crime | ALXnow - Part 21

Suspects arrested after liquor store theft, stolen car crash in Del Ray

Published May 28, 2024 at 11:01AM | Updated May 29, 2024 at 3:28PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

Four suspects were arrested on Memorial Day after allegedly robbing a Virginia ABC store in the West End, fleeing in a stolen car and then crashing into multiple cars before being arrested on foot in Del Ray.

The Alexandria Police Department notified dispatch of a stolen white Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound on Quaker Lane and Seminary Road. The Elantra with Maryland tags was stolen out of Prince George’s County, and crashed into a parked vehicle a mile-and-a-half later at Fontaine Street and W. Braddock Road.

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Arrest made after man shot in broad daylight in Arlandria on Sunday

By James Cullum

Published May 22, 2024 at 2:30PM

A man was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in the knee on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue in the city's Arlandria neighborhood (via Google Maps)

A 21-year-old man is being held without bond after allegedly shooting a man in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood on Sunday afternoon (May 19).

A man was shot in the left knee in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue at around 12:50 p.m., according to the Alexandria Police Department scanner. The victim and witnesses told police that the suspect lives nearby and fled into his apartment.

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Man allegedly points gun at women trying to leave Arlandria parking lot

By James Cullum

Published May 21, 2024 at 2:30PM

A man allegedly brandished a handgun against a woman in the 500 block of Four Mile Road in the city's Arlandria neighborhood on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2024 (via Google Maps)

After an extensive search with a K-9 officer, no arrest was made this morning after a man blocked the exit of an Arlandria apartment complex parking lot and allegedly brandished a firearm against two women who were trying to leave.

The incident occurred at around 12:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Four Mile Road. The victims called 911 to report that a Black man in a white tank top was holding a handgun and screaming for them to get out of their car.

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Alexandria needs political diversity on City Council, says lone Republican candidate

By James Cullum

Published May 20, 2024 at 3:30PM | Updated May 22, 2024 at 1:29AM

Republican City Council candidate Celianna Gunderson (courtesy photo)

Can Republican Celianna Gunderson shake up the Alexandria City Council with a win this November?

While she’s still learning the issues, Gunderson says that she would not have voted to approve a recent 2.5-cent tax increase.

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ALXnow’s top stories this week in Alexandria

By ALXnow.com

Published May 17, 2024 at 3:43PM | Updated May 17, 2024 at 4:16PM

Chicken and waffles at Matt & Tony's (image via Matt & Tony's All Day Kitchen/Facebook)

It was quite a week in Alexandria.

Hungry? Our top story this week is about Del Ray’s Matt and Tony’s All Day Kitchen + Bar (1501 Mt. Vernon Avenue) making Yelp’s Top 100 Brunch Spots 2024.

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Inmate allegedly assaults attorney during video arraignment in Alexandria jail

By James Cullum

Published May 10, 2024 at 9:30AM

The William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center (via City of Alexandria)

An inmate at the Alexandria jail is being held without bond after allegedly assaulting his court-appointed attorney during his arraignment on Thursday morning, according to the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect allegedly assaulted his attorney in a conference room during his video arraignment, according to ASO. The attorney was treated at the scene and declined to press charges.

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Alexandria Library hosting forum on human trafficking this weekend with trafficking survivor and activist

By Vernon Miles

Published May 8, 2024 at 1:45PM | Updated May 8, 2024 at 2:13PM

Evelyn Chumbow, director for the Human Trafficking LEgal Center (image via Alexandria Library)

This weekend Evelyn Chumbow, the director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center and a survivor of child labor trafficking, will lead a discussion at the Alexandria library on the ongoing work to end modern-day slavery.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library (4701 Seminary Road).

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Alexandria resident arrested on felony assault charges for Jan. 6 riot

By Vernon Miles

Published May 6, 2024 at 10:15AM | Updated May 6, 2024 at 5:50PM

The FBI alleged the man on the far left as Alexandria (image via Department of Justice)

Alexandria resident David Marshall, 57, has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 riot in 2021.

Marshall was arrested on May 1 for multiple alleged assaults on law enforcement officers and on a member of the news media, according to the Department of Justice.

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JUST IN: Life sentence sought as Francis Rose found guilty of West End double murder

By James Cullum

Published May 3, 2024 at 6:41PM | Updated May 3, 2024 at 7:32PM

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

Francis Deonte Rose was found guilty today of two counts of aggravated murder in the 2022 shooting deaths of two construction workers in the West End. The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office is now seeking a life sentence.

After a four-day-long trial, the jury found Rose guilty of two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony and unlawful entry. He was found not guilty of burglary.

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After ‘freak accident’ Steven Peterson wants to get off the sidelines in Alexandria mayoral race

By James Cullum

Published May 3, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated May 3, 2024 at 1:59PM

Alexandria mayoral candidate Steven Peterson with his wife, Martha (Courtesy photo)

After missing an important mayoral debate this week due to a “freak accident” while canvassing that led to his hospitalization, Steven Peterson says that he’s done sitting on the sidelines.

Peterson said that got 10 stitches in his nose and suffered a concussion after his 105-pound Golden Retriever chased a squirrel and he face-planted on a gravel path at the West End Farmer’s Market on Sunday. He said that the leash was wrapped around his legs and that he flipped over after the dog bolted.

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No charges after woman allegedly assaulted in Del Ray Sunday afternoon

By James Cullum

Published May 2, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated May 2, 2024 at 2:55PM

A man was arrested after an alleged misdemeanor assault and battery in the 2400 block of Mount Vernon Avenue on Sunday, April 28, 2024 (via Google Maps)

No charges were filed against a man arrested for a suspected misdemeanor assault and battery on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray on Sunday.

A passerby called 911 at around 1:30 p.m. to report seeing a man allegedly position himself behind a woman and then rub “himself all over her” on the sidewalk in the 2400 block of Mount Vernon Avenue, according to Alexandria Police Department dispatches.