Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Marie Maybell Johnson has not been charged with the Feb. 13 murder of Del Ray resident Elmer "Joe" Roehrs.
Burglary and grand larceny charges against Marie Maybell Johnson, a suspect in the Feb. 13 murder of Del Ray resident Elmer “Joe” Roehrs, are going to an Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury. Chief Judge Becky J. Moore of the Alexandria General District Court forwarded the cases Tuesday following a preliminary hearing. • Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter. Johnson, 45, of no fixed address, was arrested around 3:15 a.m. Feb. 14 following a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Duke Street in connection to a burglary that took place at Roehrs’ Holly Street home in November 2012, according to Alexandria Police. NBC 4 reported in February that Johnson was the only person …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Elmer Roehrs' widow speaks with several TV news crews.
Additional information about the murder of 94-year-old Elmer “Joe” Roehrs, found dead Wednesday in his Holly Street home, has come forward through various television media reports. See: Roehrs’ Death Ruled a Homicide. Patch reported Friday that Marie Maybell Johnson, arrested Thursday morning for a November 2012 burglary at Roehrs’ home, is likely to be charged with Roehrs’ murder. NBC 4 reports that Johnson was the only person seen on security cameras entering and leaving Roehrs’ Holly Street home the day of the murder. The home has a history of break-ins and Roehrs and his family installed the cameras at the house after it became a frequent target. An Alexandria police investigation into the murder is ongoing. Marian Bouk, Roehrs’ wife, …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Marie Maybell Johnson was arrested early Thursday morning in connection to a burglary that happened at Elmer Roehrs’ house in November 2012.
Marie Maybell Johnson will likely be charged with the murder of Elmer Roehrs, a 94-year-old Del Ray man who was found dead inside his Holly Street home on Wednesday evening, according to sources with information about the Alexandria police investigation. Johnson was arrested early Thursday morning in connection to a burglary that happened at Roehrs’ house on Nov. 27, 2012. She was picked up during a traffic stop on Duke Street in Old Town. The 45-year-old woman with no fixed address was in court Friday facing charges related to the November burglary. See: Victim in Suspicious Death Identified as Elmer Roehrs. Johnson knew Roehrs and rented an apartment from his wife, Marian Bouk, according to The Washington Post. Bouk owns several …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Holly Street resident was found dead early Wednesday evening in his home.
The death of Del Ray resident Elmer Roehrs is now being considered a homicide by the Alexandria Police Department following the results of an autopsy performed Thursday. The 94-year-old was killed Wednesday evening in his home in the 2700 block of Holly Street in Del Ray. Police initially classified the case as a “suspicious death,” but did say Roehrs suffered trauma to his upper body. According to a myfoxdc.com report, Roehrs was killed during an apparent burglary or robbery. An investigation into the case continues. Police identified Roehrs as the victim late Thursday morning. See: Victim in Suspicious Death Identified as Elmer Roehrs. Alexandria police detectives had been investigating a November 2012 burglary that occurred at the home …
Alexandria police make arrest related to burglary at Holly Street home, but not in relation to the suspicious death of 94-year-old man.
The victim in Wednesday night’s suspicious death in the 2700 block of Holly Street in Del Ray has been identified as 94-year-old Elmer Roehrs. Alexandria police detectives had been investigating a November 2012 burglary that occurred at the home where the victim was found. The suspect in that burglary was located and arrested early Thursday morning by Alexandria police. Marie Maybell Johnson, 45, of no fixed address was arrested around 3:15 a.m. Thursday following a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Duke Street in Old Town. She was interviewed by police detectives and transported to the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. Johnson was charged with burglary and grand larceny for the Nov. 27, 2012 incident. She has not been charged …
Brick Colonial just off Russell Road has history of break-ins.
Noon Thursday update — The victim of Wednesday night’s suspicious death has been identified as 94-year-old Elmer Roehrs. Alexandria police detectives had been investigating a November 2012 burglary that occurred at the home where the victim was found. The suspect in that burglary was located and arrested early Thursday morning by Alexandria police. For the complete update, click here. — — — — Alexandria police are investigating the suspicious death of a 94-year-old white man Wednesday in a home in the 2700 block of Holly Street in Del Ray. According to a myfoxdc.com report, the man was killed during an apparent burglary or robbery. Police said the man suffered trauma to his upper body. The case is being treated as a suspicious death until …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Police captain says three or four similar burglaries have been reported in recent weeks.
Alexandria Police Captain Scott Ogden warned of a string of related burglaries in the Del Ray area at the monthly membership meeting of the Del Ray Citizens Association on Monday night. Ogden said there have been three or four similar burglaries reported in recent weeks in Sector 2 of the city, which includes Del Ray, Rosemont, Arlandria and other neighborhoods. “We believe they are connected,” Ogden said. “They all appear alike.” Ogden said the burglaries have involved someone using a brick or similar hard object to break a window to gain entry into homes during the day while residents are at work. A detective is assigned to the case. There are no suspects at the moment, but Ogden said the police are going through pawn records and …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Alexandria resident Vincent Edward Evans facing numerous charges.
Alexandria Police arrested city resident Vincent Edward Evans, 20, in connection with a series of burglaries and larcenies from vehicles that occurred in and around Rosemont over the past several months. Detectives executed a search warrant on Evans’ residence on Monday and recovered evidence. Evans was taken into custody and charged with two burglaries—one in the 300 block of W. Masonic View Avenue and another in the 100 block of E. Linden Street. Evans has been charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny, two counts of grand larceny with intent to sell, two counts of conspiring to commit burglary and two counts of conspiring to commit grand larceny. The suspect was also charged with one count of petit larceny and …
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Detective Goble discusses investigation with DRCA
Deshawn Strattman was enrolled at T.C. Williams High School when he was arrested as a suspect in connection with three Alexandria burglaries earlier this month. According to Alexandria Police Detective Julie Goble, Strattman, 18, is believed to be still in police custody along with 19-year-old suspects Demarious White and Cordell Walker. White and Walker are both former T.C. Williams students. All three are being treated as adults in the criminal justice system. Goble spoke at Monday night’s Del Ray Citizens Association meeting to offer details and answer questions about the ongoing investigation. Goble said it was the discovery of a unique guitar at a West End pawnshop that linked the three suspects to the burglaries that took place in …
Jennifer Atkins
8:52 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Not specific to this, but a similar question was posed to Capt. Odgen and Det. Goble at the DRCA meeting last week: how long does it take to arrest someone after a warrant issues? Paraphrasing, they said it depends. It is much faster when someone has a known address or workplace or known associates. Where someone is "of no fixed address" they can be very hard to find and it can take a long time. … more ›