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No bond for Alexandria man charged with ex-girlfriend’s rape, strangulation

Published April 28, 2026 at 9:15AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A 28-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after being charged with rape, strangulation, sexual battery and domestic assault and battery, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

The victim reported at Alexandria Police Department headquarters in the early morning of Tuesday, March 24, that she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend the night before in the 5300 block of Knole Court in the Alexandria West neighborhood. The victim told police she was assaulted at around 11 p.m. after an argument with her ex-boyfriend, who is the father of their two children, according to the search warrant affidavit.

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Domestic violence survivors call for more program funding at Old Town discussion with prosecutors

By James Cullum

Published November 19, 2025 at 3:45PM

NaQuetta Mitchell talks to Commonwealth's Attorneys in Old Town, Nov. 19, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Amid deepening federal funding cuts to programs for crime victims, commonwealth’s attorneys gathered in Alexandria today (Wednesday) to listen to survivors’ stories.

The public officials attended the discussion at the National Organization of Victim Advocacy on 510 King Street. Among them were Steve Descano of Fairfax County, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti of Arlington and Falls Church and Remin Fatehi of Norfolk.

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Alexandria man faces years in prison for allegedly pointing handgun at cousin’s head

By James Cullum

Published May 12, 2025 at 3:48PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria man faces serious charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at his cousin at their home in the city’s Potomac West neighborhood.

The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. in a home in the 300 block of Wesmond Drive on Friday, April 18. A woman, who was not at the scene, called 911 to report that her son was pointing a gun at her niece’s head. The victim called her aunt while the incident was happening, and told her that “her son was pointing a gun at her face,” according to dispatch reports.

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One arrested after crowbar attack and stabbing puts Alexandria brothers in hospital

By James Cullum

Published July 22, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated July 23, 2024 at 10:41AM

Two brothers were hospitalized after a fight in the 500 block of N. Armistead Street on July 7, 2024 (via Google Maps)

Two Alexandria brothers were hospitalized with serious injuries after a fight in the West End earlier this month, and one of them was charged with aggravated malicious wounding.

The Alexandria Police Department responded to a stabbing call for service at an apartment in the 500 block of N. Armistead Street on Sunday, July 7. Police arrived and found the brothers on the floor of the apartment, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Man held without bond after dog allegedly executed in West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published April 16, 2024 at 9:30AM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 41-year-old Maryland man is being held without bond after allegedly executing the family dog in a fit of rage, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

The incident occurred on Feb. 25 in an apartment in the 4300 block of Raleigh Avenue, which is near the Shoppes of Foxchase on Duke Street.

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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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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.

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No bond for Alexandria man who allegedly ditched gun on I-395 during police chase

By James Cullum

Published August 30, 2023 at 9:30AM

A man was arrested in May for a number of incidents including strangulation, eluding police, abduction, discharging a firearm in a public place and other charges (via Google Maps)

A 41-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly throwing away a handgun on Interstate 395 while eluding police.

The victim’s girlfriend called police on May 5 and reported that she was the victim of domestic assault and battery at her home in the 700 block of N. Ripley Street, according to a search warrant affidavit. The woman told police that her boyfriend threatened her and that he was known to carry a firearm.

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Domestic assault suspect arrested after violent brandishing incident in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published July 19, 2023 at 9:30AM

An Oxon Hill man was arrested for multiple offenses in the 300 block of N. West Street on Saturday, July 15 at 9 p.m. (via Google Maps)

A 37-year-old Maryland man suspected in a domestic assault was arrested Saturday night after being bitten by an Alexandria Police Department K-9 officer in Old Town.

The incident occurred at around 9 p.m. in the 300 block of N. West Street. The suspect allegedly brandished a weapon and pointed it at an unknown age female and male, threw the woman to the ground and punched the male in the face before driving off in a black SUV.

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Woman shot in Del Ray convinced suspect to drive her to Alexandria Hospital

By James Cullum

Published July 12, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated July 17, 2023 at 10:38PM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated 7/14) More details have been released regarding last month’s shooting of a 30-year-old woman in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria.

The woman was severely injured when she was allegedly shot in the leg by the 45-year-old father of her child, who afterward drove her to Inova Alexandria Hospital and wheeled her into the emergency room in a wheelchair, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria man arrested after shots fired, police chase on I-395

By James Cullum

Published May 8, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated May 10, 2023 at 1:17AM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 41-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond on multiple charges after allegedly shooting a gun at a vehicle while driving, strangling a former girlfriend, eluding police and discarding a handgun on Interstate 395.

The victim called police at around 11:15 p.m. on Friday night (May 5) and reported that the suspect allegedly fired several shots at other vehicles in the area of E. Raymond Avenue and Dewitt Avenue, according to dispatch reports.