Tag: crime

Update: Loaded gun accidentally brought to Lyles-Crouch by student

By Ryan Hopper An elementary school student accidentally brought a relative’s loaded Ruger 9 mm handgun to Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy on Friday, according to a...

Alexandria Police investigate inmate death at detention center

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] Ahntais Lucas, 39, of Fairfax County, was declared dead early Monday morning at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center,...

Crime Roundup: Week of Dec. 7, 2023

 By Laura Van Pate | [email protected] A robbery took place on Sunday at around 7:20 p.m. in a tobacco mini-mart at the 100 block of...

Crime Roundup: Week of Nov. 30, 2023

By Laura Van Pate | [email protected] An adult female was found dead in a vehicle at a gas station at the 4300 block of King...

Crime Roundup: Week of Nov. 23, 2023

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] A person was robbed at the 5700 block of Merton Court around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday according to an Alexandria Police...

Week of Nov. 16, 2023

By Laura Van Pate | [email protected] and Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] An Alexandria Police Department investigation of inappropriate matter displayed in a police vehicle concluded...

Week of Nov. 9, 2023

 A commercial robbery took place on November 2 in the early morning at 30 South Reynolds St., according to a press release from the...

Week of Nov. 2, 2023

 A 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday at 11:47 p.m. at the 300 block of South Whiting Street and later died, according to the Alexandria...

Week of Oct. 26, 2023

APD vehicle display sparks investigation  An Alexandria Police Department vehicle displayed a cartoon pig head, domino mask and a shirt saying, “I can’t breathe,” Saturday,...

Just own it

The worst thing about a mistake is not usually the error itself, as everyone and every organization occasionally gets things wrong. What’s unacceptable is...