It’s been a busy week in Alexandria! Here’s our recap of the most-read stories.
This week’s top story is on an Inova Alexandria Hospital employee getting fired after allegedly stealing a patient’s credit cards from a room at the hospital and using them at a nearby store.
Police responded to the hospital on June 8 after getting a call from a man claiming that his wife’s purse, credit cards, and IDs were stolen from her hospital room. The man also told the police that he was receiving fraud alerts on his phone stating that a person was attempting to use his wife’s credit cards at the Target Skyline store (5115 Leesburg Pike) in Falls Church — roughly two miles away, according to the search warrant affidavit. No charges have been filed against the former employee, and the case is under investigation.
Our second-most-read story was about the man charged in the June 10 fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Marvin Waters at a Huntington Metro station bus stop. Robert Andrew Reed was arrested on June 15 in the bus bay area of the Huntington Metro station. The Alexandria Police Department later found that Reed lived less than half a mile away from the Potomac Yard Metro station, at the Mini U Storage located at 405 Swann Avenue.
Our third most-read story this week was on how law enforcement was able to identify a 35-year-old Fairfax County man as the suspect behind two alleged assaults near Alexandria Metro stations. The Metro Transit Police Department was able to give APD photos from the Braddock Road Metro station showing the victim walking out at 9:37 p.m. on Friday, May 30, closely followed by the suspect. Metro then looked up the suspect’s entry and exit data on their Metro card and got the name, Jeffrey T. Gary, according to the search warrant affidavit.
Gary, a Georgetown Law graduate, was employed as an assistant division chief by the Federal Communications Commission until his arrest on June 1. He was charged with assault and battery, sexual battery, and two counts of abduction with force. He remains on house arrest after securing a $14,000 bond on June 13 and goes to court on August 25.
Got plans this weekend? Check out our comprehensive lineup of events in Alexandria.
On Saturday (July 12), Alexandria will celebrate its 276th and the U.S.’s 249th birthdays along the waterfront at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison Street). The free party includes food trucks, live performances by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, appearances by the town crier, poet laureate, and Mayor Alyia Gaskins. Birthday cupcakes will also be handed out to the thousands of attendees.
The grand finale of the fireworks show is at 9:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Sunday (July 13), according to the city.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Inova Alexandria Hospital employee fired after patient’s credit cards stolen, used at Target (38474 views)
- Police: Suspect in fatal Huntington stabbing lived in a storage unit in Alexandria (14747 views)
- Metro card data led police to suspect in Alexandria assaults (5578 views)
- First Look: New renderings show Alexandria’s proposed tallest building (4458 views)
- Notes: Alexandria to hold community meeting for Mount Vernon Trail sidewalk expansion (3189 views)
- Florence Drive shooting suspect was released from jail months before attack (2859 views)
- Diamond necklace, cash stolen in armed Carlyle robbery (2456 views)
Have a safe weekend!
