Archive for 'Crime'

Drunk driving operation nets eight arrests

Drunk driving operation nets eight arrests

By Melissa Quinn The Alexandria Police Department stopped 81 vehicles and made eight arrests after conducting a roaming driving while intoxicated effort on St. Patrick’s Day. The campaign, which occurred from 8 p.m. March 17 to [...]

Alexandria police to crack down on DWI offenders

Alexandria police to crack down on DWI offenders

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria motorists have been given fair warning not drink and drive on St. Patrick’s Day – authorities announced Friday they will kick off a roaming driving while intoxicated enforcement effort Sunday night. The [...]

Former Bishop Ireton employee arrested for selling school property

Former Bishop Ireton employee arrested for selling school property

By Melissa Quinn A former Bishop Ireton employee was arrested last week and charged with misusing school property on multiple occasions. Anthony “Tony” Cortese, who worked as the school’s chief engineer, had been under investigation by [...]

Community rallies around wounded officer

Community rallies around wounded officer

By Derrick Perkins  Well-wishers raised thousands of dollars for police officer Peter Laboy over the weekend as his wife, Suzanne Laboy, continues to document his recovery online. Nearly two weeks after taxi cab driver Kashif Bashir [...]

Red-light camera operator comes under scrutiny

Red-light camera operator comes under scrutiny

By Derrick Perkins Redflex Traffic Systems, the vendor for Alexandria’s three red-light cameras, has come under fire after the Chicago Tribune uncovered allegations of bribery linked to the Windy City’s camera-based ticketing system. A recently released [...]

Are Alexandria’s massage laws out of touch?

Are Alexandria’s massage laws out of touch?

By Melissa Quinn For city residents, the comfort and convenience of an in-home massage remains far out of reach. Massage therapists looking to take their business mobile face multiple barriers — including coordinating with the police [...]

Motive behind shooting remains a mystery

Motive behind shooting remains a mystery

By Derrick Perkins Veteran police officer Peter Laboy continues to make progress in a Washington hospital as authorities struggle to find a motive behind the shooting that left him grievously wounded. Laboy, 45, was airlifted to [...]

Decades old ordinance makes in-home massages ‘nearly illegal’ in Alexandria

Decades old ordinance makes in-home massages ‘nearly illegal’ in Alexandria

By Melissa Quinn For city residents, the comfort and convenience of an in-home massage remains far out of reach. Massage therapists looking to take their business mobile face multiple barriers — including coordinating with the police [...]

Local mothers aim for tougher gun laws

Local mothers aim for tougher gun laws

By Melissa Quinn A new coalition of local mothers will combat gun violence, betting that standing together will help make communities safer. The group of about 30 call their fledgling organization MOURN — Mothers United for [...]

Questions linger around Taft Sellers’ death

Questions linger around Taft Sellers’ death

By Derrick Perkins Police Chief Earl Cook released little new information about the shooting death of Taft Sellers during a Monday press conference as speculation — and calls for more details — increased. Sellers, 30, died [...]