crime | ALXnow - Part 26

Theft from Alexandria’s Virginia ABC stores jumped more than 200% in 2023

Published January 25, 2024 at 3:45PM

The Virginia ABC store at 3815 Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria (via Google Maps)

Liquor store thefts jumped more than 200% in Alexandria in 2023, according to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.

There are six Virginia ABC stores in Alexandria. The store with the most incidents is the Arlandria store at 3815 Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray North Shopping Center, which saw 43 incidents of theft last year, up from just eight reported incidents in 2022. The store with the highest amount of theft is at 501 Montgomery Street in Old Town North, which saw 23 incidents.

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Family assisting Alexandria Police Department in abandoned toddler investigation

By Vernon Miles

Published January 25, 2024 at 1:15PM | Updated January 25, 2024 at 2:15PM

Abandoned child at 8 S. Van Dorn Street (image via Alexandria Police Department/Twitter)

(Updated 2:15 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department (APD) and the Child Welfare Services have launched a joint investigation into the abandonment of a child last night.

APD said the child was dropped off by an unknown person at 8 S. Van Dorn Street around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday. APD said they are working with members of the child’s family as part of the investigation.

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Alexandria police investigating two Sunday night shootings

By James Cullum

Published January 22, 2024 at 1:40PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria Police Department is investigating two incidents of gunfire Sunday night, though no one was reported injured.

Eight-to-10 gunshots were reported just before 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the shopping center in the 4000 block of Mount Vernon Avenue. The victim told police that he got into an argument with a Hispanic male in the parking lot and that the suspect fired his handgun at him, striking his car, according to the police scanner.

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JUST IN: Man assaulted and robbed at gunpoint of jacket in Old Town North

By James Cullum

Published January 19, 2024 at 2:30PM

Alexandria police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Old Town North on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 (via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating an alleged assault and armed robbery of a man this snowy afternoon in Old Town North.

At around 1:40 p.m., the victim reported to police that a man wearing a dark jacket and light-colored jeans pulled a tan and black handgun on him, punched him, and took his black Canada Goose jacket with fur lining the hood, according to the police scanner.

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Alexandria man arrested after alleged stabbing in S. Reynolds Street apartment

By James Cullum

Published January 18, 2024 at 1:30PM

A man was arrested after an alleged stabbing in the 300 block of S. Reynolds Street on Jan. 17, 2024 (via Google Maps)

An Alexandria man was charged with felonious assault after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance inside his West End apartment on Wednesday.

The incident was reported Wednesday morning (Jan. 17) at around 7 a.m. in an apartment in the 300 block of S. Reynolds Street, according to the Alexandria Police Department. Harvey Lewis, Jr., 67, was arrested after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance in the leg. The victim was treated at Inova Alexandria Hospital for a non-life threatening wound.

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Alexandria Police Department makes arrest in machete assault case

By Vernon Miles

Published January 12, 2024 at 3:45PM

Kory Anding was sought by the Alexandria Police Department in connection to a malicious wounding incident on Dec. 23 in the 5400 block of N. Morgan Street (via APD)

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) announced that Kory Anding, a 28-year-old man who allegedly struck his roommate in the head with a machete, has been arrested.

The incident occurred in the 5400 block of North Morgan Street near Lincolnia on Dec. 23.

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Alexandria police investigate two swatting calls within a week

By James Cullum

Published January 12, 2024 at 2:45PM | Updated January 24, 2024 at 2:58PM

(Updated at 1/13) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating two recent swatting calls within a week. In both fake 911 calls, a male admitted to a terrible shooting crime, prompting a significant police response.

On 11:25 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 8), a male told a 911 dispatcher that he “accidentally” shot his brother in the chest after playing with their father’s gun.

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Juvenile pistol-whipped and robbed in Arlandria on Monday night

By James Cullum

Published January 12, 2024 at 9:45AM

A teenager was injured and robbed at gunpoint in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue on Jan. 8, 2024 (via Google Maps)

A juvenile male sustained minor injuries after being pistol-whipped and robbed in Arlandria on Monday night.

At around 11:18 p.m., the victim was robbed by two males outside of an apartment building in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

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Alexandria police were targeted with a swatting call on Sunday night

By James Cullum

Published January 10, 2024 at 3:45PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department was the victim of a swatting call on Sunday night (Jan. 8), after a male told a 911 dispatcher that he “accidentally” shot his brother in the chest after playing with their father’s gun.

The call was made at around 11:25 p.m. on Sunday. The caller told police that the incident occurred in an apartment in the 5400 block of Richenbacher Avenue near Holmes Run.

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Man arrested for allegedly brandishing firearm against neighbor in West End

By James Cullum

Published January 10, 2024 at 10:45AM

A man allegedly brandished a firearm against his neighbor in the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue on Dec. 15, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 42-year-old Alexandria man was arrested last month for allegedly brandishing a firearm against a neighbor living in the same West End apartment building.

Antwain Young, 42, was arrested Dec. 21, six days after the alleged incident. He was charged with brandishing a firearm, possession of a firearm by a nonviolent felon and possession of 11 to 49 marijuana plants. The marijuana charge was dismissed, and Young goes to court for the other offenses on Feb. 16.

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Officials create ‘one-stop shop’ to expunge criminal records at Alexandria Courthouse

By James Cullum

Published January 8, 2024 at 1:45PM

(Left to right) Commonwealth's Attorney Bryan Porter, Sheriff Sean Casey and Clerk of Circuit Court Greg Parks outside the Alexandria Courthouse (courtesy photo)

Getting your criminal record expunged in Alexandria just got a lot easier.

Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey, Clerk of Circuit Court Greg Parks, and Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter announced today that their offices have coordinated efforts to create a “one-stop, limited cost, process for all those seeking expungements of Alexandria court and police records.”