The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a string of thefts that occurred at two yoga apparel stores in Old Town this past fall.
The suspects of three Old Town thefts reported between Sept. 30 and late last month have stolen thousands of dollars in merchandise from yoga clothing retailers Alo Yoga and Lululemon on King Street. The incidents are being investigated in connection with other recent thefts in the D.C. region.
It’s been a long first year for Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire.
While the city has seen a double-digit reduction in reported crime to-date this year, the Alexandria Police Department is struggling with staffing and compensation. Ongoing staffing issues have prompted McGuire to transfer some officers from specialized units to staff patrol operations on the street.
A jury today (Friday) found a Fairfax man guilty of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol for a series of crashes on April 16 that killed a teenager.
Jilmar Doria-Medina, 42, who lives in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, has been held without bond in both the Fairfax County and Alexandria jails since the incidents that took the life of 19-year-old Abdullahi Mumin.
After a long deliberation, a jury yesterday (Thursday) found Ricky Dehate guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Robert Knott in Alexandria’s West End.
Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Wade gave the jury additional instructions yesterday to consider charging Dehate with voluntary manslaughter, in addition to the second-degree murder charge that the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office sought.
A 27-year-old Fairfax County man is being held without bond and heads to court this month for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Alexandria West.
Darion Hughes, of Annandale, was arrested more than a month after the Oct. 12 incident, which occurred at a store in the 6100 block of Lincolnia Road. The victim told police that a man in a dark red hoodie, tan pants and black shoes, walked behind the counter.
Another Alexandria resident has fallen victim to scammers pretending to represent the Sheriff’s Office this fall, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
A woman was scammed out of $5,000 following interactions with suspects claiming to represent the Sheriff on Oct. 9, just three days after another resident was scammed out of $4,600 through a similar situation.
An Alexandria man faces a felony charge after allegedly driving the wrong way down a closed Arlington roadway and threatening a traffic worker early Thanksgiving morning.
The incident occurred at around 1:15 a.m. in the area of N. Highland Street and N. Hartford Street in the Clarendon neighborhood. A transportation safety specialist (TSS) from the Arlington County Police Department confronted the 41-year-old suspect, who had driven in a closed-off area marked by traffic cones.
A 51-year-old man charged with the second-degree murder of Robert Knott in Alexandria’s West End pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity yesterday (Monday).
Ricky Dehate was charged with second-degree murder when Knott, 54, died from his injuries on Sept. 13, 2023, two days after he was kicked and punched unconscious at a bus stop in the 2500 block of N. Van Dorn Street. Dehate’s attorney, Mike Hadeed, doesn’t deny that his client committed the act, but said he did it while having a psychotic episode.
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred near the Holmes Run Trail last night (Monday).
Around 8:15 p.m., a male victim reported to APD that a masked man had approached him with a handgun at the 200 block of S. Jenkins Street before stealing his driver’s license and debit card. The suspect reportedly fled in the direction of the Holmes Run Trail, according to APD dispatches.
The Alexandria Police Department is rolling out a targeted effort to deter crime during the holiday season, as citywide crimes continue to trend downward. APD’s Holiday Crime Prevention Plan, which […]
No injuries were reported after gunshots were fired in Alexandria’s West End early Saturday night.
The Alexandria Police Department received multiple calls that shots were fired at the 5300 block of Essex Court just before 5 p.m. According to radio dispatches, a group of juveniles were reportedly fighting in the parking lot of an apartment complex when the shots were fired.
