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Purse Snatcher Who Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In MD Arrested In Alexandria: Police Purse Snatcher Who Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In MD Arrested In Alexandria: Police
Purse Snatcher Who Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In MD Arrested In Alexandria: Police A purse snatcher from DC who targeted her victim and stalked her prey before a Frederick robbery is back in Maryland to face criminal charges, police say. District resident Nola Ann Michelle Bens, 59, is behind bars in Frederick County after she was arrested in Alexandria in connection to a February assault and robbery that left a woman with "significant injuries."  According to police, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, officers were called to the area of South Carroll Street and Carroll Creek in Frederick to investigate a reported robbery involving two women. The victim told investigators …

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Outfit-Repeating Alexandria Man Stole $4,000 In Merch From Home Depot: Cops Outfit-Repeating Alexandria Man Stole $4,000 In Merch From Home Depot: Cops
Outfit-Repeating Alexandria Man Stole $4,000 In Merch From Home Depot: Cops Thirty minutes was all it took to identify a Home Depot shoplifter, police in Stafford County said. The sheriff's office put out an attempt to ID flyer after $4,400 worth of items were stolen from the Worth Avenue Home Depot on Sunday, April 22. In a matter of minutes, citizens identified the suspect as Eliezer Diaz Hernandez, 41, of Alexandria, the sheriff's office said. He was charged with grand larceny and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $10,000 secured bond. Shortly after dropping Hernandez off at the jail, Home Depot staff requested Deputy Gildea to respond back to the b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Found In River Near Four Mile Park Body Found In River Near Four Mile Park
Body Found In River Near Four Mile Park 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.

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I-95 Bridge Crash Causing 5 Miles Of Backups In Fairfax County I-95 Bridge Crash Causing 5 Miles Of Backups In Fairfax County
I-95 Bridge Crash Causing 5 Miles Of Backups In Fairfax County A crash on I-95 caused five miles of backups Tuesday morning, April 23. The crash happened at mile marker 177.9 on the southbound side along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Fairfax County just outside of Alexandria, according to the VDOT site. As of 9:15 a.m., the south left shoulder, left lane, and center lane are closed. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven
Special Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Shooting Former Friend At Northeast DC 7-Eleven An armed Special Police Officer from Alexandria who was working a detail in a Northeast DC 7-Eleven is heading to prison after shooting a woman during an argument that broke out in January outside the business, authorities announced. Chanel Clinton was sentenced to 36 months in prison, with an additional 24 months of suspended jail time for the shooting of a woman outside of the convenience store on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE more than three months ago. According to court documents, on Thursday, Jan. 18, while on the job working as a Special Police Officer, Clinton and her victim, a f…

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'Suspicious Death' Probed In Alexandria, Police Say 'Suspicious Death' Probed In Alexandria, Police Say
'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.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Former Marine, 23, Died Doing What He Loved In Alexandria Motorcycle Crash, Loved Ones Say Former Marine, 23, Died Doing What He Loved In Alexandria Motorcycle Crash, Loved Ones Say
Kaden Olsen Motorcycle Crash Alexandria A 23-year-old Alexandria motorcyclist killed in a crash on Tuesday, April 9 has been identified as a former US Marine. Kaden Olsen was broadsided by a DASH bus on Duke and North Ripley streets just after 5 p.m., police in Alexandria said. He died at the scene. A GoFundMe for Olsen's family remembered him as being "larger than life." "He passed doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle," reads the campaign launched by Brooke Jensen. Kaden graduated early from high school and went on to fulfill his dreams of joining the Marine Corps, Jensen writes. He was honorably discharged in …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alexandria Motorcyclist, 23, Dies In Crash With DASH Bus Alexandria Motorcyclist, 23, Dies In Crash With DASH Bus
Kaden Olsen Alexandria Motorcycle Crash Police have identified the victim killed in an Alexandria motorcycle crash as a 23-year-old resident. Kaden Olsen, of Alexandria, was heading east on Duke Street when he was broadsided by a DASH bus making a left turn onto North Ripley Street around 5:05 p.m.Tuesday, April 9, Alexandria police said. The bus driver was the only person on the bus at the time of the accident. No other injuries were reported and the scene was cleared by 10:40 p.m. Olsen died at the scene and charges are pending the outcome of the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drive-By Shooting Of Alexandria Worker On I-295 Ends With Murder Conviction For District Man Drive-By Shooting Of Alexandria Worker On I-295 Ends With Murder Conviction For District Man
Drive-By Shooting Of Alexandria Worker On I-295 Ends With Murder Conviction For District Man An El Salvadorian MS-13 member who shot and killed a man he believed to be involved in the death of his father years ago has been convicted of murder in Washington, DC, federal authorities announced. District resident Oscar Ramos, 35, was found guilty by a jury in connection to a May 2015 shooting that killed 50-year-old Pedro Melendez Alvarado and injured 56-year-old Miguel Rodriguez Carabantes during an incident over a perceived wrongdoing. Both men were from Alexandria.  According to prosecutors, Ramos, who is a member of MS-13, was a passenger in a car that was driving north on I-295, …

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Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery
Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery An Arlington man is taking home $200,000 from playing the Virginia Lottery. When Wassihun Woldeamanuel won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game, he did it 40 times in the same drawing.  He bought 40 plays in the February 20 day drawing, each with the same four-digit combination: 4-4-4-4. The prize for matching all four winning numbers in the Pick 4 game is $5,000. Since he had 40 plays with the winning combination, he won a total of $200,000. “I knew four is coming,” he told Lottery officials as he redeemed his winning tickets. He bought 30 of those tickets at Giant F…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Alexandria Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Police 18-Year-Old Alexandria Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Police
18-Year-Old Alexandria Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Police An 18-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell prompting a death investigation at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, police said. Juan Felipe Mejia Campos of Alexandria was found unresponsive Thursday morning, March 28, county police said. Aid was rendered, however, Campos died at the scene, police said. There were no signs of foul play. The death appears medical or narcotic-related. The investigation continues. While online records show a 20-year-old Juan Mejia Campos of Stafford was arrested on March 20 on drug charges, county police could not confir…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Lottery Ticket Sold At Alexandria Deli $10K Lottery Ticket Sold At Alexandria Deli
$10K Lottery Ticket Sold At Alexandria Deli A Mega Millions ticket good for $3 million and three others worth $10,000 were sold in Virginia. The ticket from the Friday, March 22 drawing matched the first five numbers but not the Mega Ball. The player spent an extra dollar for the Megaplier when buying the ticket, which tripled the prize. That ticket was purchased on the Vinton player's personal device via the VA Lottery app or website. The three $10,000 winning tickets were bought at: Meridian Deli, 1201 Braddock Place, Alexandria Loehmann Plaza Exxon, 7269 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church Route 1 BP, 2307 Emancipation High…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman's Parking Lot Killer Captured Following Alexandria Police Pursuit: Cops Woman's Parking Lot Killer Captured Following Alexandria Police Pursuit: Cops
Rahman Ferguson Arrested In Alexandria Virginia 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Alexandria: Police Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Alexandria: Police
Quick-Thinking Teacher Recovers Loaded Gun From Elementary School Student In Alexandria: 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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested For Killing Afghan Interpreter Working As Lyft Driver In DC Teen Arrested For Killing Afghan Interpreter Working As Lyft Driver In DC
Teen Arrested For Killing Afghan Interpreter Working As Lyft Driver In DC Nasrat Ahmad Yar survived a decade in Afghanistan serving alongside the US Army Special Forces only to be taken down by a group of reckless teenagers in DC, police say. In July last year, Ahmad Yar was working as a Lyft driver when he was dropping off a fare and was approached by a group of armed teenagers in the 400 block of 11th Street NE who reportedly sought to carjack the Alexandria resident's ride. The 31-year-old father of four was shot during the incident, and rushed to an area hospital by first responders, where he later died from his injuries. After months of exhaustive inve…

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by Zak Failla
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District Man Facing Life In Prison For Abduction, Attempted Rape In Potomac Yard, Police Say District Man Facing Life In Prison For Abduction, Attempted Rape In Potomac Yard, Police Say
District Man Facing Life In Prison For Abduction, Attempted Rape In Potomac Yard, Police Say A 25-year-old District man is facing a lifetime behind bars following an attempted sexual assault in Alexandria last month, officials say. Dykwon Perry Davis has been charged by a multi-jurisdictional grand jury from Alexandria, Falls Church, and Arlington, on felony charges following an alleged incident late on Feb. 3 in the Potomac Yard neighborhood. Specifically, Davis was charged with abduction with the intent to defile and attempted rape. If convicted of the abduction charge, Davis will face life in prison. The attempted rape charge carries a maximum term of 10 years. Davis remains i…

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Police & Fire
Retired Alexandria Couple Feared Dead In Caribbean Boat-Jacking By Escaped Prisoners Retired Alexandria Couple Feared Dead In Caribbean Boat-Jacking By Escaped Prisoners
Retired Alexandria Couple Feared Dead In Caribbean Boat-Jacking By Escaped Prisoners A retired Virginia couple is feared dead after their catamaran was stolen by escaped prisoners in the Caribbean, authorities said. The Royal Caribbean Police on Monday, Feb. 26 said the three prisoners, who escaped police custody on Sunday, Feb. 18, likely used Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel's boat, Simplicity, as a getaway boat. Simplicity was found "anchored and abandoned" off a beach on the south coast of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Wednesday, Feb. 21, according to the Salty Dawg Sailing Association. But Hendry, 66, and Brandel, 71, were missing. In their update Monday m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Alexandria Prison: Officials Inmate Dies In Alexandria Prison: Officials
Ahntais Lucas Death 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.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Investigation Launched Following Reported Sexual Assault In Alexandria: Police Investigation Launched Following Reported Sexual Assault In Alexandria: Police
Investigation Launched Following Reported Sexual Assault In Alexandria: 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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Arrested For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Fairfax County That Killed Alexandria Man: Police Driver Arrested For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Fairfax County That Killed Alexandria Man: Police
Driver Arrested For Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Fairfax County That Killed Alexandria Man: Police Police have tracked down and arrested the man who was found miles away from a fatal hit-and-run crash in Fairfax County, police say. Woodbridge resident Kelechi Uzodinma, 61, has been arrested after 51-year-old Heliodoro Luna-Perez was struck and killed over the weekend in Woodlawn. At approximately 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Brevard Court, where there was a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a Lexus. Upon arrival, officers found Luna-Perez in the roadway after …

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Drunk Alexandria Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Police Drunk Alexandria Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Police
Drunk Alexandria Man Arrested In Unprovoked Omnibus Attack: Police A 34-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested following an unprovoked attack on an Omnibus in Prince William County, police said. Deybi Ismael Espinoza struck the 26-year-old man multiple times on the bus, before it stopped on Old Bridge Road and Oakwood Drive in Woodbridge Monday, Feb. 19, PWC police said. Espinoza was found to have been drunk and subsequently arrested without further incident. The victim was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.  Espinoza was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and public intoxication. He was being held without bond.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (DEVELOPING) Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (DEVELOPING)
Three Workers Shocked, Hospitalized At Construction Site In Alexandria (Developing) 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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Repeat Offender Selling Kilos Of Fentanyl In Virginia Sentenced For Drug, Weapon Trafficking Repeat Offender Selling Kilos Of Fentanyl In Virginia Sentenced For Drug, Weapon Trafficking
Repeat Offender Selling Kilos Of Fentanyl In Virginia Sentenced For Drug, Weapon Trafficking A known drug and gun trafficker who is no stranger to the law in Virginia is going to spend another 15 years behind bars after being sentenced for distributing kilos of fentanyl throughout the area, federal authorities announced. Carrington Hammond, 29, who has been prosecuted multiple times for drug and weapons offenses, according to officials, has been sentenced after being busted with an illegal weapon and host of drugs inside an Alexandria apartment.  Prosecutors say that Hammond worked with Arizona-based suppliers and local dealers to sell kilo-gram levels of fentanyl in Virginia.…

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Alexandria IT Exec Dies After Being Knocked Out In DC Fight Alexandria IT Exec Dies After Being Knocked Out In DC Fight
Vivek Taneja Dies After DC Fight A 41-year-old tech exec from Virginia died a week after being knocked out during a fight in Washington D.C. Vivek Taneja, of Alexandria, was knocked unconscious during a fight on Friday Feb. 2 around 2 a.m., on the 1100 block of 15th Street NW, DC police said. Congratulations to CEO Boardroom #GovCon member, Vick Taneja, and the entire Dynamo Technologies team for once again... Posted by CEO Boardroom on Thursday, August 16, 2018 Taneja was hospitalized in serious condition and died on Feb. 2. Police are working to identify the suspect, who was captured on surveillance.  NBC …

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Lifestyle
Discover Life-Long Learning At The Montessori School Of Alexandria Discover Life-Long Learning At The Montessori School Of Alexandria
Discover Life-Long Learning At The Montessori School Of Alexandria Welcome to the Montessori School of Alexandria The Montessori School of Alexandria (MSA) offers child-centered learning based on the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, a pioneer in educational methods and child psychology. Our classrooms are designed to foster rigorous, self-motivated growth for students in all areas of their development—cognitive, emotional, social, and physical. We encourage students to follow their own curiosity assisted by Montessori-certified teachers that guide and facilitate each child’s learning experience. The Montessori D…

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Birthday Celebration Turns Deadly: Alexandria Teen To Be Tried As Adult In DC Man's Murder Birthday Celebration Turns Deadly: Alexandria Teen To Be Tried As Adult In DC Man's Murder
Birthday Celebration Turns Deadly: Alexandria Teen To Be Tried As Adult In DC Man's Murder A second Virginia man has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Diamonte Lewis last October in Southeast DC, authorities announced on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police Department reported on Feb. 7 that 20-year-old Na'eem Butler, of Herndon, has been extradited from State College in Pennsylvania to be taken back to DC, where he was charged with second-degree murder while armed. His arrest comes weeks after Alexandria resident Ashton Inabinet was arrested and charged, according to federal officials. The fatal incident happened in front of Nellie's Sports Bar…

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Police & Fire
Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Alexandria Alleyway By Man Who Escaped Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Alexandria Alleyway By Man Who Escaped
Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Alexandria Alleyway 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…

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Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing
Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing The man who planned out the violent murder of a co-worker who took his lunch at the Bailey's Crossroads Target got exactly what he was asking for when he was sentenced this week, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano. Bazen Berhe, 25, may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 100 years in prison - with 30 years suspended - for the 2021 murder of Hernan Leiva, 58, in the parking lot of the business they both worked. Descano made note that at his sentencing hearing, Berhe was demonstrative, "threatening to kill or hurt other people if he was…

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office busted a dealer in Aldie on Friday, authorities announced. Austin Paul Shin is back behind bars after being arrested for the second time for dealing fentanyl, this time in Loudoun County, not Alexandria, according to officials.  On Jan. 26, members of the sheriff office's Drug and Gang and Tactical Support Units conducted a search warrant at a home in Aldie, leading to the apprehension of the 24-year-old outside of his residence. The arrest came following a months-long investigation in…

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Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National
Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National Officials in Fairfax County are saying they're not the ones to blame for the release of a Honduran national after U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) put out a release saying that they are. The story dates back to January 2020, when the Honduran national was arrested by US Border Patrol as an unaccompanied juvenile in Texas, ICE said. They issued him a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge, charging him as inadmissible pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. USBP charged him with being present in the United States without being admitted o…

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Police & Fire
Abandoned Baby Update: Suspect Vehicle ID'd By Police In Alexandria Abandoned Baby Update: Suspect Vehicle ID'd By Police In Alexandria
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…

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