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Alexandria police investigating person found dead
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said a person was found dead near a park Wednesday. A person was found dead near Four Mile Park in the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Ave. Someone reported that they saw a dead body in a river at around 1:30 p.m. When police […]
Alexandria CVS stores ransacked of cosmetics and suspect gets busted in Maryland
A Hyattsville man suspected of stealing thousands worth of cosmetic items from multiple CVS stores in Alexandria was arrested with two others in Maryland earlier this month. The three Maryland men are suspected of stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise from Target and other stores throughout the region and were arrested on April 19 by a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. They were charged with grand larceny, possession of stolen goods with the intent to sell and conspiracy to commit retail theft of more than $50,000 in five days.
Motorcyclist killed in crash in Fairfax County after collision with vehicle
BURKE, Va. - A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday night after a crash with another vehicle in Fairfax County. The crash was reported around 10:30 p.m. near Keene Mill Road and Shiplett Boulevard in Burke. The motorcyclist died at the scene. Police closed the intersection for several hours to investigate the...
Bomb Threat Clears High School In Alexandria (VIDEO)
A bomb threat that cleared a Fairfax County high school turned out to be bogus, police said.West Potomac High School in Belle Haven was evacuated Wednesday morning, April 24 for a threat called in over the phone, police said.Out of an abundance of caution, the students were moved from the school to…
Alexandria sets its sights on Eisenhower Avenue overhaul
Eisenhower Avenue’s days at the hot-spot for local drag racing could be coming to an end soon. At a Transportation Commission meeting last week, Senior Transportation Engineer Dan Scolese laid out plans to potentially reduce lanes at the western end of Eisenhower Avenue to install new bicycle lanes and improved transit options.
3 killed, 2 hurt in overnight shootings in the District
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating three separate shootings that happened overnight in the District that left three people dead and two hurt. MPD responded to a shooting just after 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of Bruce Place and Ainger Place SE. They found a teenage boy […]
Alexandria hosts community cookouts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — City departments, including the Alexandria Police Department, hosted the first in a series of community cookouts Tuesday, bringing together people for an evening of food, face painting, games for children, and more. The goal of the free events is to create a fun atmosphere while connecting members of the […]
Crumbl Cookies coming to the Bradlee Shopping Center
Crumbl Cookies is coming to Alexandria’s Bradlee Shopping Center. There have been reports of the cookie store coming to the Bradlee Shopping Center for years, but construction is finally underway. Construction started at the end of March at 3618 King Street to convert the 1,900-square foot space into a...
Day 23: School board tells jurors Kate was a “manipulative” liar since she was 12, as her lawyers ask jurors to believe a girl’s pleas for help
On Tuesday, the jury heard two very different portraits of a 12-year-old girl in courtroom 1000 of the federal district courthouse in Alexandria. In closing arguments, Sona Rewari, an attorney for the Fairfax County School Board, stepped forward, putting a folder with her speech on a heavy wood lectern that faced the jury box, the judge, Rossie D. Alston Jr., over her right shoulder and B.R., or “Kate,” a former student at Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, over her left shoulder, sitting at the plaintiff’s table just an arm’s length away, flanked by her attorneys, Alison Anderson, to her left, and Andrew Brenner, to her right.
More than $50K in luxury handbags and other items stolen from two consignments shops in Old Town
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the theft of more than $50,000 worth of luxury handbags stolen from two consignment shops in the city. On Jan. 26, the owner of Encore Consignment Boutique (119 S. Fairfax Street) reported just after midnight that the front glass door was smashed and that approximately $8,600 worth of luxury handbags and other merchandise were stolen, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. The business was broken into again on Feb. 28 at around 5 a.m., and approximately $6,300 worth of luxury handbags were stolen.
DC barricade shuts down several roads, suspect remains on building roof
WASHINGTON - D.C. police have set up a barricade after a suspect ran from officers in Northwest. Police say they attempted to stop an individual for an investigation. The suspect took a bicycle and fled. Officers found the suspect a few blocks away in the 600 block of H Street, Northwest.
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