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No bond for Fairfax County man arrested for West End shooting and allegedly eluding police

Published April 26, 2023 at 10:45AM

A 28-year-old Fairfax County man was arrested earlier this month for a Jan. 4 shooting incident and a number of other charges, including drug and gun possession and eluding police (via Google Maps)

A 28-year-old Fairfax County man wanted for a Jan. 4 shooting incident faces numerous charges after allegedly striking an Alexandria Police Department cruiser in the Landmark area earlier this month.

Police arrested Mengesha Mnat after a brief chase on April 3, after he allegedly pulled into the 7-Eleven parking lot at 6120 Lincolnia Road, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. Police said Mnat parked facing the street and struck a police cruiser as APD approached his car to make an arrest.

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Police: Four juveniles arrested after allegedly eluding police in stolen car

By James Cullum

Published April 20, 2023 at 10:20AM

Alexandria Police arrested four juveniles after a brief chase in the 1400 block of N. Beauregard Street (via Google Maps)

Four male juveniles were arrested after a brief chase from a stolen car in the West End on Tuesday afternoon, prompting four schools to go on lockdown, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

The incident occurred at around noon near the 1400 block of N. Beauregard Street. Police recovered a handgun from one of the suspects, according to dispatch reports.

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Alexandria Police Department plans cookouts to help reduce crime

By James Cullum

Published April 19, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated April 24, 2023 at 11:10AM

Alexandria Police Chief Don Hayes speaks with a resident in the 1200 block of Madison Street where there was a recent gunfire incident, pictured on April 18, 2023 (staff photo by james Cullum)

Yesterday afternoon, Alexandria Police Chief Don Hayes and his staff walked through an Old Town neighborhood that was a crime scene on Monday.

“I’m here to reassure people that this will happen, but that this is still a safe neighborhood,” Hayes told ALXnow. “I just walk around in the neighborhoods knock on doors, talk to people. Sometimes it can last three or four hours.”

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Alexandria food delivery driver busted after allegedly stealing Amazon package

By James Cullum

Published April 13, 2023 at 1:30PM

Police car lights (file photo)

A 47-year-old Alexandria man was arrested last month for allegedly stealing an Amazon package after delivering food to an Arlington apartment complex.

On Saturday, March 18, the victim reported to APD that a pink Amazon package containing a silver Apple keyboard was stolen from the mailbox area of an apartment in the 2900 block of S. Columbus Street in Arlington.

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Alexandria Police arrest two men and recover stash of roughly 13,000 fentanyl pills

By James Cullum

Published April 11, 2023 at 1:30PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria Police arrested two men last month and, according to affidavits, recovered a large number of illegal narcotics, cash and other items.

The investigation into the suspects began in November, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Arlington attorney arrested for allegedly stealing credit cards from Alexandria office building

By Vernon Miles

Published March 8, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated March 8, 2023 at 4:21PM

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

(Updated at 10:25 a.m.) An Arlington defense attorney has been arrested and charged with allegedly stealing credit cards from an Alexandria office building multiple times last year.

The attorney is charged with credit card theft and credit card fraud, both as felonies, and another credit card fraud misdemeanor charge.

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Driver crashes into police cruiser and charged with DUI in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published March 7, 2023 at 10:50AM

A Fairfax County man was charged with driving while intoxicated in the

A Fairfax County man goes to court this week for allegedly crashing his car into an Alexandria Police cruiser while driving drunk.

The incident occurred at around midnight on Sunday, Feb. 26, near the intersection of S. Washington Street and Green Street. There were two officers in the cruiser at the time of the crash. While the airbags were deployed, no one was injured in the crash, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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No arrests after stolen car crashes into front yard of townhouse in Potomac West

By James Cullum

Published February 28, 2023 at 1:30PM

A juvenile was arrested after a crash in the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

No arrests were made after a stolen car crashed into another car and the front yard of a home in Alexandria’s Potomac West neighborhood early Monday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Police were dispatched at around 1 a.m. to the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue after a silver Toyota Corolla with Maryland license plates allegedly fled police at high speed and crashed into a parked car and into the front yard of a home, damaging the railing to the front steps. Police determined that the car was reported stolen in Alexandria.

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JUST IN: Alexandria man arrested after alleged carjacking of DASH bus in the West End

By ALXnow.com

Published February 27, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated February 27, 2023 at 5:20PM

An Alexandria man was arrested after allegedly carjacking a DASH bus on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) An Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly carjacking a DASH bus in the West End last Thursday night.

Lorenzo Johnson, 33, was arrested after allegedly carjacking the bus near the intersection of Duke Street and Quaker Road. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. No weapons were used and no one was injured in the incident, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

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Alexandria man arrested after alleged carjacking Saturday night in the West End

By James Cullum

Published February 23, 2023 at 10:45AM

An Alexandria man was arrested after an attempted carjacking in the 300 block of N. Ripley Street on Saturday Feb. 18, 2023 (via Google Maps)

An Alexandria man is being held without bond for an alleged carjacking in the West End on Saturday night (Feb. 18).

At around 8 p.m, the 32-year-old male victim was allegedly held at gunpoint and carjacked in the 300 block of N. Ripley Street in the West End. Police were dispatched to a fight outside of an apartment complex, and were advised that the suspect had a firearm.

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Alexandria teen charged with involuntary manslaughter after ‘sudden death’ last Friday

By Vernon Miles

Published February 21, 2023 at 2:15PM

Police at a sudden death investigation on E. Reed Avenue (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria teenager is being held without bond on manslaughter charges after a “sudden death” last Friday in the Lynhaven neighborhood.

Court records show that 19-year-old Alexandria resident Junior Espinal-Calix was arrested and is being held without bond. Police said Calix is charged with involuntary manslaughter.