Tag: dana lawhorne
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...
Your Views: Can inmates improve while jailed?
To the editor:
Courts, before and after case disposition, determine which persons are confined, and for how long, at Alexandria’s jail, the Truesdale Adult Detention...
Duke Street crash raises street racing concerns
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
A car crash in the 3200 block of Duke Street left one person dead and two others badly injured late on...
Ahead of retirement, Sheriff Dana Lawhorne reflects on 43 years in...
By Mark Eaton | [email protected]
Jan. 1, 2022 will be the first day in 43 years that Sheriff Dana Lawhorne will not be involved in...
Our View: A very good cop
The last few years in the realm of public safety have been tumultuous, to say the least.
Incidents involving police abuses against minorities have sparked...
Our View: Brown’s leadership on June 14, 2017
Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the June 14, 2017 shooting at Alexandria’s Eugene Simpson Field, when James T. Hodgkinson opened fire at around...
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne to receive Lifetime Valor Award
The Chamber of Commerce will honor Sheriff Dana Lawhorne with a Lifetime Valor Award at the 2021 Valor Awards, on June 22 according to...
Police Chief Michael Brown announces retirement
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Alexandria Police Department Chief Michael Brown announced last week that he would be retiring at the end of the month,...
Alexandria health director reflects on sudden retirement, tenure with city
By Cody Mello-Klein, Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
This story has been updated as of April 15.
When Dr. Stephen Haering, director of the Alexandria Health Department...
Sheriff Lawhorne to retire at end of 2021
By Allison Hageman | [email protected]
Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne announced on Monday that he is retiring after 43 years in law enforcement when his term...
