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City Council backs union agreements with police, fire and administrative employees

Published January 15, 2026 at 10:45AM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

City Council has committed funding for three collective bargaining agreements with unions representing the Alexandria Police and Fire Departments and the city’s administrative and technical employees.

Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the three-year agreements on wages, benefits and work hours, which are now set to go into effect on July 1. The agreements include a reduction from 49 to 46 weekly work hours for AFD personnel, “significant” pay increases for police officers, and structured raises and merit increases for administrative and technical employees.

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D.C. man sentenced to decade in prison for 2024 abduction, attempted rape in Potomac Yard

By James Cullum

Published January 14, 2026 at 2:45PM

The Franklin P. Backus Courthouse at 520 King Street in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man from D.C. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, five months after pleading guilty to the 2024 abduction and attempted rape of a woman in Potomac Yard.

Dykwon Perry Davis, 27, was sentenced to 10 years of active incarceration, after pleading guilty in August. The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Main Line Blvd in the early hours of Feb. 3, 2024, when Davis attacked the woman, tried to pull her into an alley and take off her pants.

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Alexandria Police Department adopts new hate crime policy after alleged assault in grocery store

By Katie Taranto

Published January 12, 2026 at 12:30PM

Police Chief Tarrick McGuire speaks during an APD press conference Jan. 12, 2026 (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

The Alexandria Police Department has adopted a new hate crime policy following a Christmas Day incident in which a suspect reportedly threw groceries and shouted homophobic statements at a man in a store on Christmas Day.

Police Chief Tarrick McGuire announced the department’s first-ever policy for bias incidents and hate crimes, developed over the past year, at a press conference this morning (Monday).

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Man hospitalized after Sunday night shooting near Potomac Yard

By Katie Taranto

Published January 12, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated January 12, 2026 at 10:15AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A man who suffered gunshot wounds from a shooting near Potomac Yard last night (Sunday) was transported to the hospital in “serious but stable condition,” according to the Alexandria Police Department.

APD responded to the 400 block of Calvert Avenue just after 9 p.m. last night following multiple reports of gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, officers found a 25-year-old man with gunshot wounds in a parking garage at 450 Swann Avenue and transported him to the hospital. They also recovered shell casings at the scene.

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Police investigating after moped stolen from impound lot listed for sale on Facebook

By James Cullum

Published January 8, 2026 at 1:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A moped that was stolen from Alexandria’s impound lot in November was later listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, prompting an Alexandria Police Department investigation.

An employee at the impound lot at 5249 Eisenhower Avenue had received a call from an unknown person that the moped, stolen Nov. 10, was listed on Facebook Marketplace, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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APD: Driver who crashed into Seminary Hill fence was going to hospital after accidental shooting

By James Cullum

Published January 8, 2026 at 11:15AM

A man crashed into a tree on Seminary Road while driving himself to the hospital, Jan. 7, 2026 (via Alexandria Police Department/Facebook)

A man who crashed into a fence in Seminary Hill yesterday (Wednesday) was driving himself to the hospital after an accidental shooting, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

The driver sustained a non-life threatening injury during the incident, which occurred at around 3:30 p.m. near the 4500 block of Seminary Road, APD said in a Facebook post.

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Stolen Amazon delivery truck on Duke Street recovered in parking lot near Holmes Run

By Katie Taranto

Published January 8, 2026 at 9:15AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

An unattended Amazon delivery truck that was stolen from Duke Street in Landmark on Tuesday night was later recovered in a nearby parking lot.

The truck was reported stolen to the Alexandria Police Department just after 9 p.m. Tuesday at the 5200 block of Duke Street, APD spokesperson Tracy Walker told ALXnow. Shortly after, police recovered the vehicle less than a mile away in a parking lot at the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway.

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Maryland man charged with forgery for allegedly trying to cash false check at Old Town bank

By James Cullum

Published January 7, 2026 at 10:30AM

The Franklin P. Backus Courthouse in Old Town, Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A Maryland man faces felony charges after being arrested for trying to cash an altered check at a bank in Old Town.

The suspect from Oxon Hill was arrested inside the bank at the 100 block of S. Fairfax Street on Dec. 15 after trying to cash a check for $1,950, while the account holder told the branch manager that the check was, in fact, made out to the man who delivers her newspapers for $20.

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18-year-old Alexandria man faces felony charges for allegedly shooting marijuana delivery driver

By James Cullum

Published January 7, 2026 at 9:15AM

Scene outside 3220 S 28th Street on Aug. 19, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

An 18-year-old Alexandria man goes to court this month for allegedly shooting and robbing a man in Alexandria West back in August.

John Montgomery is being held without bond after his Dec. 12 arrest, more than four months after the Aug. 19 shooting and robbery in an apartment parking lot at the 3200 block of S. 28th Street.

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Alexandria man accused of stabbing girlfriend’s son with fork on New Year’s Day

By James Cullum

Published January 5, 2026 at 2:15PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

An emergency protective order has been issued against an Alexandria man after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend’s son in the face with a fork on New Year’s Day.

The 41-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with malicious wounding after the incident, which occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in an apartment at the 5300 block of Essex Court in the West End, near the Winkler Botanical Preserve.

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Undercover police arrest Woodbridge teen for drug and firearm possession in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published December 30, 2025 at 9:30AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The Alexandria Police Department arrested a Woodbridge teenager in Landmark this month after he was allegedly found in possession of fentanyl, more than seven ounces of marijuana, a loaded handgun and nearly $1,500 in cash.

The 17-year-old suspect agreed to meet an undercover APD officer on Dec. 11 to sell five fentanyl pills in a parking lot at the 5700 block of Edsall Road, after he had advertised selling drugs on Instagram. His arrest followed an undercover operation that began in October, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.