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JUST IN: Alexandria man indicted on murder charges for Holmes Run Parkway shooting

Published September 30, 2026 at 1:45PM

A man was shot in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria’s West End, July 15, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 38-year-old Alexandria man was indicted by a grand jury today (Sept. 30) on murder charges for the July 15 fatal shooting of Charles Talley in the city’s West End.

The 36-year-old Talley was shot and killed on the evening of Wednesday, July 15, in the parking lot of the ParcView Apartments in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway. Corey Delantau Stubblefield has been held without bond since his arrest in North Carolina on Aug. 27, and was charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder.

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Alexandria police to publish map of Flock camera locations, conduct surveillance systems audit

By James Cullum

Published September 28, 2026 at 2:45PM

A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (David Goldman/Associated Press file)

The Alexandria Police Department will release a map of automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera locations across the city by Oct. 1, the same day that it begins a third-party audit of its surveillance programs.

That’s according to a long list of answers that APD posted on the city’s website in response to questions posed at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. At that meeting, Mayor Alyia Gaskins said that she does not think there is a role for Flock cameras in the city, and was backed up by two other Council members.

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APD: Attempted robbery suspect left blood trail, was found under his mother’s bed

By James Cullum

Published September 22, 2026 at 11:45AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Employees at a local business fought off a knife-wielding robber at a restaurant near Potomac Yard on Sept. 1, and the 64-year-old suspect is being held without bond after police found him hiding under his mother’s bed.

Around 11:15 p.m., the suspect allegedly walked into the restaurant in the 3100 block of Richmond Highway holding a large hunting knife. Staff reported that he jumped on the front counter and demanded they open the register. Instead, the three employees threw things at the suspect and injured him with a large grill scraper, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria residents demand City Council drop Flock cameras over privacy fears

By James Cullum

Published September 21, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated September 21, 2026 at 2:03PM

A woman looks at City Council with binoculars at the public hearing on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 (screenshot via City of Alexandria)

As it weighs the city’s future with automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology, Alexandria City Council got an earful from residents on the subject at Saturday’s public hearing.

One speaker peered at City Council through binoculars and asked how they liked being watched.

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APD: Alleged 2025 sexual assault at Alexandria City High School remains an open investigation

By James Cullum

Published September 18, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated September 18, 2026 at 3:01PM

Alexandria Police at Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus (staff photo by James Cullum)

An alleged sexual assault in a bathroom at Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus (3775 W. Braddock Road) last year is still an open investigation, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

On the day of the incident — March 15, 2025 — the 15-year-old victim told police that she was pushed against her will by a male student into a unisex bathroom at the school. The victim said she was prevented from escaping and told the suspect to stop several times. An ACHS security officer heard them inside the bathroom and intervened, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit.

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APD: Clerk pepper-sprayed during cigarette theft at Richmond Highway gas station

By James Cullum

Published September 17, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated September 17, 2026 at 12:01PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the theft of multiple cartons of cigarettes after a clerk was pepper sprayed at a gas station near Potomac Yard.

The employee reported that around 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, the suspect walked into the convenience store of the Exxon gas station at 2320 Richmond Highway and asked what time they started serving food. The clerk responded, and the suspect then allegedly pepper-sprayed the clerk, walked behind the counter and stole multiple cartons of Newport cigarettes, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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JUST IN: Arlandria stabbing suspect arrested, was recently indicted after traffic incident

By James Cullum

Published September 16, 2026 at 2:45PM

Tiger Mart and Bakery at 3903 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city's Arlandria neighborhood (via Google Maps)

A 21-year-old Alexandria man is under arrest for allegedly stabbing a man early Tuesday morning (Sept. 15) outside a convenience store in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood.

Jelzon Garcia Gonzales was arrested in the 7000 block of Columbia Pike in Annandale after the Alexandria Police Department received “multiple tips from the community” and a photo of the suspect from a nearby business, APD announced today (Sept. 16). He was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and is being held without bond.

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Suspect wanted in early morning stabbing in Arlandria

By Emily Leayman

Published September 15, 2026 at 5:40PM | Updated September 16, 2026 at 9:02AM

Alexandria Police Department cruisers on Nov. 7, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is seeking a suspect after a stabbing early Tuesday (Sept. 15) in Arlandria.

Around 3:20 a.m., police believe an unknown man approached a man sleeping on the ground near the Tiger Market parking lot (3903 Mount Vernon Avenue) and stabbed him multiple times. EMS requested officers to respond around 4:08 a.m. for “unknown trouble,” and the victim reported that the stabbing happened an hour or two prior.

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Cocaine, guns and codeine seized from Alexandria apartment in multi-county probe

By James Cullum

Published September 15, 2026 at 11:45AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A 29-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after being arrested last month for drug and firearm possession outside of his West End apartment.

After being tracked traveling from New York, the suspect was arrested in a vehicle outside his apartment building in the 2000 block of N. Beauregard Street on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Earlier in the month, an investigator with the Arlington County Police Department alerted the Alexandria Police Department that it was investigating claims that the suspect was pressing and selling kilograms of cocaine from apartments in Arlington and Alexandria, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Man arrested 6 years after allegedly stealing girlfriend’s rental car in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published September 14, 2026 at 1:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Manassas man faces felony theft charges after allegedly taking his then-girlfriend’s rental car from a hotel in Alexandria more than six years ago.

The victim is a Canadian citizen and reported the incident to the Alexandria Police Department on July 7, 2020. The victim told police that she flew in the day before from Canada to see her boyfriend, who she’d met in January, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit.

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Rollover crash on Richmond Highway in Potomac Yard sends two to hospital

By Emily Leayman

Published September 14, 2026 at 9:15AM

The rollover crash Sunday, Sept. 13 at Richmond Highway and E. Reed Avenue (courtesy of Bob King)

A rollover crash in Potomac Yard sent two people to the hospital Sunday (Sept. 13), according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Police and fire units responded around 3:12 p.m. to Richmond Highway and E. Reed Avenue. An APD spokesperson told ALXnow two vehicles were involved.