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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, Va. man sentenced to 8 years after stealing scooter from Uber Eats driver
WASHINGTON (7News) — An Alexandria, Va. man was sentenced to eight years in prison for carjacking an Uber Eats delivery driver of his motorized scooter and stealing his phone in July 2023, according to the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court evidence, Daquan Skipper, 27, of Alexandria...
Police: Overnight shootings in Woodbridge believed to be connected
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police are investigating several overnight shootings in Woodbridge that occurred within a two-day span as related to one another. On April 24, at 3 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 15000 block of Alaska Road in Woodbridge to investigate a shots fired call. An investigation revealed the homeowner heard gunshots before finding damage inside the home.
Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County
Delaware State Police arrested Zion Adeduwon, 22, of Bowie, Maryland, and Bryce Jenifer, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on drug charges and resisting arrest following a pursuit that took place […] The post Troopers Arrest Two Men for Drug Offenses and Resisting Arrest Following Pursuit in New Castle County appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
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.
Impaired Waldorf Woman Arrested After Speeding With Two Children In Vehicle
LA PLATA, Md. – A La Plata Police Department officer observed a vehicle speeding and driving erratically in the early hours of April 21, 2024. The vehicle was clocked at 68 mph in a 50 mph zone and stopped near the intersection of Crain Highway and Centennial Street. Upon...
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.
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 […]
Detectives Apprehend Five Suspects Linked To Armed Robberies Orchestrated via Social Media
WALDORF, Md. – On April 22, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects, ages 17 to 21, who were identified as suspects in several armed robberies that go back to April 9, 2024. In these cases, the suspects used a fake profile of a...
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.
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