crime | ALXnow - Part 33

Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ after teen shot in West End apartment

Published October 31, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated October 31, 2023 at 10:22AM

(Updated 9:35 a.m.) After being unable to find a handgun or shell casing, the Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in a West End apartment building as “suspicious.”

The shooting occurred in an apartment in the 300 block of S. Whiting Street at around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 29), according to APD. The call to police was made by a person who said that the victim shot himself, but APD could not find a firearm or shell casing at the scene, according to scanner traffic.

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Alexandria police investigate alleged stabbing Sunday night in Arlandria

By James Cullum

Published October 30, 2023 at 2:35PM

The man talking to police was stabbed in the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue on Sunday night, Oct. 29, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a stabbing that allegedly occurred in Arlandria on Sunday night.

APD was initially dispatched at 10:45 p.m. to the 4000 block of Mount Vernon Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle crash. The incident was recategorized as a stabbing, and police interviewed a man who was allegedly stabbed while riding his bicycle, according to the police scanner. The victim was interviewed by police at the scene.

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Alexandria man busted for allegedly impersonating police with ‘Geek Squad’ badge

By James Cullum

Published October 17, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was arrested for brandishing a firearm and impersonating an officer after a Sept. 8 brandishing incident (via Google Maps)

A 31-year-old Alexandria man is out on bond after being charged with allegedly brandishing a firearm and impersonating a police officer in the parking garage of his West End apartment complex. A search of the suspect’s vehicle yielded a firearm, stun gun, handcuffs, zip ties and a Geek Squad badge.

The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the 2800 block of Park Center Drive. Two tow truck employees were in the parking garage, when they saw a white BMW drive out of the garage and made eye contact with the driver, police said in a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Teen charged in Holmes Run Parkway robbery and shooting

By Vernon Miles

Published October 13, 2023 at 11:55AM

Police at shooting scene near 5563 Holmes Run Parkway (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by the Alexandria Police Department on charges related to an armed robbery and shooting in September that left one victim hospitalized.

On Sept. 22, a male victim, age 21, was seriously injured in an armed robbery on the 5500 block of Holmes Run Parkway. The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said the victim was left in serious but stable condition after being shot in the robbery — scanner traffic at the time indicated the man was shot in the shoulder and the back of the neck.

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Convicted felon arrested in Del Ray for alleged weapon, drug possession and wearing a mask

By James Cullum

Published October 10, 2023 at 1:30PM

An Alexandria man was arrested in the 3200 block of Commonwealth Avenue for drug and weapon possession, wearing a mask in public and eluding police on Sept. 26, 2023 (via Google Maps)

The days of being required to wear masks in public are definitely over. An Alexandria man is being held without bond for allegedly selling Schedule I/II drugs, wearing a mask in public and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

The Alexandria Police Department arrested the 25-year-old suspect after responding to a drug complaint outside an apartment building in the 3200 block of Commonwealth Avenue in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Man reported being stabbed in Arlandria early Friday morning

By James Cullum

Published October 6, 2023 at 10:30AM | Updated October 6, 2023 at 12:29PM

A man was stabbed in the 3900 block of Old Dominion Boulevard in Arlandria early Friday morning, Oct. 6, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated 12:17 p.m.) A man reported that he was stabbed in the leg in Arlandria early this morning, but reportedly refused medical attention after calling 911, according to the police scanner.

The victim called 911 at around 1:45 a.m. and told a dispatcher that he was stabbed in the leg in the 3900 block of Old Dominion Boulevard, near the intersection with Four Mile Road.

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Alexandria Police Department just filled three big positions

By James Cullum

Published October 3, 2023 at 1:30PM

New Alexandria Police Assistant Chief Tina Laguna (via APD)

The Alexandria Police Department just announced three major new hires.

APD announced Monday that it will welcome new Assistant Police Chiefs Raul Pedroso and Tina Laguna, as well as Communications Manager Tracy Walker.

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JUST IN: Police make arrest in alleged attempted abduction in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published October 2, 2023 at 6:23PM

Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington Street (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 34-year-old Alexandria man has been charged with allegedly attempting to abduct a woman in Old Town earlier this month.

At around 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, a 30-year-old woman flagged down an APD officer just outside the Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington Street to report she was the victim of an attempted abduction and assault, according to the police scanner.

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West End man charged and released after allegedly brandishing air pistol

By James Cullum

Published September 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

An Alexandria man was charged with brandishing a firearm in the 100 block of N. Grayson Street on Sept. 5, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 46-year-old Alexandria man was charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm earlier this month after allegedly pointing a CO2-powered handheld pistol at a contractor working in his West End home.

On Sept. 5 (Tuesday), the contractor called police after the resident, Greco Gomez, allegedly brandished a firearm against him. The victim told police that he was working in the basement and took the trash outside and was “shocked” when Gomez allegedly threatened to shoot him, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria man arrested for allegedly peeping into West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was charged with peeping into a dwelling in the 700 block of N. Howard Street on Aug. 27, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 28-year-old Alexandria man was charged with peeping into a dwelling last month in the West End.

Police were alerted after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 27, that a man was allegedly peering through the windows of a lower-level apartment in the 700 block of N. Howard Street. A witness told police that the suspect would hide when anyone approached and then would return to the window, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Victim says he was stripped of clothes at gunpoint in Mount Vernon Avenue robbery

By James Cullum

Published September 26, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was reportedly robbed of his clothes and other items outside the Popeyes at 3402 Mount Vernon Avenue on July 18, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 34-year-old Arlington man is being held without bond after allegedly robbing his girlfriend’s ex of his clothes and other items at gunpoint.

The suspect was arrested for armed robbery on Sept. 14, nearly two months after the July 18 incident.