crime | ALXnow - Part 27

Driver with suspended license arrested after allegedly crashing into The Majestic Restaurant patio in Old Town

Published January 5, 2024 at 10:45AM

A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after allegedly crashing into the front patio of The Majestic Restaurant at 911 King Street in Old Town (courtesy photo)

A Pennsylvania man was arrested for his third driving while intoxicated offense in five years and driving on a suspended license after allegedly crashing his car into The Majestic Restaurant’s outdoor patio and a number of other cars in Old Town on Thursday, Dec. 28.

The incident at The Majestic occurred at around 1:30 a.m., and the 25-year-old suspect was later arrested at around 6:30 a.m. after allegedly crashing a 2002 Camry with temporary tags into two unoccupied parked vehicles near the intersection of Commerce and S. Payne Streets.

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Alexandria police searching for man who allegedly struck roommate in head with machete

By James Cullum

Published December 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

Kory Anding is being sought by the Alexandria Police Department in connection to a malicious wounding incident on Dec. 23 (via APD)

The Alexandria Police Department is looking for a 28-year-old man for allegedly striking his roommate in the head with a machete in an apartment in the city’s West End.

The suspect, Kory Anding, got into an argument with the victim in an apartment in the 5400 block of N. Morgan Street on Dec. 23. The suspect allegedly struck the victim with a machete at around 11 p.m., and the victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury, according to APD.

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JUST IN: Man shot in bathroom of McDonald’s on Duke Street

By James Cullum

Published December 27, 2023 at 8:53PM | Updated December 27, 2023 at 9:50PM

A man was shot in the bathroom of the McDonald's at 5311 Duke Street on Dec. 27, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man was shot in the leg in the bathroom of a McDonald’s in the Landmark area of Alexandria, and the Alexandria Police Department (APD) is on a manhunt for the suspect.

APD was notified of a fight in the restaurant when two holdup alarms were activated at around 6:15 p.m., according to the police scanner. Police say that the suspect and the victim know each other.

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Shots fired this morning at Van Dorn Street McDonald’s

By Vernon Miles

Published December 19, 2023 at 9:55AM

Drive-thu at the Van Dorn Street McDonalds (image via Google Maps)

Police were investigating reports of shots fired at a McDonald’s on Van Dorn Street early this morning.

Scanner traffic indicated that shots were fired at the McDonald’s drive-thru at 505 S. Van Dorn Street sometime around 4 a.m.

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Police investigate ATM stolen from 7-Eleven on Lincolnia Road

By James Cullum

Published December 12, 2023 at 9:30AM

The 7-Eleven at 6120 Lincolnia Road (via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the theft of an ATM stolen from the 7-Eleven at 6120 Lincolnia Road in the West End early yesterday morning.

APD was notified of a hold-up alarm in the store at around 2:30 a.m. A store employee called police and said that four male suspects entered the store, that employees were told to keep their heads down, and that the suspect fled in a vehicle, according to the police scanner.

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Police investigate two gunfire incidents near Holmes Run

By James Cullum

Published December 11, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated December 11, 2023 at 10:06PM

Gunfire was reported Sunday night in the 500 block of N. Pickett Street (on left), a few blocks away from where shots were fired on Friday, Dec. 8, in the 5300 block of Taney Avenue (via Google Maps)

(Updated 10 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating two reports of gunshots over the weekend in the Seminary Valley neighborhood.

No injuries were reported from both incidents. The first occurred on Friday night (Dec. 8) at around 10:15 p.m. when an APD officer reported shots fired in the 5300 block of Taney Avenue. The officer chased two suspects on foot, but both eluded her by running through a neighborhood of townhomes, according to scanner traffic.

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Police: No injuries after gunfire reported in Arlandria Tuesday night

By James Cullum

Published December 7, 2023 at 10:45AM

Gunfire was reported in the 800 block of W. Glebe Road on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 (via Google Maps)

No one was injured after gunfire was reported in Arlandria late Tuesday night, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

At around 11 p.m., APD was notified about a loud argument between a man and a woman in the 800 block of W. Glebe, and the caller said that the man wore a red jacket, pulled out a handgun, fired it into the air and that the woman then screamed, according to the APD scanner.

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Man charged with firing shotgun in back yard of Potomac West home

By James Cullum

Published December 6, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 3:52PM

A man has been charged with illegally discharging a firearm in the 200 block of Aspen Court (via Google Maps)

A 48-year-old Alexandria man was charged last month with illegally discharging a firearm in his back yard in the Potomac West neighborhood of Alexandria.

The incident allegedly occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at around 9:45 p.m. in the 200 block of Aspen Street, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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POLICE: Arrest made after man assaulted in Landmark area

By James Cullum

Published December 5, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 2:23PM

A man was assaulted and robbed at 375 S. Reynolds Street on Nov. 29, 2023 (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 2:21 p.m. on Dec. 6) The Alexandria Police Department says that an arrest was made after a man was injured in an attempted robbery in the Landmark area of Alexandria’s West End last week.

APD responded to an apartment building at 375 S. Reynolds Street at around 2 p.m. on Nov. 29 in response to a report that a man was shot, according to a department release. Police later determined that no weapon was used, and that the victim was assaulted and suffered non-life threatening injuries.

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Police: Suspect in W. Glebe Road robbery is armed and dangerous

By James Cullum

Published December 4, 2023 at 11:15AM

The Tobacco & Mini Mart at 1037 W. Glebe Road in Arlandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

The suspect who allegedly robbed the Tobacco & Mini Mart at 1037 W. Glebe Road on Sunday night is armed and dangerous, and should not be approached if seen, the Alexandria Police Department (APD) said in a public notification.

The suspect walked into the store at around 7:15 p.m., allegedly displayed a handgun and fled the area in the direction of Arlington on foot, according to the APD scanner. No one was injured in the incident.

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Man robbed by gang in broad daylight on Yoakum Parkway in Alexandria’s West End

By James Cullum

Published November 30, 2023 at 1:30PM

A man was robbed in the 200 block of Yoakum Parkway on

A man was allegedly robbed by four males on Monday afternoon on Yoakum Parkway in Alexandria’s West End.

At around 4:45 p.m., the 38-year-old victim reported to the Alexandria Police Department that he’d been robbed by four males while walking in the 200 block of Yoakum Parkway. The victim told police that he’d been walking with $50 in his hand, and that that’s what the suspects took.