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Witness leads police to alleged vandal

Witness leads police to alleged vandal

Alexandria police arrested a man allegedly vandalizing a 500 block King St. business in the early morning hours of April 10 after an onlooker tipped them off. Authorities took Daniel Shield, 48, of no fixed address, [...]

Police arrest Calif. officer for smuggling weed

Police arrest Calif. officer for smuggling weed

A California police officer is among the three men Alexandria authorities say tried to smuggle more than 27 pounds of marijuana into Virginia. Alexandria police charged Frederick Michael Sayles, 34, of Selma, Calif., Gabriel Hernandez Sepeda [...]

Alexandria City Public Schools boost safeguards against sex offenders

Alexandria City Public Schools boost safeguards against sex offenders

Alexandria City Public Schools beefed up security for students earlier this year, implementing a new electronic system to check visitors against the national sex offender registry and conduct background checks for volunteers. Officials upgraded the district’s [...]

Local neighborhood watch groups learn from Trayvon Martin killing

Local neighborhood watch groups learn from Trayvon Martin killing

When Alexandria police officer Charles Lloyd met with city neighborhood watch block captains in late March, he began with a discussion of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. “I opened up with it. I wanted to make [...]

New Beauregard plan adds affordable housing units

New Beauregard plan adds affordable housing units

City planners have revised the Beauregard redevelopment plan following community outrage over the probable displacement of thousands of city residents. Major revisions include increasing the number of affordable and workforce housing units from 703 to 800 [...]

Turn the other cheek?

An ill-placed drink led to an assault during morning services at the Alfred Street Baptist Church late last month, city police say. The victim, a church employee, carried the refreshment into an area of the 300 [...]

Thieves steal gym bag

Thieves steal gym bag

Police say one or more unidentified individuals made off with a woman’s gym bag after raiding the victim’s unlocked vehicle overnight March 26. The victim left the unsecured vehicle parked on the 1300 block of Seaport [...]

Alcohol compliance check ends with multiple arrests

A sweep of local stores by Alexandria police March 29 netted 11 arrests for illegally selling alcohol to minors, officials said. Officers checked 35 stores across the city by sending in informants — older than 18 [...]

Mayor Euille calls for unity at Trayvon Martin vigil

Mayor Euille calls for unity at Trayvon Martin vigil

Donning a grey hooded sweatshirt, Mayor Bill Euille turned the shooting death of Trayvon Martin into a rallying cry for social justice during a vigil for the fallen Florida teen Sunday evening. “We also need to [...]

Updated: Possible ‘irregularities’ found in ACPS adult education program

Updated: Possible ‘irregularities’ found in ACPS adult education program

State education officials have discovered possible testing irregularities in Alexandria City Public Schools’ adult education program, district administrators announced Friday. The discrepancies surfaced in the district’s handling of assessment tests administered to adult students prior to [...]