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Teen charged in Holmes Run Parkway robbery and shooting

Published October 13, 2023 at 11:55AM

Police at shooting scene near 5563 Holmes Run Parkway (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by the Alexandria Police Department on charges related to an armed robbery and shooting in September that left one victim hospitalized.

On Sept. 22, a male victim, age 21, was seriously injured in an armed robbery on the 5500 block of Holmes Run Parkway. The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said the victim was left in serious but stable condition after being shot in the robbery — scanner traffic at the time indicated the man was shot in the shoulder and the back of the neck.

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Convicted felon arrested in Del Ray for alleged weapon, drug possession and wearing a mask

By James Cullum

Published October 10, 2023 at 1:30PM

An Alexandria man was arrested in the 3200 block of Commonwealth Avenue for drug and weapon possession, wearing a mask in public and eluding police on Sept. 26, 2023 (via Google Maps)

The days of being required to wear masks in public are definitely over. An Alexandria man is being held without bond for allegedly selling Schedule I/II drugs, wearing a mask in public and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

The Alexandria Police Department arrested the 25-year-old suspect after responding to a drug complaint outside an apartment building in the 3200 block of Commonwealth Avenue in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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BREAKING: Foot pursuit ends with arrest in Del Ray apartment building

By Vernon Miles

Published October 10, 2023 at 11:15AM | Updated October 10, 2023 at 11:32AM

Police at The Aspen (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man was arrested at a Del Ray apartment building Tuesday morning after allegedly trying to flee from police.

Arlington police flagged a vehicle with Maryland tags as being associated with a suspect wanted for attempted murder and followed the vehicle into Alexandria, according to scanner traffic.

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JUST IN: Police make arrest in alleged attempted abduction in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published October 2, 2023 at 6:23PM

Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington Street (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 34-year-old Alexandria man has been charged with allegedly attempting to abduct a woman in Old Town earlier this month.

At around 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, a 30-year-old woman flagged down an APD officer just outside the Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington Street to report she was the victim of an attempted abduction and assault, according to the police scanner.

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West End man charged and released after allegedly brandishing air pistol

By James Cullum

Published September 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

An Alexandria man was charged with brandishing a firearm in the 100 block of N. Grayson Street on Sept. 5, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 46-year-old Alexandria man was charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm earlier this month after allegedly pointing a CO2-powered handheld pistol at a contractor working in his West End home.

On Sept. 5 (Tuesday), the contractor called police after the resident, Greco Gomez, allegedly brandished a firearm against him. The victim told police that he was working in the basement and took the trash outside and was “shocked” when Gomez allegedly threatened to shoot him, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria police suspect Maryland man of stealing Kia Forte via ‘TikTok car theft challenge’

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2023 at 2:30PM

A police chase began at the intersection of Duke and S. Reynolds Streets and ended with a crash at the intersection of Duke Street and Cockrell Avenue on Aug. 30, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 29-year-old Maryland man faces multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car in Alexandria’s West End.

The incident occurred at around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30. Police found that a white Kia Forte with Virginia tags driving in the area of Duke Street and S. Reynolds Street was stolen, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria man arrested for allegedly peeping into West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was charged with peeping into a dwelling in the 700 block of N. Howard Street on Aug. 27, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 28-year-old Alexandria man was charged with peeping into a dwelling last month in the West End.

Police were alerted after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 27, that a man was allegedly peering through the windows of a lower-level apartment in the 700 block of N. Howard Street. A witness told police that the suspect would hide when anyone approached and then would return to the window, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Victim says he was stripped of clothes at gunpoint in Mount Vernon Avenue robbery

By James Cullum

Published September 26, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was reportedly robbed of his clothes and other items outside the Popeyes at 3402 Mount Vernon Avenue on July 18, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 34-year-old Arlington man is being held without bond after allegedly robbing his girlfriend’s ex of his clothes and other items at gunpoint.

The suspect was arrested for armed robbery on Sept. 14, nearly two months after the July 18 incident.

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Report: Alexandria City Public Schools sees jump in student arrests and violent incidents

By James Cullum

Published September 21, 2023 at 3:40PM | Updated September 21, 2023 at 4:38PM

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

Alexandria City Public Schools saw a 26% increase in student arrests last school year, and a disproportionate number of arrested students are Black males.

There were 58 ACPS students arrested last school year, according to a school safety report to be presented to the School Board on Thursday. There were also 32 weapons-related incidents, 100 students injured, 112 fights/assaults and five reports of sexual misconduct.

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Alexandria police arrest missing fugitive 900 miles from Wisconsin jail

By James Cullum

Published September 16, 2023 at 1:07PM

An Alexandria police cruiser (Staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria police on Friday arrested a fugitive who escaped from prison in Wisconsin on Monday, Sept. 11.

The Alexandria Police Department arrested 38-year-old Dustin Bone in the area of King and N. West Streets in Old Town at around 5 p.m. after an officer used a license plate reader and determined that the black pickup truck he was driving was stolen, according to an APD news release and the police scanner.

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No bond for Alexandria man who allegedly ditched gun on I-395 during police chase

By James Cullum

Published August 30, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was arrested in May for a number of incidents including strangulation, eluding police, abduction, discharging a firearm in a public place and other charges (via Google Maps)

A 41-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly throwing away a handgun on Interstate 395 while eluding police.

The victim’s girlfriend called police on May 5 and reported that she was the victim of domestic assault and battery at her home in the 700 block of N. Ripley Street, according to a search warrant affidavit. The woman told police that her boyfriend threatened her and that he was known to carry a firearm.