Archive for 'Crime'

Arrests made in stolen police cruiser cases

Arrests made in stolen police cruiser cases

Updated 4:06 p.m. By Derrick Perkins City authorities have charged two men in connection with the theft of a pair of police cruisers in late December, but a department-issued shotgun remains missing. Daniel Michael Harris, 31, [...]

Alexandria police: no homicides in 2012

Alexandria police: no homicides in 2012

By Melissa Quinn Last year Alexandria went without a homicide for the first time since 1970, and police officials believe the data eventually will show crime dropped to historic lows too. “We first have the tools [...]

Leader of prostitution ring gets three years of jail time

Leader of prostitution ring gets three years of jail time

By Melissa Quinn A federal judge sentenced Marcos Sanchez Hernandez to three years behind bars on Friday for shepherding prostitutes across the Mid-Atlantic, including Alexandria, from 2005 until last summer. Hernandez, also known as Marquito, pled [...]

Senator sentenced after pleading guilty to drunk driving

Senator sentenced after pleading guilty to drunk driving

By Melissa Quinn U.S. Sen. Michael Dean Crapo (R-Idaho) pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge at Alexandria General District Court Friday morning. Judge Becky Moore handed Crapo — a first time offender — a suspended [...]

Five arrested on various charges during roaming DWI operation

Five arrested on various charges during roaming DWI operation

Police arrested two motorists on driving while intoxicated charges after beefing up patrols last weekend, department officials announced Wednesday. Officers stopped 45 vehicles for various traffic violations during the roaming enforcement effort between 8 p.m. Saturday [...]

Police: U.S. senator arrested on DUI charge

Police: U.S. senator arrested on DUI charge

Alexandria police charged U.S. Senator Michael Dean Crapo (R-Idaho) with driving under the influence after he allegedly failed several field sobriety tests following a vehicle stop early Sunday morning. Crapo, 61, was arrested after an officer [...]

City woman arrested after allegedly setting early morning fires

City woman arrested after allegedly setting early morning fires

Authorities arrested a city woman for allegedly trying to burn down an Old Town apartment building early Friday morning. Beatrice Thompson, 20, was charged with burning an occupied house after fire officials received a call about [...]

UPDATE: Pedestrian killed in early morning crash

UPDATE: Pedestrian killed in early morning crash

Updated 4:33 p.m. Monday Police identified the pedestrian struck and killed while crossing West Braddock Road on Friday as Robert C. Portelle, a 55-year-old city resident. Portelle succumbed to his wounds after a 2002 Honda Accord [...]

Police: Cruiser, shotgun stolen in overnight auto theft

Police: Cruiser, shotgun stolen in overnight auto theft

By Melissa Quinn Updated 4:13 p.m. Monday After conducting an inventory of a stolen police cruiser, Alexandria police say the Remington 870 shotgun and Panasonic Toughbook computer were not recovered with the vehicle. The two missing [...]

Congressman’s son pleads guilty to assault charge

Congressman’s son pleads guilty to assault charge

By Melissa Quinn Updated Monday, 10:36 a.m. Despite Patrick Moran’s, son of U.S. Rep Jim Moran (D-8), guilty plea in a District of Columbia court last Wednesday, Moran stands by his claim that girlfriend Kelly Hofmann’s [...]