Around 8:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, police were called to the 6100 block of North King’s Highway, for a report of a shot person. Upon arrival, police found Santos Rafael Zelaya, 64, inside a residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Zelaya was medevac’d by the police helicopter to a local hospital, where he died. The exact manner and cause of
Read moreThe quick actions by patrol officers in the Mount Vernon police district led to the arrest of a man who reportedly attempted to assault and rob one person then robbed another in a matter of minutes. Police were initially called to a parking lot in the 7700 block of Richmond Highway around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, for a
Read moreMount Vernon patrol officers responded to a citizen report of a “suspicious” vehicle parked in a lot in the 7700 block of Richmond Highway on Saturday, February 7 at around 3 p.m. Patrol officers engaged in discussion with occupants of the Toyota Corolla and charged them with trespassing, as the shopping center had a “no trespassing sign” posted nearby. An
Read moreLast night, Saturday, January 31, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Mount Vernon police district responded to a trespassing complaint at a restaurant located in the 7600 block of Richmond Highway. The man who was trespassing, 39 year-old Shelbin L. Northern, had been previously banned from the property by restaurant management. Mr. Northern was told he was under arrest
Read morePolice are investigating a road rage incident that occurred between 6:40 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, in the 5600 block of Pole Road, in the Alexandria area. The drivers of a blue Ford Titanium car and a dark-colored Ford Escape stopped their vehicles on Pole Road near the baseball fields and became involved in an altercation. The
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