ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria’s Independent Policing Auditor has found that police officers violated department policy in the August 2025 in-custody death of Allan F. Tucker II, concluding that the arresting officer continued transporting Tucker to the city jail after he repeatedly asked to be taken to a hospital, where he died following a prolonged wait for intake.
The auditor’s final report, released June 22, sustains policy violations against three of the four officers involved. Its central finding is that the primary officer failed to follow directives requiring that an arrestee who asks for medical treatment be taken to a hospital — an obligation the report says does not depend on whether the officer believes the request is genuine. The report does not assess criminal liability or the cause of death; a medical examiner ruled Tucker’s death accidental, and prosecutors declined to charge the officers earlier this year. The auditor’s review is administrative, examining only whether officers complied with Alexandria Police Department policy.
The Alexandria Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the auditor’s findings. This story will be updated with any response…