Tag: police

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...

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...

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...

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...

Policing in Alexandria and America: Public safety leaders discuss approaches to...

By Mark Eaton Public safety in the midst of rising crime rates and understaffed police forces is an issue of concern in Alexandria and...

APD, sheriff react to Memphis death

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Following the recent Memphis police incident in which a man was beaten to death by police officers, the Alexandria Police...

Shooting in Potomac Yard leaves one dead

By Denise Dunbar A shooting at a Potomac Yard Exxon located at 2320 Richmond Highway in Alexandria on Friday afternoon has left one person dead...