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Woman assaulted, flashed in West End park assault

Published March 17, 2026 at 9:15AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Alexandria Police are seeking a suspect in a Tuesday, March 10 assault of a woman around Tarleton Park in the West End.

Police confirmed to ALXnow that officers responded to the assault in the 4400 block of Vermont Avenue around 12 p.m. on March 10. According to scanner traffic, the victim reported she was walking home when a man pulled her pants down. The caller told police the suspect exposed himself.

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Woman uninjured after attempted abduction near Holmes Run Trail

By James Cullum

Published October 30, 2024 at 9:00AM | Updated October 30, 2024 at 2:08PM

There was an attempted abduction near the Holmes Run Trail in Alexandria's West End on Oct. 29, 2024 (via Google Maps)

A woman was uninjured in an attempted abduction Tuesday evening, and the Alexandria Police Department is asking the public for help.

The victim told police that she was able to break away after a man allegedly grabbed her, put his hand over her mouth and nose, and tried to pull her into the Holmes Run Trail at Tarleton Park, according to APD dispatches.