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D.C. officer charged with DWI, sexual battery after trying to grab Alexandria officer’s gun

Published September 15, 2025 at 6:55PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A D.C. police officer was charged with multiple crimes Sunday after allegedly assaulting two Alexandria officers and attempting to grab one of their weapons while in custody at a local hospital, NBC Washington reported.

Officer Trevon King, a five-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department, was initially arrested for drunken driving following an 8 p.m. crash on Russell Road, according to Alexandria police. Police transported King to a hospital, where he allegedly attacked the officers and tried to disarm one of them.

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Alexandria man, juvenile charged in Woodlawn carjacking

By James Cullum

Published September 11, 2025 at 2:20PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

An Alexandria man and a juvenile were arrested Sept. 8 (Monday) after a carjacking in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Fairfax County.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) that detectives from their Major Crimes Bureau arrested Noel Isaac Sanchez, 20, and a 17-year-old juvenile when they were tracked down in the stolen vehicle in Burke. Police said in a release that the suspects went to the 5800 block of Saint Gregory’s Lane to meet a man looking to sell clothes he listed for sale online, and that one of the suspects displayed a firearm and made off with the victim’s vehicle.

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Alexandria leaders mark 9/11 anniversary with call for unity, civility

By James Cullum

Published September 11, 2025 at 12:15PM

Alexandria's Joint Public Safety Honor Guard at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Alexandria's Market Square, Sept. 11, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria leaders commemorated the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Thursday, Sept. 11, and reflected on the personal and societal impacts that followed.

Mayor Alyia Gaskins was joined by Sheriff Sean Casey, Fire Chief Felipe Hernandez, Jr., and Police Chief Tarrick McGuire onstage at Market Square in front of City Hall (301 King Street). Gaskins urged the audience to “remember the lives lost on 9/11 and to look forward with hope and a call to action for peace and a better world.”

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South Carolina man charged with using fake ID at Potomac Yard Best Buy

By James Cullum

Published September 10, 2025 at 6:30PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A South Carolina man faces felony charges after allegedly attempting to pick up online orders from the Best Buy store (3401 Richmond Highway) in Potomac Yard.

The suspect was arrested on Aug. 6 after a store manager reported he tried to “pick up online orders with fraudulent identification,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Eastbound Duke Street closed after rollover crash

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 7, 2025 at 10:04AM

Eastbound Duke St is closed in the 1600 block due to a single car rollover. (Credit: Alexandria Police Department)

A single-vehicle rollover accident closed eastbound Duke Street in the 1600 block Sunday morning, according to Alexandria Police.

The incident, which occurred before 8:56 a.m., resulted in minor injuries to the driver, police said in a social media update. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

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Water main break shuts down N. Beauregard Street in Alexandria

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 7, 2025 at 8:58AM

Due to a water main break, north Beauregard Street is shut down between Armistead St and Lincolnia. The water company is on scene. (Credit: Alexandria Police Department)

A water main break has closed a stretch of N. Beauregard Street on Sunday morning, Alexandria police said.

The roadway is shut down between Armistead Street and Lincolnia, police announced on social media at 7:50 a.m.

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Alexandria police investigate death on W. Braddock Road

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 6, 2025 at 9:16AM | Updated September 6, 2025 at 11:57AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Alexandria police are conducting a death investigation Saturday morning in the 3500 block of West Braddock Road.

The Alexandria Police Department announced the investigation in a social media post at 8:10 a.m., noting there is a “heavy police presence” in the area.

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APD releases body worn camera footage of Aug. 15 in-custody death

By James Cullum

Published August 29, 2025 at 1:44PM | Updated August 29, 2025 at 2:01PM

Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire speaks at a press conference upon the release of body worn camera footage from the Aug. 15 in-custody death of Allan Tucker II (via APD/YouTube)

The Alexandria Police Department released body worn camera footage on Thursday (Aug. 28) from one of the officer’s involved in the in-custody death of Allan Tucker II on (Friday) Aug. 15.

Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire told reporters that it’s been a hard week for the department, and asked the community to pray for Tucker’s family and the officers involved in his detainment. The 32-year-old Tucker was arrested for public intoxication after screaming and banging on the doors of neighboring apartments at 2875 N. Beauregard Street on Aug. 15. He was transported to the Alexandria Jail, and during the 10-12 minute ride repeatedly asked to be taken to Alexandria Hospital. He died in a police cruiser after waiting 35-to-40 minutes in the sally port at the jail. While officers at the scene administered NARCAN to Tucker to reverse the effects of a suspected opioid overdose, according to the video released, McGuire did not comment on the official cause of his death and said it needs to be determined by the Office of the Medical Examiner.

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Police investigate early morning break-in at Alexandria tobacco shop

By James Cullum

Published August 27, 2025 at 10:45AM

Alexandria Vape and Tobacco at 1213 King Street was broken into on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the early morning burglary of a tobacco shop on King Street in Old Town.

APD was called at around 5:30 a.m. by a passerby who found that the glass front door of Alexandria Vape and Tobacco (1213 King Street) had been smashed, according to dispatch reports. Police found the owner of the shop, who said that two suspects smashed the front door and then fled the scene, the owner told ALXnow.

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Alexandria police investigate hit-and-run on Richenbacher Avenue

By James Cullum

Published August 26, 2025 at 3:30PM | Updated August 27, 2025 at 12:34PM

A Toyota Corolla overturned after striking a parked vehicle in the 5400 block of Richenbacher Avenue, Aug. 26, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run involving an overturned vehicle and a parked car in a parking lot in the 5400 block of Richenbacher Avenue.

The incident was called in at around 2:15 p.m., according to the police scanner. A Toyota Corolla with Virginia plates overturned after crashing into a parked Lexus IS 250 in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The caller told police that they saw two people running from the overturned Corolla. Police later said via dispatch that three occupants of the vehicle fled on foot.

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West End luxury car owner reports $11K in jewelry, cash stolen after multiple break-ins

By James Cullum

Published August 25, 2025 at 3:30PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is currently investigating multiple break-ins and the reported theft of more than $11,000 in jewelry and cash from two vehicles parked in the garage of a luxury apartment building in the 4900 block of Seminary Road in Alexandria’s West End.

Details on the incidents were released Monday in a search warrant affidavit, allowing APD to recover video surveillance footage from the parking garage.