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Alexandria CVS stores ransacked of cosmetics and suspect gets busted in Maryland

Published April 24, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated April 24, 2024 at 1:59PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

A Hyattsville man suspected of stealing thousands worth of cosmetic items from multiple CVS stores in Alexandria was arrested with two others in Maryland earlier this month.

The three Maryland men are suspected of stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise from Target and other stores throughout the region and were arrested on April 19 by a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. They were charged with grand larceny, possession of stolen goods with the intent to sell and conspiracy to commit retail theft of more than $50,000 in five days.

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Police: Suspects in stolen car elude police by driving into Maryland

By James Cullum

Published November 16, 2023 at 1:40PM

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge at sunset (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Once again, suspected car thieves have eluded Alexandria police by driving across state lines into Maryland.

At around 10:45 a.m., the Alexandria Police Department discovered a stolen red Kia Sorrento with D.C. tags in the area of Duke Street and Callahan Drive in the Carlyle neighborhood of the city, according to the police scanner. APD reported multiple suspects inside the vehicle.

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Would-be West End car thieves make brazen getaway from Alexandria police

By James Cullum

Published November 7, 2023 at 1:30PM

Four suspects fled police after allegedly trying to steal from vehicles in the 4600 block of Duke Street on Oct. 14, 2023 (via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating alleged car thefts that resulted in a high-speed chase across state lines.

At around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, APD was notified of multiple men in ski masks in a dark blue minivan and a white 2016 Acura MDX trying to break into vehicles in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Duke Street. The 911 caller observed the incident from a surveillance video, according to APD scanner traffic.

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Alexandria police suspect Maryland man of stealing Kia Forte via ‘TikTok car theft challenge’

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2023 at 2:30PM

A police chase began at the intersection of Duke and S. Reynolds Streets and ended with a crash at the intersection of Duke Street and Cockrell Avenue on Aug. 30, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 29-year-old Maryland man faces multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car in Alexandria’s West End.

The incident occurred at around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30. Police found that a white Kia Forte with Virginia tags driving in the area of Duke Street and S. Reynolds Street was stolen, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Suspect ‘dangerously’ eludes Alexandria police after West End residential burglary

By James Cullum

Published September 1, 2023 at 10:45AM

Alexandria police are investigating a July 24, 2023, residential burglary in the 5400 block of Taney Avenue (via Google Maps)

Alexandria police are investigating a residential burglary in the 5400 block of Taney Avenue that led to a car being stolen and a dangerous police chase.

No arrest has been made since the incident occurred on July 24. The victim told police that her window screen and a kitchen window were broken and her purse and Land Rover were stolen, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. The woman reportedly said she bought the vehicle a few days before and last saw it that morning before going to sleep at 3 a.m.

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Vehicle recovered after late-night West End thief takes keys and other items from home

By James Cullum

Published August 29, 2023 at 2:45PM

A Land Rover was stolen from the 5400 block of Taney Avenue in the West End on Monday, July 24, 2023 (via Google Maps)

After being stolen from a West End home and chased by police in a “dangerous” pursuit last month, a 2023 Land Rover has been recovered.

No arrest or injuries were reported in connection to the incident, which occurred on the morning of Monday, July 24. At around 7:30 a.m., the victim reported to the Alexandria Police Department that her kitchen window was open and the window screen was broken. Her purse and keys were gone and so was her recently purchased 2023 Land Rover, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Arlington man busted for allegedly selling stolen car to Alexandria man on Facebook Marketplace

By James Cullum

Published July 27, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated July 27, 2023 at 3:53PM

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An Arlington man faces multiple charges after allegedly selling a stolen car to a man on Facebook Marketplace.

The 21-year-old suspect was arrested May 17 at Alexandria Police Department Headquarters (3600 Wheeler Avenue), where he agreed to meet the victim to discuss the sale of a stolen 2006 Honda Civic for $2,800, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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No arrests after armed carjacking this morning on King Street

By ALXnow.com

Published July 6, 2023 at 1:15PM

A man was carjacked in the 4300 block of King Street in the early morning of July 6, 2023 (via Google Maps)

Alexandria Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred early this morning in the West End.

The male victim was robbed at gunpoint of his black 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG at around 4:30 a.m. outside the 24-hour gym X-Sport Fitness at 4300 King Street. The area is near the intersection with Park Center Drive.

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Woman abducted, held at knifepoint and robbed in West End

By James Cullum

Published June 21, 2023 at 10:55AM

A woman was abducted in the 900 block of N. Van DOrn Street on June 7, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 27-year-old man, Leon Solomon Jackson, is being held without bond after allegedly abducting a woman, threatening her with a knife, stealing her credit card and car earlier this month.

The victim reported the incident to police on June 8 that the incident occurred the previous day with a man she’d recently met at a convenience store in the 300 block of N. Ripley Street, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Police: Four juveniles arrested after allegedly eluding police in stolen car

By James Cullum

Published April 20, 2023 at 10:20AM

Alexandria Police arrested four juveniles after a brief chase in the 1400 block of N. Beauregard Street (via Google Maps)

Four male juveniles were arrested after a brief chase from a stolen car in the West End on Tuesday afternoon, prompting four schools to go on lockdown, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

The incident occurred at around noon near the 1400 block of N. Beauregard Street. Police recovered a handgun from one of the suspects, according to dispatch reports.

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Alexandria man arrested after alleged carjacking Saturday night in the West End

By James Cullum

Published February 23, 2023 at 10:45AM

An Alexandria man was arrested after an attempted carjacking in the 300 block of N. Ripley Street on Saturday Feb. 18, 2023 (via Google Maps)

An Alexandria man is being held without bond for an alleged carjacking in the West End on Saturday night (Feb. 18).

At around 8 p.m, the 32-year-old male victim was allegedly held at gunpoint and carjacked in the 300 block of N. Ripley Street in the West End. Police were dispatched to a fight outside of an apartment complex, and were advised that the suspect had a firearm.