AlexandriaNews

Alexandria Circuit Court Judge Jim Clark on Friday dismissed the second of three lawsuits filed by citizens against the City over the waterfront small area plan.

Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy William L. Morgan retired from the U.S. Army Reserve earlier this month following a 31-year career. Deputy Morgan, who joined the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office in 1986, retired from the 1107th Mobilization Support Battalion as a Command Sergeant Major.

Five computer hackers in the United States and abroad were charged today, and a sixth pleaded guilty, for computer hacking and other crimes.

Police responded to a report of a suspicious device that was found in a townhouse in the 6500 block of Gildar Street around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the announcement after the verdict was accepted by United States District Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

David Lee Parker, 50, of Alexandria, Va., has pleaded guilty to a six-count criminal information charging him with several different fraud schemes that he perpetrated throughout the past six years.

Alexandria Police are investigating a burglary and assault that occurred in the 1100 block of Archer Court. Around 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 20, a 16 year-old female heard a loud noise at the front door.

A 29 year-old man residing in Wyndham Circle Alexandria, Va., was arrested today for allegedly attempting to detonate a bomb in a suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol Building as part of what he intended to be a terrorist operation.

Police are investigating four reports of armed robberies that occurred within a five mile radius of each other. All of the crimes took place within an hour of each other; between 10:15 and 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.

David Ross, Jr., 36, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for organizing and leading a conspiracy to defraud banks in Northern Virginia and elsewhere. Ross was also ordered to forfeit and pay restitution in the amount of $200,238.