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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