Friday, May 17, 2013
The Alexandria Police Department reported the following crimes in the Del Ray-Rosemont-Arlandria area of Alexandria.
Note: The addresses listed below indicate blocks and not specific addresses of incidents. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not necessarily indicate a conviction. May 15 — An arrest was made for disorderly conduct at 10:05 p.m. in the 3900 block of Mount Vernon Avenue. May 15 — An arrest was made for driving under the influence at 1:45 a.m. at the corner of Jefferson Davis Highway and E. Reed Avenue. May 14 — A theft was reported at 6:24 p.m. in the 500 block of Commonwealth Avenue. May 14 — A hit-and-run incident involving property damage was reported at 1:52 p.m. in the 2100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue. May 14 — A vandalism offense was reported at 11:19 a.m. in the 3200 block of Landover Street. May 14 — A property crime was …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Morton Marshall Ford III died in 2011 from complications related to a blood transfusion when he was shot in 1974. He was also the center of a charged legal battle regarding then police Chief Charles Strobel.
Alexandria police officer Morton Marshall Ford III, who died in 2011, was among those added this week to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. In remarks to an estimated 20,000 officers, families and supporters at a ceremony Monday at the wall in Washington, DC, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the dead represented “the best of our nation.” In all, 321 new names were added to the wall and honored with a candle-light vigil Monday night, including 120 who died in 2012. See: National Police Week 2013: Candles Raised for the Fallen On Nov. 26, 1974, Sergeant "Morty" Ford was shot when he and several other officers responded to a robbery in progress in Old Town, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
It's time for this week's roundup of the region's wackiest news.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Weird Virginia/DC usually runs on Patch sites every Saturday. Everyone knows that Northern Virginia and DC traffic is notoriously bad. Add a sinkhole to the mix, and you've got problems. That's what happened in Reston this week when motorists on Lawyers Road near Steeplechase were detoured, as a 10-foot sinkhole showed itself. Fairfax Water and road crews patched the spot by the evening rush hour, and thankfully no one was injured by the giant hole in the road. We realize everybody hates traffic, but somebody out there also hates Mother's …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Jacob Choi ran into the street May 4 on Stevenson Avenue.
Alexandria police have released the name of the 4-year-old boy who was struck and killed May 4 when he ran into the street and in front of an oncoming SUV. Police identified the boy as Jacob Choi. They did not say if he lived near the crash area, on Stevenson Avenue in West End Alexandria. A police spokeswoman earlier said that Choi had family in the area. The boy was walking alongside the road with his mother when he broke free and ran, said Alexandria police spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt. The boy’s mother ran after him and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Speed was not determined to be a factor in the crash, and the 84-year-old driver of the Jeep SUV faces no criminal charges. The crash remains under investigation. Also read:
The Alexandria Police Department reported the following crimes in the Del Ray-Rosemont-Arlandria area of Alexandria.
Note: The addresses listed below indicate blocks and not specific addresses of incidents. Where an arrest is mentioned, it does not necessarily indicate a conviction. May 8 — A breaking-and-entering incident was reported at 6:42 a.m. in the 2500 block of Leslie Avenue. May 7 — A residence in the 200 block of Clifford Avenue was entered by breaking glass on the front door and unlocking it. Nothing was taken and the interior was not ransacked. The incident was reported at 1:13 p.m. May 7 — At 12:18 p.m., an unknown subject reportedly entered a victim’s residence and stole cash from a victim’s wallet. The victim awoke with the subject in the residence and chased the subject from the house. May 7 — At 10:11 a.m., a victim reported her …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Necklace badge pendants raise money for wounded Alexandria officer and are available at B&C Jewelers at the Bradlee Shopping Center.
Long after the ambulances and TV crews are gone, after police operations return to normal, Alexandria officer Peter Laboy still suffers. Laboy, who was shot in the head Feb. 27 during a traffic stop in Old Town, is back home, recuperating with family. Local residents who took the shooting to heart continue to raise funds for the family. That includes Vicki Forness of Arlington, owner of B&C Jewelers at the Bradlee Shopping Center in Alexandria. Forness, along with friend and loyal customer Karen Bune, is selling a badge pendant honoring Laboy. All proceeds for pendant sales go to Laboy’s family. “I just thought it was kind of perfect,” Forness said. “It was the badge, symbolic of the police, the name on it, the fact that he’s been …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Four-year-old boy was struck by vehicle, killed Saturday in Alexandria.
Alexandria police say charges will not be filed against the driver of a SUV who struck and killed a 4-year-old boy Saturday in West End Alexandria. • See: 4-Year-Old Hit, Killed in Alexandria; Mother Injured Police spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt said Monday that she could not release the speed of the vehicle at the time of the collision, which also injured the boy’s mother, saying it was under investigation. The speed limit in the area where the crash occurred, in the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue, is 35 mph. “It just looks like a horrible and unfortunate accident,” Hildebrandt said. The 84-year-old driver, whose name has not been released, remained on the scene of the crash, police said Saturday. The boy and his mother were walking …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Park is located in Arlington, off of George Washington Memorial Parkway and just north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Update (4:53 p.m.): The body found Monday afternoon in the area of Gravelly Point Park in Arlington is that of 83-year-old Victoria Kong, who was reported missing Friday, the U.S. Park Police have confirmed. "The exact location was north of the airport, south of Gravelly Point off the George Washington Parkway approximately 30 feet from the bike trail in a wooded area," spokesman Paul Brooks said in an email. A search and rescue team with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department found Kong, according to Brooks. The investigation is ongoing. Original story (4:11 p.m.): The U.S. Park Police are investigating the body of a woman found Monday afternoon at Gravelly Point Park. The body was found about 30 feet off a bike …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Victoria Kong, 83, was last seen Friday walking toward Gravelly Point.
Authorities are looking for a missing woman who was last seen Friday on the Mount Vernon Trail. Victoria Kong, 83, was walking north toward Gravelly Point near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 6:30 p.m. Friday when she went missing, according to a news release sent Sunday by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. Kong is a 5-foot-3, 130-pound Hispanic female from Barbados who has a light skin tone. She has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a long purple and brown dress with a floral design and sandals. She was carrying a tan sweater or jacket with a black purse. Authorities are asking anyone with information concerning Kong to contact the MWAA police at 703-417-2400 or the case …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Police have not yet released the boy's name.
A 4-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday on Stevenson Avenue in West End Alexandria. The boy was walking alongside the road with his mother when he broke free and ran, said Alexandria police spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt. "The 4-year-old ran into the street," she said. "The mother ran after him." An 84-year-old man was driving a 2010 Jeep Commander eastbound on Stevenson Avenue when the boy ran into the street, police found in their preliminary investigation. The boy’s mother ran after him, and both were struck by the Jeep, according to a news release. The mother and son were taken to INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where the boy was pronounced dead. The mother sustained non-life-threatening injuries, …
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