Alexandria’s uptick in violent crimes this summer has caught the attention of the police chief.
Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire said the city has seen a significant spike in felonious assaults, including a stabbing on July 22 in the city’s West End and an unrelated stabbing near the Braddock Road Metro Station on July 21. A man was also arrested after allegedly brandishing a knife and assaulting a man in Old Town on July 20.
“Over the last couple weeks, we have seen a significant spike in crime in several areas, that is felonious assaults, where we have had persons with knives, and none of them have been connected,” McGuire told ALXnow. “One is [two] persons sitting outside the Braddock Metro that got into an argument, and [one of the men] stabbed an individual and an arrest was made. Another one was a domestic-related stabbing between two partners, and an arrest was made.”…