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Three suspects arrested for murder of Alexandria man in Fairfax County

Published September 29, 2025 at 3:40PM | Updated October 3, 2025 at 2:02PM

GoFundMe for Jaylin Theodore Hartless (Screenshot)

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the Sept. 19 shooting death of Jaylin Hartless in the Woodlawn area of Fairfax County.

The 21-year-old Hartless was found shot by his vehicle in the 3400 block of Buckman Road at around 4:45 a.m. and died at the scene. Following information relayed via the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crime Solvers tip line, detectives arrested Tavon Ferguson, 31, from the city of Alexandria, Tennida Ferguson, 49, of the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, and Tavon Lang, 32, also from the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.

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Federal layoff impact, fatal shooting, Metro incident top Alexandria news this week

By James Cullum

Published September 26, 2025 at 3:30PM

City of Alexandria (Photo credit Hover Solutions for Visit Alexandria)

Our top story this week is on a new report that Alexandria is among the hardest-hit localities affected by the Trump administration’s layoffs of federal workers. According to a new Brookings Institution report, Alexandria and its neighboring jurisdictions saw sharp unemployment increases. More than 13,000 federal workers live in Alexandria, and more than 76,000 federal employees live in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, which includes Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County, according to U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8).

“I do worry that might be a sign of the sort of federal government cuts causing people to feel they need to leave the city,” Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley said in a City Council meeting on Sept. 9.

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Alexandria woman dies in Hybla Valley after being struck by hit-and-run driver, police officer

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 25, 2025 at 5:45AM | Updated September 25, 2025 at 9:04AM

Through their investigation, detectives were able to obtain a picture of the Mercedes involved in the initial crash. (Credit: Fairfax County Police Department)

An Alexandria woman died Tuesday night after being struck by a hit-and-run driver and then by a responding police officer in Hybla Valley, the Fairfax County Police Department announced.

Trina Jones, 62, of Alexandria, was crossing Richmond Highway at Belford Drive, just outside the Mount Vernon Crossroads shopping center, when a southbound driver hit her around 8:39 p.m., according to a police news release. One of the officers responding to the scene then struck Jones while driving a marked police cruiser, the Fairfax County Police Department said.

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Alexandria man arrested after gun brandishing at Groveton store

By James Cullum

Published September 18, 2025 at 12:45PM

A handgun retrieved by the Fairfax County Police Department that was allegedly used in a brandishing incident in the Groveton neighborhood, resulting in the arrest of an Alexandria man (via FCPD)

An Alexandria man was arrested Friday after allegedly brandishing a handgun at a store in the Groveton neighborhood of Fairfax County.

Fairfax County Police arrested Dorian Claytor Jr. after he allegedly brandished a black handgun inside a store in the 6300 block of Richmond Highway and then fled on foot Friday afternoon. Claytor was arrested soon afterward, and police later found a handgun hidden in an aisle of the store.

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Pampered Pet store and dog wash close in Belle Haven

By James Cullum

Published September 18, 2025 at 5:51AM

Pampered Pet Boutique & Barkery at 1612 Belle View Boulevard in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County is closed (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Pampered Pet Boutique & Barkery (1612 Belle View Boulevard) and its sister store Pampered Pet Bark Bath (1614 Belle View Boulevard) have permanently closed in the Belle View Shopping Center in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County.

The boutique opened in 2021, and the dog bath opened last year.

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Systems Planning and Analysis expansion into Alexandria leads this week’s top stories

By James Cullum

Published September 12, 2025 at 3:47PM

Officials cut a ribbon at Systems Planning & Analysis announcement on Sept. 11, 2025 (staff photo by Ryan Belmore)

Here’s a rundown of our top stories.

Our top story this week is on the Thursday, Sept. 11, announcement that Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) will expand its Alexandria headquarters and create 1,200 new jobs over the next five years as part of a $46.9 million investment across Northern Virginia. The defense contractor bought, and will renovate, a 239,000-square-foot office building at 2001 N. Beauregard Street. Attendees at the announcement included Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay.

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Fairfax County carjacking suspect arrested in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published August 28, 2025 at 10:45AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A 34-year-old Alexandria-area man is being held without bond after the alleged carjacking of a delivery driver in the Groveton neighborhood of Fairfax County.

The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. in the 3300 block of Lockheed Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 25. Virginia State Police located the vehicle in the City of Alexandria and arrested David Lewis during a traffic stop.

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Man charged in string of 7-Eleven robberies across Alexandria, Fairfax County

By James Cullum

Published August 12, 2025 at 10:45AM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A man being held without bond in the Alexandria jail faces robbery charges for allegedly walking into convenience stores in Alexandria and Fairfax County with a hammer or tire iron and stealing cigarettes from behind the counters.

Anthony Nyreki Edwards, of no fixed address, goes to court Friday, Aug. 15 on two counts of felony robbery with a weapon. He was arrested on April 30 and has been linked to numerous incidents, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit:

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ALXnow’s top stories this week in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published August 8, 2025 at 3:30PM

Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita will open at 529 E Howell Ave in Alexandria (via Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita Mexicana on Facebook)

We made it to Friday, Alexandria! Here’s a look at this week’s top stories.

Our most-read post is on a proposal to open a 24-hour Mexican restaurant in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood. The effort is facing some pushback from neighbors wary of potential crime and safety issues. In July, Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita officially announced in a special use permit application that it wants to open at 529 E. Howell Avenue, the former home to Bark Social. It would be the fourth restaurant for the local chain, and while the restaurant won’t serve alcohol, outside patio hours would be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, according to the application. The inside area is proposed to be open 24 hours a day.

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Alexandria firefighters help extinguish commercial building blaze in Alexandria area of Fairfax County

By James Cullum

Published August 4, 2025 at 10:30AM

The Alexandria Fire Department helped extinguish a fire in the 5400 Block of Oakwood Road in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County on Aug. 1, 2025 (via IAFF Local 2141/Facebook)

No injuries were reported in a commercial building fire in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County on Friday morning (Aug. 1).

The Alexandria Fire Department assisted the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department extinguish the blaze in a small building, which was reported at around 6 a.m.

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Alexandria Fire Department assists in extinguishing two-alarm blazes in Kingstowne and Springfield

By James Cullum

Published July 23, 2025 at 12:30PM

Alexandria firefighters assisted the Fairfax County Fire Department in extinguishing a two-alarm fire at the Coventry townhomes in the 5000 block of Dunstable Lane in Kingstowne, July 23, 2025 (via IAFF Local 2141/Facebook)

The Alexandria Fire Department assisted in extinguishing two-alarm fires in Fairfax County this morning (July 23).

No injuries were reported in the early morning fires at three townhouses in Kingstowne and at Anytime Fitness (6400 Brandon Avenue) in Springfield’s Tower Shopping Center.