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Suspect At Large After Attempted Abduction At Virginia Dog Park: Police
The search is on as they continue their attempts to track down a man who attempted to abduct a woman near an area park in Alexandria. Officers were called to the Holmes Run Dog Park at around 6 p.m. late on Tuesday afternoon, when a woman reported that she was grabbed from behind and had to fight off her attacker, who proceeded to flee the area before police arrived. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, officials said that detectives were pounding the pavement, re-canvassing the area and speaking with business and warehouse owners along Wheeler Avenue and South Gordon Street, who may have information reg…
Police & Fire
Woman Escapes Attempted Abduction Near Virginia Park, Police Say (
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Police in Alexandria are pulling out all the stops as they look to track down a man who attempted to abduct a woman near an area park. Officers were called to Tarleton Park at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night in the area of South Gordon Street and Wheeler Avenue, when a man attempted to take a woman. According to the Alexandria Police Department, the suspect, described as a White man with brown hair, wearing a blue sweatshirt and camouflage shorts, attempted to pull the woman into a wooded area, though she was able to escape. In response, the department established a perimeter in the area, K…
Police & Fire
Massage Therapist From Maryland Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Clients In Virginia: Police
A massage therapist from Maryland working in Alexandria is facing charges related to allegations of sexual assault by two clients, police say. Picard Johnson, 31, who worked at Alexandria Massage Envy on Duke Street in the Foxchase Shoppes, was arrested and charged with two counts of object sexual penetration in connection to the claims of at least two people. According to the Alexandria Police Department, detectives are still working to identify anyone who visited the location between Aug. 1 and Sept. 26 and may have experienced inappropriate contact with Johnson. Anyone who may have been…
Police & Fire
Police ID 23-Year-Old Killed Near Virginia Apartment Complex
A shooting suspect is at large after a man died at the hospital from gunshot wounds in Alexandria, police say. Local resident Carl Harris has been identified by investigators as the person who was shot and killed during an incident over the weekend. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were called to the 800 block of Manor Road, where there was a report of shots fired with one person down. While investigating, Harris was dropped off at an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. His body was then taken to the Office of the M…
Schools
Police Probing Repeated Threats Of Violence Targeting Virginia Schools (
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Police in Virginia are cautioning about a recent rash of hoax threats that have been made targeting Alexandria City Public Schools on social media. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department cautioning about recent posts that were made online involving a fire alarm being pulled, followed by a planned shooting; though no specific school was mentioned. According to the agency, they have been investigating and assessing the threats in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center, which is a Fusion Center of the US Department of Homeland Security. Official…
Obituaries
Mom Loses 2nd Son To Gun Violence Following Alexandria Murder, She Says
A family no stranger to grief is facing the loss of another loved one who was the victim of gun violence in Alexandria. Kwakia Frazier, 25, has been identified by the Alexandria Police Department as the man who was killed in a triple shooting that left a 46-year-old man and teenager suffering from minor injuries. The shooting was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 in the 1300 block of Wythe Street. Frazier was pronounced dead by first responders, the second man was hospitalized in stable condition, and the teen was treated for a graze wound. No information about a possible …
Police & Fire
Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex
New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead earlier this week. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check regarding 61-year-old Paul Gabriel Behan, Jr., who was reportedly in distress, officials say. The caller reported the incident stated Behan "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially train…
Police & Fire
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex (
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New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…
News
Police Pursuit Involving Stolen Vehicle In Virginia Ends With DC Crash: Police
A driver in a car reported stolen out of Prince George's County took officers in Alexandria on a chase that ended in DC when they crashed into multiple vehicles in The Wharf, police say. At approximately 6:50 p.m. on Friday night, officers were alerted by a License Plate Reader about a car reported stolen out of Maryland that was also wanted in connection to a felony robbery in Arlington earlier this week in the 6200 block of Duke Street. According to the Alexandria Police Department, officers pursued the vehicle into The Wharf, where it crashed, and the driver took off on foot before being…
News
Man Found In Water Near Four Mile Run Park In VA Drowned Accidentally: Medical Examiner
The 32-year-old family man who was found earlier this year in a river near Four Mile Run Park died by accidental drowning, the Alexandria Police Department announced on Thursday afternoon. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia ruled the cause of death of Keben Isaias Perez in April as accidental following a lengthy investigation, officials say. In the afternoon of April 24, officers were called to the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue, near the park, where officers found Perez, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Google Maps His body was taken to the …
Police & Fire
Rideshare Driver Arrested For Sexual Battery Of Passenger In Alexandria: Police
A 33-year-old rideshare driver has been arrested following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a passenger in Alexandria, police say. Ahmed Reshad Nasseri was arrested this week and charged with aggravated sexual battery dating back to an incident reported on Friday, July 19 in the 5000 block of Seminary Road. According to the Alexandria Police Department, Nasseri worked as a rideshare driver on the night of the incident, and his victim was a passenger he picked up after requesting the ride. No details about the assault were released. The incident remains under investig…
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Man Killed By Vehicle Inside Enclosed Construction Site In Virginia, Police Say (
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One person was killed by a vehicle in a construction site in Alexandria on Wednesday morning, police say. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 24, officers were called to the 5700 block of Duke Street, where there was a reported injury. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Alexandria Police Department says that they found a man inside the enclosed construction site who was fatally struck by the vehicle. The incident is now being investigated by the department's Crash Reconstruction Team. No additional details about the crash were released by police. More information is expected to be re…
Police & Fire
Alexandria Officers Save Lifeless Newborn After 'Sudden' Birth
Without Alexandria police officers Hiltz and Reilly, Baby Luis IV likely wouldn't be alive. The officers were called to a home on the 3800 block of Executive Avenue, responding to a 9-1-1 call. When they arrived, they were met with a lifeless Luis IV. He wasn't breathing, and he had no heartbeat. His mother was frantic, but the officers were cool and collected, or at least, appeared to be, as their training kicked in. Officer Hiltz began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while Officer Reilly managed to keep the family calm. After two rounds of CPR Officer Hiltz, found a …
Police & Fire
Police Confirm ID Of Man Pulled From River Near Virginia Park
New details have been released by police in Alexandria after a 32-year-old man was pulled from a river near Four Mile Run Park last week. Keban Isaias Perez has been identified as the person found dead in the river in the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue on Wednesday, April 24, authorities announced on Monday. Officers were called to the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue near Four Mile Park around 1:30 p.m., the Alexandria Police Department said. Perez was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released the ID on Monday, though the exact cause and manner o…
Police & Fire
Police ID Victim Of 'Suspicious' Alexandria Death (
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Police in Alexandria have identified the man found dead earlier this month. John Andreadakis was found injured in an apartment on the 900 block of North Henry Street around 3:25 a.m. Monday, April 22, the Alexandria Police Department said. Andreadakis, 54, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The chief medical examiner positively identified him, police said. Police did not include a cause of death.
Police & Fire
Body Found In Alexandria River
A man's body was found in an Alexandria river on Wednesday, April 24, police said. Officers were called to the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue near Four Mile Park around 1:30 p.m., the Alexandria Police Department said. The adult male was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy is expected to determine the cause and manner of death. Earlier in the week, Alexandria police announced a suspicious death investigation on North Henry Street. They said only that an injured man was found at the scene and later pronounced dead.
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Death' Probed In Alexandria, Police Say
Police in Alexandria are investigating the death of a man that they're calling suspicious. The man was found by officers responding to reports of an injured person in an apartment on the 900 block of North Henry Street around 3:25 a.m. Monday, April 22, the Alexandria Police Department said. The man was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. No further information was released.
Police & Fire
Woman's Parking Lot Killer Captured Following Alexandria Police Pursuit: Cops
A 53-year-old man wanted for a woman's North Carolina murder was captured following a police pursuit in Alexandria, authorities said. Alexandria police received a BOLO for Rahman Ferguson just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, a spokesperson for the police department said. According to police in North Carolina, Ferguson had been identified as the man accused of killing 55-year-old Sureita Angelia Samuels, of Huntersville, NC, in a Walgreens parking lot just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. Witnesses described hearing gunshots and a saw a black man, later identified as Fergus…
Schools
Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Virginia: Police
The Alexandria Police Department continues to investigate after an elementary school student was caught bringing a gun to class on Friday. Officers were called to the Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy on March 1 when a teacher heard the child voluntarily mention that he was carrying the weapon inside his backpack. Police say that the student brought the loaded gun into school inside his bag, and voluntarily mentioned it in conversation with their teacher on Friday that they were armed. The teacher immediately took possession of the student's bag, notified school administrators, and the poli…
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Alexandria Prison: Officials
A 39-year-old man died in an Alexandria prison early Monday, Feb. 26, authorities said. Ahntais Lucas, of Fairfax County, was found unresponsive in his cell alone and experiencing an apparent medical emergency at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center around 4 a.m., Alexandria officials said. A deputy immediately called for assistance from the jail’s medical staff, and both began life-saving measures. Medics from the Alexandria Fire Department responded and continued treatment, but the patient was pronounced deceased at 4:42 a.m. Lucas had been in custody since Aug. 20, 2023.…
Police & Fire
Investigation Launched Following Reported Sexual Assault In Virginia: Police
The Alexandria Police Department has launched an investigation after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted, officials say. According to investigators, a woman was walking shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning in the area of Mount Vernon and Commonwealth Avenue when she was accosted and assaulted by a stranger, sending her to the hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries. Officials made note that this incident is unrelated to the assault on Main Line Boulevard earlier this month. "We are committed to the safety of our community," interim Alexandria Police Chief Raul Pedroso sa…
News
Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Virginia (
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Three workers were shocked at a construction site on Monday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department. An investigation was launched shortly before noon on Feb. 19 when police were called to the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue, where three victims were reportedly electrocuted. According to police, all three were hospitalized - two with life-threatening injuries. Their condition was not available on Monday afternoon. APD officers are on scene in the 6300 block of Stevenson Ave. conducting an investigation at a construction site where three people have been electrocuted.…
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Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Virginia By Man Who Escaped
A woman was able to wriggle free and save herself in Alexandria after a reported attempted sexual assault in an otherwise quaint neighborhood on Monday morning, police say. Shortly after midnight on Feb. 5, officers from the Alexandria Police Department responded to the 2200 block of Main Line Boulevard to investigate an attempted sexual assault that had just taken place. According to officials, a woman said that she was walking down an alleyway when an unknown person attempted to sexually assault her, though he was able to get away. Responding officers were able to spot the man, but he es…
Police & Fire
Abandoned Baby Update: Suspect Vehicle ID'd By Police In Alexandria
Authorities in Alexandria have launched an investigation into the case of an abandoned child, they said. A girl between 1 and 2 years old was left outside of 8 South Van Dorn St., by an unknown man around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, a spokesperson for the Alexandria Sheriff's Office said. Responding officers found the girl dressed in warm clothing, and in apparent good health. Nobody in the area reported knowing the child or who she may belong to, officials said. Detectives were called to the scene and Alexandria Child Protective Services (CPS) was notified. As of press time, the girl wa…
Schools
Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (
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A Virginia elementary school was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after a threat was made against the building. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department at round 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, after a threat targeting Charles Barrett Elementary School on Martha Custis Drive was reported. Officers were called to the building and there is expected to be a heavy police presence at and around the school throughout the day. All students and staff were being evacuated as a precaution. The nature of the threat has not been disclosed by the police. ALERT: There is a h…
Police & Fire
BB Gun Bandit Arrested For Assaulting Man With Weapon In Alexandria, Police Say
A 25-year-old man is behind bars after hospitalizing a man with a BB gun during an altercation at an Alexandria hotel, police say. Marcos Santos, Jr. was arrested overnight following an incident in the 5000 block of Seminary Road, where officers were called to investigate a reported assault involving two men familiar with one another. There is a moderate police presence in the 5000 block of Seminary Rd. for a weapon violation. Suspect is in custody and the weapon was recovered. The victim was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.There is no threat to the public stemming …
Police & Fire
McDonald's Shooter Arrested In Alexandria: Officials
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting last month at an Alexandria McDonald's, authorities said. City resident Michael Anthony Carr Jr., was charged with robbery, malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, police in Alexandria said. Police at the time said shots were fired during a fight that escalated at the Duke Street McDonald’s on Dec. 27. The case remains active and anyone with information is urged to call APD Detective Riley at 703-746-6225. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook…
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38-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death In Alexandria, Police Say
Police say that a 38-year-old man is dead and a suspect has taken into custody following a weekend stabbing in Alexandria. Detectives from the Alexandria Police Department have launched a death investigation following a reported stabbing in Del Ray that left a man dead inside an area building. The incident was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12 in the 2700 block of Dewitt Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found the 38-year-old's body, which has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of …
News
Video Shows 'I Can't Breathe' Pig In Alexandria Police Cruiser
Police in Alexandria are investigating a video posted over the weekend showing what seems to be a mockery of police brutality, reports say. The video posted over the weekend by ALX Accountability shows a pig head on a figure in the passenger's seat of an Alexandria police cruiser wearing a shirt that says, "I can't breathe." "I can't breathe," were the final words of both Eric Gardner and George Floyd, who died as victims of police brutality. ALX Accountability describes itself on YouTube as a "grassroots, citizen journalism organization" that "seeks to promote transparency and accoun…
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Woman's Disappearance Believed To 'Pose Credible Threat To Her Health, Safety' In Virginia: PD
Seen her? An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department as the seek the public's assistance in locating 47-year-old Edith Walker, who was reported missing earlier this week and could be in danger. Walker was last seen around 8:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of East Taylor Run Parkway on Wednesday, Oct. 4. She was described as being 5-foot-2, weighing around 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Officials said that Walker's "disappearance is believed to pose a credible threat to her health and safety." Anyone with information regarding Walker or her whereabouts has be…
Police & Fire
Passersby Help Virginia State Police Troopers Apprehend Driver After Pursuit Of Stolen Kia
Disaster was averted in Alexandria, when a Virginia State Police trooper was nearly run down by a DC man in a stolen vehicle, authorities say. Charges are pending against two men following a bizarre scene that played out at around 11 a.m. on Saturday morning on Franklin Street, when a trooper spotted a Kia Optima that was flagged and wanted by police after it was stolen. Then things took an unexpected turn for the trooper. As he approached the stolen Kia and ordered the driver and a passenger to get out, a 34-year-old man instead drove directly at him, forcing him to jump out of the way to…
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