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Alexandria man arrested for stealing luxury cars with fake IDs

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.

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Man buys luxury car with fake driver’s license at Lindsay Lexus of Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published September 29, 2021 at 2:15PM | Updated September 29, 2021 at 9:28PM

Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria Police are looking for a man who bought a luxury car with a fake driver’s license at Lindsay Lexus of Alexandria.

On August 29, the suspect walked into the dealership and picked out a 2021 Lexus LS400 and provided the salesperson with an Oklahoma driver’s license, according to police. The customer also allegedly told the salesperson that he’d recently relocated from Oklahoma to Richmond.

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Alexandria Police report double-digit rise in burglary and drunk driving arrests

By James Cullum

Published September 13, 2021 at 2:25PM

Alexandria police cruiser (file photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria Police are reporting double-digit increases in burglary and drunk driving arrests so far this year.

In an update to the Health and Safety Coordinating Committee, police reported a 35% increase in driving while intoxicated arrests (136 incidents) — as of August 2021.

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Man arrested after armed car jacking in West End

By James Cullum

Published July 28, 2021 at 9:30AM

A man is under arrest after an armed carjacking in the West End on Tuesday night.

Police did not release the suspect’s name, what he was charged with, or the kind of weapon used. They only tweeted out two messages on the incident, which they say occurred at around 8:45 p.m. and ended at around 10 p.m.

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JUST IN: Thieves break into more than 60 vehicles in West End

By James Cullum

Published June 21, 2021 at 1:50PM

Alexandria Police are investigating thefts from more than 60 vehicles that were made between June 14 and 15 in the West End.

The thefts from 11 areas occurred in the overnight hours, and the suspects broke car windows, and stole wallets, keys, money, and other personal items.

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Morning Notes

By James Cullum

Published June 8, 2021 at 5:00AM | Updated June 8, 2021 at 7:40AM

T.C. Williams High School graduation is this Saturday — “We’re counting down to #Titans2021 Graduation on June 12 by highlighting @tcwtitans seniors every day! Stay tuned to meet our first grad!” [Twitter]

Woman shot and car stolen in Alexandria area of Fairfax County — “A woman was shot and seriously wounded in a carjacking in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County Sunday night in Virginia, and the suspect made off with her Mercedes, police said. Fairfax County police said the carjacking happened just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Franconia Road in Alexandria. That’s near the intersection with Telegraph Road and Jefferson Manor Park.” [WTOP]

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Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown isn’t just retiring, he’s leaving the city altogether

By James Cullum

Published June 7, 2021 at 2:15PM | Updated June 7, 2021 at 5:41PM

Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown says that he’s on the level about his surprise retirement announcement, and that he and his wife will soon pulling up stakes for the West Coast in the near future to take care of urgent family business.

“This was a personal decision that my wife and I came to manifest in me having to retire,” Brown told ALXnow.

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Juveniles arrested for smash-and-grabs in Alexandria and throughout region

By James Cullum

Published June 4, 2021 at 2:15PM | Updated June 4, 2021 at 2:54PM

An Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

More details have been released on a string of 130 smash-and-grab burglaries at businesses in Alexandria and throughout the region.

A number of juveniles from around Alexandria have been arrested in connection to the incidents.

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Driver in stolen U-Haul pickup truck successfully eludes Virginia State Police

By James Cullum

Published June 2, 2021 at 2:45PM

Virginia State Police lost track of a stolen white U-Haul pickup truck that was chased through Arlington, Alexandria and D.C. on Tuesday afternoon.

At around 4 p.m., police spotted the 2019 U-Haul Chevrolet Silverado traveling northbound on Interstate 395 near the Little River Turnpike exit.

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Alexandria Police investigate airbag thefts in West End

By James Cullum

Published April 1, 2021 at 1:00PM

Alexandria Police are investigating a spike in the number of airbags being stolen from vehicles in the middle of the night.

The most recent incidents were reported on Feb. 28, when up to nine vehicles were broken into and airbags were stolen from the Southern Towers apartment complex in the 4900 block of Seminary Road in the West End. There were also up to 15 airbags stolen at the end of last October in the 5000 block of Eisenhower Avenue.