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Former Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing At Least $342,000 From Company In Alexandria

(Thursday) September 2, 2010

Natosha P. Moore, 26, of Fort Washington, Md., pled guilty today to stealing at least $342,000 from her former employer based in Alexandria, Va.

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Alexandria Deputies Honored

(Monday) August 30, 2010

Deputy Sheriff Audrey Eskridge has received the 2010 Alexandria Optimist Club’s Award Respect for Law Award. The honor is given annually by the Optimists to honor law enforcement personnel who inspire youth through their example to be good citizens and respect legal authority. Eskridge was chosen for her dedication in mentoring, supporting and encouraging children.

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Deputy Sheriff Audrey Eskridge. (Courtesy Photo)
Deputy Sheriff Audrey Eskridge. (Courtesy Photo)

Barricade Situation Resolved

(Monday) August 30, 2010

A man who locked himself in his Lynhaven apartment and did not respond to police attempts to contact him for hours, was found alive but unresponsive when police forcibly entered the home. He was transported by ambulance to INOVA Alexandria Hospital and his condition is unknown.

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Alexandria Deputy Chief of Police Blaine Corle updates Mayor Bill Euille outside of a condominium complex on Luna Park Drive. Police said that a condo resident threatened to commit suicide and locked out his roommate, who called police at around 3:30 a.m. (Photo: James Cullum)
Alexandria Deputy Chief of Police Blaine Corle updates Mayor Bill Euille outside of a condominium complex on Luna Park Drive. Police said that a condo resident threatened to commit suicide and locked out his roommate, who called police at around 3:30 a.m. (Photo: James Cullum)

Pedestrian In Serious Condition After Being Struck By Van

(Friday) August 27, 2010

A man remains in serious condition at Medstar after he was hit by a van while crossing Duke Street.

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Ashburn Man Sentenced To 144 Months For $53 Million Bank Fraud

(Friday) August 27, 2010

Osama El-Atari, 31, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced today to 144 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating a fraud scheme that stole more than $53 million from banks throughout the United States.

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Loan Broker Pleads Guilty To Mortgage Fraud

(Thursday) August 26, 2010

Matthew A. Kim, 39, of Alexandria, Va., pled guilty today to engaging in mortgage fraud as a loan broker for two local mortgage companies.

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Deputy Chief Hassan Aden Inducted Into Evidence-Based Policing Hall Of Fame

(Tuesday) August 24, 2010

On August 11, Deputy Chief Hassan Aden was inducted into the Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame. The Hall recognizes innovative law enforcement practitioners who have been central to the implementation of a high quality research program in their affiliated agency, highlighting individual excellence in both using and conducting policing research.

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David Weisburd, Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, with Evidence-Based Hall of Fame inductee, Hassan Aden of the Alexandria (VA) Police Department. (Courtesy Photo: Creative Services of GMU)
David Weisburd, Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, with Evidence-Based Hall of Fame inductee, Hassan Aden of the Alexandria (VA) Police Department. (Courtesy Photo: Creative Services of GMU)

Suspect Sought In Multiple Old Town Office Burglaries

(Friday) August 20, 2010

Alexandria Police are looking for the culprit in a number of recent Old Town office burglaries. Police said that 11 of 13 burglaries occurred in the same building on the 300 block of North Washington Street.

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Former Employee Sentenced 15 Months For Stealing $279,000 From Thomas Jefferson High School

(Friday) August 13, 2010

Susan Thanh Litwin, 37, of Woodbridge, Va., was sentenced today to 15 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for stealing more than $279,000 from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHS), a Fairfax County magnet school.

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Another Vehicle Carjacked With Child Inside

(Friday) August 13, 2010

For the second time this month, and the third time this summer, a carjacker has stolen a vehicle with a child or children in the back seat in the Washington area. Although the overall rate of carjackings is declining in the metro area, that may be of little consolation or comfort to area parents, says AAA Mid-Atlantic.

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