Crime & Safety

Crime Rewind: Officer Shot in Alexandria

The top news of the week from your Patch sites inside the Beltway.

Arlington

Police: Arlington Man Accused of Swinging a Cane at Victim

  • A 52-year-old man is accused of breaking into a room and swinging a cane at a sleeping victim, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

Report: Car Drives into Potomac River Sunday

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  • An SUV drove into the Potomac River Sunday evening after the driver broke through a barrier on the Memorial Bridge, the Washington Post reports.

Police Report: Chicken Plucked from Crock Pot

  • A chicken cooking in a crock pot was plucked from an Arlington home, according to a report filed with Arlington Police.

Alexandria

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Officer Shot in Alexandria - 'Remarkable' Officer Laboy Is Alive Following Shooting

  • Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy remains in critical condition, according to the chief medical officer attending him. He suffered a  "catastrophic gunshot wound to the head." The suspect in the shooting, , according to police records. 

Del Ray

Charge Dropped Against MacArthur Student Arrested for Incident Involving a Toy Gun

  • Commonwealth's Attorney Randy Sengel says the incident can be "best handled" within Alexandria's school system.
  • Alexandria police fatally shot Taft Sellers, 30, after responding to a domestic disturbance Feb. 18.

Falls Church

Former Swim Club Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse

  • Rick Curl, who co-founded the Curl-Burke Swim Club, faces up to 15 years in prison — a decision that comes just a month after a former Madison High School swim coach struck a deal in a similar case.

New Police Car Joins Falls Church Fleet

  • The department’s new 2013 Ford Police Inceptor will be the only car in the city’s fleet with a traditional black and white paint job.

Annandale

  • According to a news release from the Fairfax County Police Department, 40-year-old Cicero I. Limberea died after hitting a Fairfax County Police cruiser head-on around 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning


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