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More details have been released regarding an alleged sexual battery last month that put a Lyft driver behind bars without bond.

The victim told police that she was drunk when Lyft driver Ahmad Reshad Nasseri picked her up in his red Toyota Highlander outside a D.C. restaurant on Friday, July 19, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.


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The Alexandria Police Department identified 61-year-old Paul G. Behan, Jr. as the man who was fatally shot by an officer on Monday night (Aug. 12).

Behan was shot and killed by a police officer after a 35 minute standoff in the stairwell of his apartment building at 5101 Maris Avenue. One of Behan’s coworkers called 911 at around 10:45 p.m. to warn that he’d threatened to shoot himself, and relayed to police that Behan owned at least two guns.


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A posse of retired deputies and law enforcement personnel have been assembled by Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey to contend with a staffing shortage.

It didn’t take long for retired Deputy Kevin Brown to un-retire… Again.


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Interim Alexandria Police Chief Raul Pedroso shared a few more details about the fatal shooting by an Alexandria Police Officer this morning, though many other details are being kept under wraps.

Pedroso said officers pleaded with the man to drop his weapon for around 35 minutes, but around 11:21 p.m. last night (Monday), in “response to threatening action” an APD officer shot and killed the man. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.


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Think about getting comfortable, because there’s a silent reading party happening in Old Town North later this month.

The realm of the imagination is the destination for participants in the latest venture between Old Town Books (130 S. Royal Street) and Hotel AKA Alexandria (625 First Street). From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 24, you can finally get the peace and quiet needed to move the bookmark along and find out who did the deed in that Agatha Christie murder mystery.


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A cyclist sustained a non-life threatening injury after being struck by a Metro Bus at a busy Alexandria intersection on Sunday afternoon.

The incident occurred at around 4 p.m. in the area of King Street and S. Walter Reed Drive, according to the police scanner. The area is west of the ramps to Interstate 395.


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An Alexandria middle school got a boost from the United Way of the National Capital Area with the donation of backpacks and school supplies.

Francis C. Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road) joined six other Title I schools in receiving the backpacks, which were filled with grade-appropriate school supplies.


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Alexandria’s midsummer nights promise to be flavorful and affordable, as dozens of in the city restaurants are offering deals over the next two weeks.

From Aug. 12-18, restaurants from all corners of the city are participating in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week.


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Alexandria’s new Fire Chief Felipe Hernandez isn’t planning on making any job changes any time soon.


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Hundreds of Alexandrians watched and cheered as hometown racing champion Noah Lyles won a bronze medal in the 200 meters in the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the race with a time of 19.46 seconds, U.S. sprinter Kenny Bednarek earned silver with 19.52 and Lyles got third with 19.70.


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A famous tailor who fled Afghanistan with his wife and five children recently opened a new shop in Old Town.

Business is slow, but the situation is familiar to Reza Mohammadi. He’s started from scratch many times, and is hoping that what’s worked in the past will work again.


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