Friday, May 24, 2013
Investigation continues into the homicide of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins.
The off-duty Arlington County sheriff’s deputy who police say was involved in the homicide of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins early Wednesday in Alexandria’s Lynhaven neighborhood is not being held in custody because he is not considered a flight risk by authorities, according to WUSA9. • See: Dawkins' Death Ruled a Homicide Dawkins was shot following an early morning confrontation with Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, police said. Dawkins died after being transported to the hospital. No charges have been filed against Patterson, an Alexandria resident and 17-year veteran of Arlington’s sheriff’s office. He's currently on administrative leave. • See: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting Police told The Washington Post Patterson …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Mayor Bill Euille urges community "to be patient, and allow the justice system to do its work."
The death of Lynhaven resident Julian Dawkins has been ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner following the results of an autopsy, Alexandria police said Thursday evening. • See: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting Dawkins, 22, was shot early Wednesday following a confrontation with off-duty Arlington County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, police said. No charges have been filed against Patterson. Police continue to investigate the case and are interviewing witnesses in order to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting. Alexandria detectives have consulted with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office regarding whether or not criminal charges should be filed, according to a press release from…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Julian Dawkins, 22, was pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday.
Alexandria police have identified the victim in Wednesday morning's suspicious death in Lynhaven as 22-year-old city resident Julian Dawkins. • See: Police Interviewing Arlington Sheriff's Deputy in Suspicious Death Case At 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a person being shot in the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive. Police quickly located the male victim, who was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a release from the Alexandria Police Department. Police said they have questioned Arlington County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, 44, who was involved in the shooting. Patterson, a 17-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, is also an Alexandria resident, police said. He has been placed …
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Alexandria police respond to reports of a shooting early Wednesday morning in Lynhaven.
1:30 p.m. update — Alexandria police have officially identified the victim as 22-year-old city resident Julian Dawkins. An investigation is ongoing. More on Patch: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting — — — — 11:15 a.m. update — The victim in Wednesday morning's incident is being identified as Julian Dawkins, according to WNEW. According to the report, there's a dispute as to whether an altercation occurred: The victim’s mother, Gwen Pratt Miller, identifies the man as Julian Dawkins. Dawkins is the cousin of Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt. He was among a group of people that had gone out earlier that evening to celebrate Ruffin-Pratt making the team, the family says. Contrary to police statements, a woman who …
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100 Lynhaven Dr, Alexandria, VA
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
First-time councilmembers granted revote after initially voting against Reed Avenue complex.
Alexandria City Council approved plans Saturday to construct a new affordable housing complex at the corner of E. Reed Avenue and Route 1 with a vote that was conducted twice, after the two dissenting council members asked to vote again so they could support it. The project submitted by nonprofit AHC calls for a three- to five-story building with 78 affordable housing units that will be marketed to residents with incomes up to 60 percent of the area’s median income for 60 years. The hang-up for Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg and Councilman John Chapman—two members of council serving for the first time who both campaigned for more affordable housing in the city—was on parking at the complex. As part of a financing package for the project, …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Area residents successfully pleaded with the commission not to make a decision that could potentially aggravate an already difficult parking situation.
The Planning Commission ultimately agreed with dozens of speakers who pleaded with its members not to make a decision that could aggravate already abysmal parking conditions in Lynhaven. Nonprofit AHC plans to build a three- to five-story building with nearly 80 affordable housing units for 60 years at the corner of E. Reed Avenue and Route 1. But the AHC proposal calls for its tenants to pay for parking at $35 per space per month. Area residents cried foul, saying the building's new tenants would try to circumvent the fee by searching for free street parking. The AHC representative, the omnipresent Alexandria lawyer Duncan Blair, said the city is spending a fortune on public transit and the E. Reed Avenue corridor is a “transit-oriented …
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E Reed Ave & Jefferson Davis Hwy, Alexandria, VA
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A look at National Night Out activities in Del Ray, Lynhaven, Hume Springs and Warwick Village.
More than 30 neighborhoods across Alexandria recognized National Night Out on Tuesday evening with block parties, cookouts and other events. City officials partnered with the neighborhoods, the Alexandria Police Department, Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department for the nationwide crime and drug prevention effort sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. At the event in the field next to Mount Vernon Recreation Center in Del Ray, Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille told the crowd National Night Out is one of his favorite events of the year. He even came back from vacation on the Eastern Shore just for the night to attend as many of the neighborhood events as time would allow. “Crime is at an historic low in Alexandria,” Euille said, …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Victim transported to INOVA Fairfax with 'non-life-threatening' injuries.
11 p.m. update — According to a crime alert message from Lynhaven Citizens Association President Joe Bondi, police say they believe the victim and the suspect in the stabbing incident knew each other. — — — — Alexandria Police responded to an “apparent stabbing” that occurred around 8:24 p.m. Thursday on the 3500 block of Wilson Avenue in Lynhaven. The victim was transported to INOVA Fairfax with injuries referred to as “non-life-threatening” in an email from a City of Alexandria spokesperson. Police blocked off an alley between Wilson Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue around 9:30 p.m. The alley empties onto E. Reed Avenue near Cora Kelly Recreation Center. Police are continuing to investigate the scene and detectives are interviewing …
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Mellisa Cont
1:40 am on Sunday, May 26, 2013
Justice needs to be served in this case! This officer was completely wrong and needs to be held without bond. He is a danger to the community. A 17 year vertern of the court conducting himself in this manner, shame! He acted like he was in the wild west or something. For that matter, this was a 22 year old neighbood kid that was apparntly trying to get in his aunts house away from him. He caught … more ›