.