Archive for 'Crime'
Alexandria police hope to keep tabs on bicycle sales
By Erich Wagner As officials began updating the city’s bicycle ordinance, they left alone a provision letting local authorities keep tabs on anyone buying or selling a bike — at the police department’s behest. A slew [...]
South Peyton Street hostel garners city council’s support
By Derrick Perkins City councilors overrode concerns from neighbors and parents Saturday, approving the proposed South Peyton Street hostel — Alexandria’s first — unanimously. But they did not make the decision lightly. The 7-0 vote came [...]
Johnson pleads guilty to Holly Street homicide
By Derrick Perkins Marie M. Johnson pleaded guilty to the murder of 94-year-old city resident Elmer Roehrs in Alexandria Circuit Court today as part of a deal struck with prosecutors. Roehrs was found dead in his [...]
Watchdog group presses officials on Lynhaven homicide
By Derrick Perkins Former Washington detective Nicholas Beltrante is keeping the pressure on local authorities, urging Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Sengel to convene a special grand jury to indict Craig Patterson. Patterson, 44, allegedly shot and killed [...]
West End bank suffers heist
By Erich Wagner Police said they are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon at the Landmark TD Bank branch. Around 1:55 p.m. a man entered the bank, located at 557 South Van Dorn Street, [...]
Authorities investigate T.C. teacher’s ‘inappropriate relations’ with students
By Erich Wagner A male teacher at T.C. Williams has resigned in connection with an investigation into rumors that he had inappropriate relationships with multiple female students, administrators said. In a letter sent to parents Monday, [...]
Wounded police officer Peter Laboy sues Alexandria Yellow Cab
By Derrick Perkins Police officer Peter Laboy is targeting his alleged shooter’s employer, filing a lawsuit for at least $10 million against Alexandria Yellow Cab. Laboy’s lawyer, Georgia-based David Martin, launched the litigation Monday. The complaint [...]
Backlog slows investigation into Sellers’ death
By Derrick Perkins Taft Sellers died after an armed confrontation with police officers more than three months ago, but the investigation into the shooting remains open — a delay officials blame on the medical examiner’s office. [...]
Patterson arrested for Lynhaven homicide
More than a week after Julian Dawkins succumbed to a gunshot wound, Alexandria police have charged Arlington sheriff’s deputy Craig Patterson, 44, with murder. Officers arrested Patterson, a city resident, in Spotsylvania County Thursday evening. He [...]
No suspects named in Lynhaven homicide
By Melissa Quinn A celebratory gathering at a home on the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive ended in tragedy last week after Alexandrian Julian Dawkins was shot and killed in what city police now consider a [...]
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Editorial: Post-election tax hike: predictable and lamentable
Can't forget the city must spend $45 mil on a school that is failing s
South Peyton Street hostel garners city council's support
Once again City Council has has ignored residents and issued another s
Editorial: Innovative hostel proposal is no slam dunk
I can't say if a hostel will be a success in Alexandria - although it
Alexandria successfully courts National Science Foundation
News article about NSF move to Alexandria
Hostel hostility
Neighborhood residents and the daycare patrons are not operating under