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Man arrested with stolen car after keys taken from unlocked West End apartment

Published January 30, 2023 at 10:45AM

The owner of car stolen from the 200 block of N. Ripley Street says that his keys were stolen from his unlocked apartment in the early morning of Jan. 2, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 25-year-old Alexandria man faces multiple charges after being found with a stolen car and allegedly running away from police earlier this month.

The car owner told police that someone must have entered his unlocked apartment and gotten the keys to his 2015 white Honda CRV between midnight on Jan. 1 and 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, according to a search warrant affidavit. The Honda owner then checked a GPS tracker, which showed it parked a mile-and-a-half away in the 5600 block of Derby Court in the Mark Center area.

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Arlington’s suspected air bag thieves accused of 11 incidents in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published January 11, 2023 at 1:15PM

Two Manassas men face multiple charges after allegedly stealing airbags from vehicles throughout the region, including 11 from the 4500 block of Strutfield Lane during the summer of 2022 (Map via Google Maps)

Two Manassas men arrested in November for allegedly stealing air bags in Arlington are also suspected of committing 11 similar acts in Alexandria, according to police.

The 43-year-old and 25-year-old suspects were arrested on Nov. 13 in Arlington and charged in connection with three airbag thefts committed that day. The suspects are also accused of 11 similar incidents in Alexandria between Aug. 25 and Oct. 31, 2022, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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DoorDasher’s car stolen while making delivery in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published December 30, 2022 at 3:00PM

This car belonging to a DoorDash driver was stolen on N. Alfred Street in Old Town on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. (DoorCam image)

A DoorDasher‘s car has not yet been recovered after being stolen in broad daylight during a home delivery in Old Town on Wednesday.

The incident occurred just after noon in front of a home in the 400 block of N. Alfred Street, near the intersection with Princess Street. The blue Toyota was stolen when the DoorDash driver left his car open and running while making a delivery.

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D.C. man arrested after Friday’s armed carjacking on S. Van Dorn Street

By James Cullum

Published December 20, 2022 at 3:30PM

A Washington, D.C. man is in custody after an armed carjacking and eluding police in Alexandria’s West End on Friday morning (Dec. 16).

The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. in the 500 block of S. Van Dorn Street in the city’s Landmark area. Police said that the suspect brandished a handgun and that the 29-year-old male victim went to the hospital, but was not injured.

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Man arrested for West End car theft, eluding police and fleeing accident

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2022 at 9:30AM | Updated September 27, 2022 at 3:50PM

A Washington, D.C. man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car from a lot in an industrial area of the city and fleeing from police.

The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, August 22. Police received a call that several people were moving vehicles in the fenced in parking lot of a car repair business in the 3200 block of Colvin Street.

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Alexandria man arrested for stealing car parts, eluding police in Fairfax County

By James Cullum

Published June 8, 2022 at 10:45AM

Police car lights (file photo)

A 33-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of vehicle parts in residential parking garages in Fairfax County and Fairfax City.

Dustin Bradley Drake was apprehended by Fairfax County Police.

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Larcenies and thefts from vehicles on the rise in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published May 19, 2022 at 3:30PM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria’s Part 1 crime rate is up, and it’s mostly due to an increase in larcenies and thefts from cars.

Police released the city’s Part 1 crime statistics for 2022 on Tuesday, and included are the reported numbers of homicides, rapes, robberies, grand larcenies from vehicles, and aggravated assaults.

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DNA links Alexandria felon to gun stolen nearly eight months ago

By James Cullum

Published April 29, 2022 at 10:45AM

An Alexandria police cruiser (Staff photo by James Cullum)

DNA evidence has linked a stolen handgun left in a car to a 32-year-old Alexandria felon, who now faces upward of two years in prison.

The .45 caliber Para Ordnance 1911 pistol was reported stolen from a car in Centreville on August 28, 2021, according to a search warrant affidavit. The same gun was recovered September 2, 2021, by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police in an abandoned car that was reported stolen from Arlington.

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Alexandria Police arrest D.C. man suspected of violent Uber carjacking

By James Cullum

Published March 18, 2022 at 2:30PM | Updated March 18, 2022 at 6:36PM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 20-year-old Washington D.C. man was arrested in Old Town earlier this month for carjacking an Uber driver and her customer.

Raphael G. Snead, Jr. was arrested at his grandmother’s house on March 3 by Alexandria Police in the 700 block of North Fayette Street. He was transferred on March 8 to Montgomery County, where he is currently being held without bond.

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Alexandria man arrested for stealing luxury cars with fake IDs

By James Cullum

Published February 16, 2022 at 1:00PM

Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 30-year-old Alexandria man held without bond in the city jail is wanted across the country for at stealing at least luxury vehicles with fake identifications around the country.

Serge Ahmed Zeba, a native of Burkina Faso, West Africa, was arrested in the parking lot of the Extended Stay Hotel in the Landmark area on Jan. 26, and was charged with possessing a fictitious identification or license, possession of a stolen vehicle, unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle and providing a false identity to law enforcement.

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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.