(Updated 4:50 p.m.) It’s been a busy week in Alexandria, with police arresting a suspect in an attempted abduction and on the hunt for a driver after a hit-and-run.
The driver of a yellow Penske truck struck a 15-year-old boy in the Braddock neighborhood earlier this week and nearly ran over several other children at the nearby George Washington Middle School. Javone Scott, the juvenile struck by the truck, spoke to ABC7 yesterday and said he was running away when the truck hit him from behind.
The truck was later found abandoned on the Eisenhower Connector shortly after, but no suspect has been found.
Police also made an arrest in an attempted abduction case. On Sept. 1, a 30-year-old woman flagged down an Alexandria Police Department officer and said she was the victim of an attempted abduction and assault, according to the police scanner. Xavier Cooper, 34, was arrested on Sept. 29 and charged with abduction with intent to defile.
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