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

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.

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Police: Arlington man identified as suspect in last week’s shooting in Arlandria

By James Cullum

Published February 17, 2023 at 2:30PM | Updated February 17, 2023 at 3:12PM

Police at the 3800 block of Russell Road after a shooting on Friday, Feb. 10 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 21-year-old Arlington man faces multiple charges and is being held without bond after last Friday’s shooting in Arlandria.

Tyayre Reynolds was charged with malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, according to the Alexandria Police Department. He was arrested by the Arlington Police Department in Arlington, and APD will not disclose the date and time of his arrest.

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Suspect in last Friday’s shooting in Arlandria is under arrest

By James Cullum

Published February 16, 2023 at 10:45AM

Police at the 3800 block of Russell Road after a shooting on Friday, Feb. 10 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A suspect in last Friday’s shooting in Arlandria has been arrested, according to the Alexandria Police Department (APD).

The arrest was first reported by Patch, although APD did not release the identity of the suspect, when the suspect was arrested or what the suspect was charged with. APD reportedly received assistance in the arrest from the Arlington Police Department.

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17-year-old arrested after fight at McDonald’s in the Bradlee Shopping Center

By James Cullum

Published February 6, 2023 at 10:45AM

A 17-year-old male was arrested after a fight inside the McDonald’s (3646 King Street) in the Bradlee Shopping Center on Jan. 24 (Tuesday).

The incident occurred inside the restaurant after school at around 3:30 p.m., according to the Alexandria Police Department. The teen was charged with assaulting a police officer, trespassing and obstruction of justice.

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Man arrested with stolen car after keys taken from unlocked West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published January 30, 2023 at 10:45AM

The owner of car stolen from the 200 block of N. Ripley Street says that his keys were stolen from his unlocked apartment in the early morning of Jan. 2, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 25-year-old Alexandria man faces multiple charges after being found with a stolen car and allegedly running away from police earlier this month.

The car owner told police that someone must have entered his unlocked apartment and gotten the keys to his 2015 white Honda CRV between midnight on Jan. 1 and 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, according to a search warrant affidavit. The Honda owner then checked a GPS tracker, which showed it parked a mile-and-a-half away in the 5600 block of Derby Court in the Mark Center area.

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Woodbridge man arrested after stabbing incident in West End

By James Cullum

Published January 25, 2023 at 1:45PM

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

A 28-year-old Woodbridge man is being held without bond for allegedly cutting a man with a knife in the West End on Sunday morning, Jan. 15.

The incident occurred just after midnight in the 1400 block of N. Beauregard Street, near the William Ramsay Recreation Center. The 45-year-old victim was cut with a sharp object and treated at the scene, police told ALXnow.

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JUST IN: Suspect on run in shooting ‘mistakenly’ released from jail after arrest

By James Cullum

Published January 24, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated January 30, 2023 at 1:28PM

Brian Wardell Morris, the suspect in connection to a shooting in the West End on Jan. 15, 2023 (via APD)

(Updated 3 p.m.) The 27-year-old suspect in a West End Shooting on Jan. 15 was “mistakenly released” from the Prince George’s County jail five days after the offense, according to Alexandria Police.

Police released the identity of the suspect, Brian Wordell Morris, who is wanted for allegedly shooting a 22-year-old man three times during a child custody transfer with the suspect’s child.

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Fairfax County man arrested after residential burglary near Fort Ward

By James Cullum

Published January 12, 2023 at 1:15PM

A 24-year-old Fairfax County man was arrested after allegedly breaking into an apartment in the 2500 block of N. Van Dorn Street on Jan. 9, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 24-year-old Fairfax County man faces assault and battery charges after allegedly breaking into an apartment near Fort Ward early Monday morning, according to Alexandria Police.

The incident, which police describe as domestic in nature, occurred at around 12:30 a.m. in an apartment in the 2500 block of N. Van Dorn Street. The suspect allegedly breached the apartment and assaulted the victim, who did not go to the hospital. Police did not say what was stolen from the apartment.