Tag: crime
15-year-old injured, hospitalized in hit-and-run
By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected]
A 15-year-old male was injured Wednesday afternoon in a hit-and-run involving a Penske truck at the corner of Montgomery and...
APD arrests abduction suspect
By Wafir Salih | [email protected]
On September 29, the Alexandria Police Department arrested Xavier Cooper in connection with an abduction and robbery that occurred on...
Three consecutive shootings
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
Three shootings took place in Alexandria in a span of less than a half hour on Saturday night.
According to a...
We must help students become self- disciplined citizens
To the editor:
Amy Will’s article identified a crime crisis which is present across the country. Juveniles are committing serious crimes: murder, carjackings, robbery and...
Updated BREAKING NEWS: Fugitive shot at Potomac Yard
By Denise Dunbar
The Alexandria Police Department responded to “a federal law enforcement officer-involved shooting” at Potomac Yard Shopping Center this afternoon, according to a...
Our View: A needed respite
Will we ever get beyond damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? It seems that ill effects from the global pandemic continue to swirl around...
Two arrested following robbery
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
The Alexandria Police Department identified and arrested two individuals in connection with a robbery and use of a firearm according...
Suspect in dog poisoning case sentenced
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
Alexandria resident John Romano, the suspect accused of attempting to poison a dog in Del Ray on Feb. 6,...
Man charged in two bank robberies
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
The Alexandria Police Department has charged Jaquan Royal, 27, of Prince George’s County, MD with two counts of bank robbery,...
School bus incident ends peacefully
By Denise Dunbar
A gun scare Thursday afternoon turned out to be a toy following a tense scene aboard an Alexandria City Public Schools bus....