Tag: michael brown

Your Views: Amateurs overrule experts, expel SROs

To the editor: On May 3, City Council, during an incredibly disjointed meeting, voted to cancel a decades-long partnership between the city and schools...

City Council adopts FY2022 budget

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] After another financially uncertain year due to the pandemic, City Council unanimously adopted its fiscal year 2022 budget on May...

Alexandria police arrest homicide suspect

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Alexandria Police Department arrested Tavon Marquis Lanier, 19, of Alexandria, on Sunday as a suspect in the Sept. 30...

Survey shows discontent among APD officers

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A survey that the Times acquired from a former Alexandria Police Department officer revealed that several APD officers are unhappy...

Updated: APD officer arrested for unjustified use of force

By Missy Schrott | [email protected]  Alexandria police officer Jonathan Griffin was arrested and charged with assault and battery on Tuesday for unjustified use of force,...

Your Views: Let’s share instances of police interaction

To the editor: I write today with the murder of George Floyd and the resulting civil unrest on my mind. ACT for Alexandria recently held...

Council plans community police review board

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A new chapter in the civil rights movement has emerged across the nation in the wake of the death of...

City responds to Seminary Road inquires

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Following months of community turmoil over the narrowing of Seminary Road, city staff went before council Tuesday evening to provide...

City council discusses transportation priorities, Planning & Zoning staff at legislative...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With the first public hearing of the fall in the rearview mirror, city council is back to discussing city business...

Serious crimes decrease for fifth consecutive year

By Missy Schrott | [email protected]  Serious crime in Alexandria decreased 1.7 percent in 2018, marking the fifth year in a row that offenses have gone...