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Person Struck by Chair and Robbed in West End Store

By James Cullum
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Alexandria Police are investigating a robbery from a person in the city’s West End early on Thursday night.

At around 6:30 p.m., a person was struck by a chair inside a business in the 200 block of S. Van Dorn Street and robbed of personal items. The victim received minor injuries.

Police spokesman Lt. Courtney Ballantine said that there were multiple suspects and no one has yet been arrested. No suspect descriptions are currently available and the name of the store in which the incident occurred has not been released.

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  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.