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Off-duty D.C. police officer charged with felony after chase leads to Tesla crash in Alexandria

Published November 27, 2023 at 1:30PM

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A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with one felony count of eluding police after allegedly crashing into a car near the Seminary Road exit of Interstate 395.

Just before midnight on Wednesday (Nov. 22), Virginia State Police reported investigating a four-door blue Tesla driving 95 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone on I-395 near the Seminary Road exit. The state trooper attempted to pull the driver over, and he instead took the Seminary Road exit, allegedly ran a red light and smashed into a Honda Civic.

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Alexandria police investigating dead person found in car at West End gas station

By James Cullum

Published November 27, 2023 at 11:35AM | Updated February 5, 2024 at 1:35PM

A man was found dead inside a car at the Liberty gas station at 3468 King Street in Alexandria's West End on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 (via Google Maps)

(Updated 4:20 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a dead woman found inside a parked car at a gas station in the West End of the city.

APD was notified of an unresponsive woman sitting in the parking lot of the Liberty gas station at 3468 King Street at around 8:15 a.m.

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Police: 7-Eleven in Old Town robbed at gunpoint Monday night

By James Cullum

Published November 21, 2023 at 1:35PM | Updated November 21, 2023 at 1:57PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated 1:55 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the late night robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Old Town.

Police said via dispatch that a Black male wearing a gray shirt, black hoodie, black ski mask, black puffy coat and black and white sneakers walked into the store at 800 Franklin Street, displayed a silver-colored handgun and fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Man suffers head injury in West End robbery on Tuesday morning

By James Cullum

Published November 21, 2023 at 10:45AM

A man was beaten and robbed in the 5700 block of Merton Court on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 40-year-old man suffered a head injury when he was robbed in the West End early this morning, according to scanner traffic.

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) was notified at around 2:30 a.m. that a man was beaten and robbed outside an apartment building in the 5700 block of Merton Court, near the intersection with N. Beauregard Street in the Mark Center area.

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Alexandria man allegedly brandishes handgun outside West End apartment

By James Cullum

Published November 20, 2023 at 11:05AM | Updated November 20, 2023 at 2:37PM

A man was arrested for allegedly brandishing a firearm against a neighbor in the West End on Nov. 19, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated at 2:35 p.m.) Alexandria police arrested a West End man on Sunday afternoon for allegedly brandishing a handgun against his neighbor outside of their apartment complex.

The incident occurred at around 2:45 p.m. in a parking lot in the 2200 block of N. Beauregard Street. Police confirmed that there was a brandishing incident by speaking with witnesses at the scene, and the suspect and the victim were screaming at each other, according to the police scanner.

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Alexandria elementary school briefly on ‘secure the building’ status due to stolen vehicle arrest

By Vernon Miles

Published November 17, 2023 at 2:45PM

Alexandria police cruiser (file photo by Jay Westcott)

The arrest of the driver of a stolen vehicle caused a temporary lockdown at William Ramsay Elementary School (5700 Sanger Avenue) earlier today.

Police said in a release that a stolen vehicle was recovered and the driver was arrested.

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Police investigating robbery at Tobacco Hut in Arlandria

By ALXnow.com

Published November 16, 2023 at 4:10PM

Robbery at Tobacco Hut (staff photo by James Cullum)

A robbery was reported at the Tobacco Hut (3500 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Arlandria.

Robbers in black puffy jackets and ski masks reportedly took around $400 from the store and implied that they had weapons, according to the police scanner.

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Man suffers life-threatening injuries in West End fistfight

By James Cullum

Published November 15, 2023 at 10:40AM

A man suffered life-threatening injuries during a fistfight in the parking lot of the Van Dorn Station Shopping Center, Nov. 11, 2023 (via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating a felonious assault in a S. Van Dorn Street parking lot.

A 27-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries during a fistfight in Alexandria’s West End on Saturday night, according to APD. APD said today (Wednesday) that the incident is being investigated as a felonious assault.

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Police: Student admits to sending threatening Instagram messages to Alexandria middle school

By James Cullum

Published November 14, 2023 at 1:35PM | Updated November 15, 2023 at 11:17AM

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An Alexandria middle school student allegedly admitted to her parents and police that she sent a threatening message to her school’s Instagram page last month, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

On Oct. 11 (Wednesday), at around 5 p.m., a now-unavailable Instagram account sent a direct message to an Alexandria middle school’s Instagram page and said, “Be prepared for October 12, 2023,” and then said that “11th and 12th grade upper school teachers” were targeted and that there were “many more who must suffer.”

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BREAKING: Suspect identified in fatal Del Ray church stabbing on Sunday

By James Cullum

Published November 13, 2023 at 12:20PM | Updated November 14, 2023 at 1:37PM

Alexandria Police outside the Exxon gas station at Mount Vernone and E. Monroe Avenues, where the suspect in a stabbing death was arrested, Nov. 12, 2022 (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated at 12 p.m., Nov. 14) A man is being held without bond in connection to the stabbing death of a 38-year-old man inside a Del Ray church.

The Alexandria Police Department confirmed that a suspect is in custody, but released few details on the suspected stabbing death of a 38-year-old man in Del Ray on Sunday afternoon.

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Police investigating robbery at the Bradlee Shopping Center

By Vernon Miles

Published November 13, 2023 at 10:20AM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a robbery at the Bradlee Shopping Center this morning just before 9 a.m. that left one victim injured.

According to scanner traffic, the victim was bleeding from the face after being punched near the McDonalds on the 3600 block of King Street. Scanner traffic said the suspect may have taken the victim’s shoes and wallet.