Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Chief of Police, shared two audio clips from the police radio traffic of the suspicious event-turned-barricade that occurred on Wednesday, March 2 in the 6200 block of Larkspur Drive, in Alexandria, at the May 10 Public Safety Committee meeting. The chief firmly believes the manner in which this call was handled from start to finish
Read moreUPDATE: River Drive Homicide; Detectives Sorting through Information Collected, Continue to Ask Public for More Detectives of the Major Crimes Division have diligently continued their investigation into the murder of Johan de Leede that occurred on Friday, March 11 in the 6000 block of River Drive. In coordination with several department personnel, they have engaged the community to encourage anyone
Read moreEric Howard Buckner On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, detectives located and arrested the fourth suspect in the killing of Santos Rafael Zelaya on March 26, 2015. Eric Howard Buckner, 23, of Princess Street in the City of Alexandria, was charged with second degree murder. Although detectives do not believe anyone else is directly involved in this homicide, they would still
Read moreShortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, Special Operations Division/SWAT officers were responding to serve a warrant at a residence in the 7500 block of Tralee Woods Court in Springfield. The warrant was for Rashad James for the reckless discharge of a firearm that occurred on Saturday, March 19. Neighborhood patrol units and patrol officers from the West Springfield District
Read moreRashad James Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the suspect wanted for reckless discharge of a firearm. On Saturday March 19, 2016, at approximately 1:50 p.m., neighbors reported hearing multiple gun shots in the area of the 7500 block of Tralee Woods Drive in Springfield. Rashad James was later identified as the suspect and was allegedly seen carrying
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