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Tracking device on $1,500 bike leads to arrest of alleged thief in West End

Published July 21, 2026 at 3:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

An Alexandria man faces a felony theft charge after allegedly being found with a stolen bicycle that had a tracking device on it.

The victim reported to the Alexandria Police Department that a chain was cut and his Cannondale Quick CX bicycle was stolen on April 25 in the 4400 block of Taney Avenue in the city’s West End, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. The victim also told police that he had a tracking device on the bike, which is worth about $1,500, and that it was still located somewhere within the same block.

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Convicted porch pirate jailed again for alleged shoplifting in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published July 21, 2026 at 1:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Manassas man who was found guilty last month of mail theft, petit larceny and entering a property to damage is back in the Alexandria jail after being charged with shoplifting and two counts of petit larceny.

On June 12, the Alexandria Police Department received multiple calls from Old Town residents that packages were stolen from their front porches by a man driving a white Jeep with Virginia tags. The thefts included a package with less than $50 worth of items stolen from a front porch in the 700 block of S. Royal Street, two lamps and chairs valued at more than $600 from a porch in the 700 block of S. Fairfax Street, six packages valued at $200 taken from a front porch in the 500 block of S. Washington Street, and two lamps valued at $100 taken from a porch in the 500 block of Duke Street, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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JUST IN: Man arrested after alleged assault and knife brandishing in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published July 20, 2026 at 3:45PM

A man was arrested in the 500 block of King Street in Old Town after allegedly brandishing a knife, July 20, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man is under arrest after allegedly brandishing a knife and assaulting another man near the Alexandria courthouse in Old Town today (Monday).

The Alexandria Police Department was notified around 2:30 p.m. that a man in a camouflage T-shirt and khaki pants assaulted another man and was walking around the 500 block of King Street with an open knife. ALXnow observed APD tell the suspect that he was under arrest for a number of charges, including assault and battery.

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Alexandria man faces nearly 200 charges after car break-ins at N. Va. gyms

By James Cullum

Published July 20, 2026 at 2:45PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 29-year-old Alexandria man faces hundreds of charges tied to alleged thefts from unlocked vehicles parked outside of fitness centers in Fairfax County and Falls Church.

Kumneger Ayalsew was arrested in Alexandria on June 26 and is currently being held at the Arlington County jail. He faces hundreds of charges for similar alleged crimes in Fairfax County and Falls Church, according to a release from the Fairfax County Police Department.

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JUST IN: Jury indicts Lorton man after pedestrian killed crossing street in Old Town North

By James Cullum

Published July 17, 2026 at 2:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Nearly three months after a woman was killed crossing the street in Old Town North, a Lorton man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to yield to a pedestrian causing death.

Tekaligne Shirko, 46, surrendered to the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office after a grand jury indictment on July 15, according to a release from the Alexandria Police Department.

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UPDATE: APD identifies victim of Wednesday night fatal shooting on Holmes Run Parkway

By James Cullum

Published July 16, 2026 at 5:30PM | Updated July 16, 2026 at 11:34PM

A man was shot in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria’s West End, July 15, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department identified the victim of Wednesday night’s fatal shooting in the West End as 36-year-old Charles Talley.

Talley was shot and killed on Wednesday night at the ParcView Apartments in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway. ALXnow observed a male and female suspect being apprehended in connection to the shooting, but APD made no arrests.

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Alexandria man accused of stabbing at King Street Metro station faces malicious wounding charge

By James Cullum

Published July 16, 2026 at 9:15AM

Police at the King Street Metro station (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 21-year-old Alexandria man goes to court next month after allegedly stabbing a man twice in the bus loop area of the King Street-Old Town Metro station.

On May 5, the victim called 911 to report he’d been assaulted at the King Street Metro station. At the scene, the man told an Alexandria Police Department officer that he was punched in the head, “but upon further examination by medical staff it was determined that he had been stabbed twice,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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BREAKING: Man shot to death on Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published July 16, 2026 at 12:50AM | Updated July 16, 2026 at 5:11PM

A man was shot in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway in Alexandria's West End, July 15, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Alexandria’s West End on Wednesday night (July 15), and two suspects have been apprehended, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Witnesses nearby reported that a single shot was fired around 11:15 p.m. in the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway, and that a man was found lying face down in the parking lot. Two suspects were arrested less than a mile away from the scene in front of an apartment building in the 5300 block of Duke Street. As of 12:50 p.m., APD was still combing the scene with a K-9 officer.

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Alexandria man faces felony hit-and-run charge in Fairlington crash

By James Cullum

Published July 15, 2026 at 9:15AM

Alexandria police cruiser (file photo by Jay Westcott)

An Alexandria man faces a felony hit-and-run charge after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash in the city’s Fairlington neighborhood.

The Alexandria Police Department responded to the intersection of N. Quaker Lane and Fern Street around 3:45 p.m. on June 6, for the report of a crash involving a Toyota Tacoma and a Honda CR-V. The driver of the Honda suffered a minor hand injury and her car was totaled.

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Maryland man allegedly tried to pass forged $11K check at Del Ray bank, police say

By James Cullum

Published July 14, 2026 at 3:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Maryland man faces felony and misdemeanor charges in court this month for allegedly possessing and trying to deposit a forged check at a bank in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood.

The suspect was arrested at the bank in the unit block of Herbert Street on June 16 after the alleged attempt to deposit a check for $11,585 into a friend’s account, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria man arrested for allegedly destroying multiple license plate readers

By James Cullum

Published July 14, 2026 at 11:45AM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 21-year-old Alexandria man faces a slew of charges after allegedly destroying multiple license plate reader cameras and their attached solar panels across the city.

A city resident alerted police on the morning of Tuesday, June 16, that a man parked a dark-colored Subaru Forester on the curb next to a Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Reader camera outside Francis C. Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road) “and climbed on top of the vehicle to destroy the Flock ALPR camera at that location with a baseball bat,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.