CRIME & SAFETY
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.
Suspicious death in Alexandria, police say
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said they consider the death of a man found hurt in an apartment building early Monday morning suspicious. The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said officers went to the building in the 900 block of N. Henry St. shortly before 3:30 a.m. after they received word of an injured […]
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…
Home catches fire in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Crews with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were on the scene of a two-alarm fire at a home in Burke, Va. on Wednesday morning. In a post made on X, formerly Twitter, just before 9:15 a.m., officials said the fire happened at a home in the […]
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.
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