Two Arrested in Alexandria Grocery Store Bomb Threats: Police

PHOTOS: Suspects Melvin Kelly, 36, (left) of Arlington and Dewayne Ishmell, 37, of D.C. Photos courtesy of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office; Harris Teeter, 735 N. St. Asaph St. Patch photo, taken before store opening

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The Alexandria Police Department announced Monday morning it has made two arrests in a series of bomb threats targeting the Harris Teeter grocery store located at 735 N. St. Asaph St. in Alexandria.

The threats were made between April 30 and July 20. The Harris Teeter received five bomb threats in all and evacuated their customers for each occurrence, according to police.

Dewayne Ishmell, 37, of Washington D.C., was charged with two counts of Threats to Bomb. Melvin Kelly, 36, of Arlington, was charged with Soliciting Another to Communicate Threats to Bomb. They were both arrested Friday, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Chris Perry at 703.746.6191.

PHOTO of Harris Teeter, 735 N. St. Asaph St. is a Patch photo, taken just before store opening.