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Robber wielding butcher knife breaks into Arlandria apartment

Published April 19, 2022 at 11:30AM | Updated April 19, 2022 at 2:30PM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 28-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond for allegedly using a butcher knife to rob a man in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood.

Terrance Farrington was arrested and charged with using force during a robbery not long after the incident occurred in the 600 block of Notabene Drive on (Tuesday) April 12. The victim told police the robbery occurred as he walked outside his apartment building to throw something away in a dumpster. The suspect allegedly walked up and grabbed gold necklaces from his neck and took his glasses.

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Three Alexandria men arrested after robbery and abduction in West End

By James Cullum

Published March 31, 2022 at 1:00PM | Updated May 3, 2022 at 9:38AM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

Three men are being held without bond in the city jail after a robbery and abduction in the West End.

The incident occurred on February 23 at an apartment in the 51oo block of Fairbanks Avenue, which is near the intersection of Seminary Road and N. Beauregard Street. The victim went to the apartment to meet with an “associate”, who asked him for money, but the man said he didn’t have any, according to a search warrant affidavit.

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Police investigating another eyeglass frame heist, this time in Old Town

By Alan Henney

Published February 26, 2022 at 10:00PM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria had another heist involving eyeglass frames on Saturday. This time, it was at an optometrist on King Street at S. Saint Asaph Street.

Around 1:10 p.m., a group of three males arrived at the optometrist offices in Old Town Alexandria. At least one of them was armed with pepper spray when they entered the shop to steal the frames.

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Juvenile apprehended for robbery with fake handgun in Braddock area

By James Cullum

Published February 25, 2022 at 1:00PM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria juvenile was apprehended and transported to the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly robbing another juvenile of $8 with a fake handgun.

The incident, which occurred at around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12., was reported to police by the victim’s parent. The parent reported that one juvenile held a gun on the victim while the other took $8 and “attempted to take the victim’s shoes and coat,” police said in a search warrant affidavit.

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Alexandria Police investigate Home Depot Robbery

By James Cullum

Published February 16, 2022 at 9:30AM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria Police are investigating a robbery committed by five people at the Home Depot at 400 S. Pickett Street in the West End.

A Home Depot employee followed five people out of the store on Jan. 17, after they walked past the point of sale and out the exit with a shopping cart full of hand tools, gardening tools, and electric and gas-powered tools, according to a search warrant.

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West End Mcdonald’s robber sentenced for series of similar robberies

By Vernon Miles

Published February 15, 2022 at 1:30PM

McDonald's at 505 S Van Dorn Street, photo via Google Maps

A Maryland man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after being found guilty for five armed robberies through the area, including one at a McDonald’s in Alexandria.

Jon Karl Mcree Fleet, 62, was found guilty of five robberies stretching from Jan. 24 to March 13. On Feb. 11, 2011, Fleet robbed the McDonald’s at 505 South Van Dorn Street.

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Police investigating a smash-and-grab at West End eyewear store

By ALXnow.com

Published January 20, 2022 at 5:35PM | Updated January 20, 2022 at 6:44PM

Police are investigating a grand larceny from a local glasses business in the city’s West End.

The incident took place at the Bauer’s Optical (4680 King Street) in Shoppes at Summit Centre, a shopping center in the northwest corner of Alexandria.

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Burglaries and aggravated assaults up in 2021 in Alexandria, larcenies and auto thefts go down

By James Cullum

Published December 16, 2021 at 1:00PM

Alexandria Police in Old Town. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

Overall, Alexandria’s Part 1 crime rate is down 9% compared to 2020, but it’s still 8% higher than 2019, according to recently released figures.

Police released the city’s Part 1 crime statistics for 2021, as of Dec. 7, and included are the reported numbers of homicides, rapes, robberies, auto thefts, larcenies, burglaries and aggravated assaults.

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West End home invasion suspects captured on video, police investigating

By Vernon Miles

Published December 7, 2021 at 12:30PM

West End home invasion attempt caught on video. (Via Ring)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a home invasion in a West End neighborhood that may have been caught on tape.

In a press release, the police department said they’re investigating a robbery that took place at 5:18 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, on the 1400 block of Catlin Drive in the West End.

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Alexandria police investigating possible home invasion robbery

By Alan Henney

Published December 4, 2021 at 9:00AM | Updated December 6, 2021 at 11:04AM

Alexandria police are investigating a possible home invasion robbery near Mark Center.

A woman reportedly told police she was tied up and robbed during an early morning home invasion on Saturday in the 1400 block of Catlin Lane. Police responded to her residence around 5:15 a.m. after she said she had been hog tied and robbed of her car and personal items by two men armed with a gun.

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Police: Old Town bank robbery suspect spent two years in jail for robbing another bank

By James Cullum

Published September 15, 2021 at 4:45PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 26-year-old Alexandria man arrested in July for robbing EagleBank in Old Town previously spent more than two years in jail for robbing another Alexandria bank.

On July 7, Dagmawee Dawit allegedly walked into EagleBank at 277 S. Washington Street in Old Town just after it opened at 8:30 a.m., implied he had a weapon and demanded cash from a teller.