Tag: alexandria police department

City cracks down on swatting with new ordinance

By Wafir Salih | [email protected] A new ordinance has been adopted in Alexandria to combat the dangerous practice of swatting, where individuals falsely report emergencies...

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...

Loaded handgun found in elementary student’s backpack

By Ryan Hopper An elementary school student brought a relative’s loaded Ruger 9mm handgun to school on Friday, according to a Saturday press release by...

Crime Roundup: Week of Feb. 22, 2024

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that occurred early in the morning Wednesday according to a press...

City resident charged in November 12 murder

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Bisrat Shaga, a 35-year-old Alexandria resident, has been charged with first-degree murder in the November 12 stabbing death of Emmanuel...

APD looks to expand successful license plate reader program

By Rachel Royster Since March, the Alexandria Police Department has recovered 22 stolen vehicles, issued 37 arrests or warrants, located two missing persons and recovered...

Man fatally stabbed in Del Ray; suspect in custody

By Laura Van Pate | [email protected] and Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] A 38-year-old man was fatally stabbed inside the Apostolic Church International Ministry building on...

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...

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, according to the ALX...