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Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Named Virginia Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Cañas Named Virginia Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Wants $10K Hiring Bonuses for 15 New Deputies
Alexandria Sheriff Brings Back Retired Deputies to Help Staffing Issues
Alexandria Sheriff Brings Back Retirees to Contend with Staffing Shortage
Alexandria Sheriff Casey Graduates National Leadership Program
Head of the Class: Deputies Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
"We've Impacted Generations": Community Cookouts Kick Off Summer in ALX
Autism Advocate Works with Alexandria First Responders to Improve Autism Crisis Response
Learn About the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office by Applying for Its Community Academy
Expungement of Criminal Records Made Easier in Alexandria
Officials Create ‘One-Stop Shop’ to Expunge Criminal Records at Alexandria Courthouse
Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Inmates
Rehabilitation Programs in Alexandria Jail Help Inmates Prepare for Life Beyond Bars
Sheriff ’s Office Seeks Public Comments
Recognized for Excellence in Operations, Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Earns Reaccreditation
National Night Out in Alexandria: Annual Event Builds Community Connection with Law Enforcement
National Night Out in Alexandria Draws Community to Mingle and Play with Local Law Officers
Goal! Alexandria Police and Sheriff’s Office Join Latino Kids to Close Summer Soccer Camp
Alexandria Expands Gun Lock Distribution
Alexandria’s First Responders’ Valor Award Winners of 2023
The Chamber ALX’s Valor Awards Recognize Alexandria’s First Responders
Drug Take Back Day Disposal Details
‘The Definition of Hero’ Wreath Laying Remembers Fallen Deputy Truesdale
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Introduces Wellness App for Employees
APD, Sheriff React to Memphis Death
Tyre Nichols Beating By Police Condemned by Alexandria Law Enforcement
Alexandria Law Enforcement Issues Condemnation of Tyre Nichols Killing in Memphis
New Alexandria Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
31 Law Enforcement Officers in Alexandria Graduate from Academy
Sheriff's Office Earns CALEA Re-Accreditation
Alexandria Sheriff's Office Earns National Accreditation for Tenth Consecutive Period
Nearly 500 Pounds of Meds Collected
Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Michael McGhee Named Crisis Intervention Team Deputy of the Year
Sheriff Warns of Phone Scammers
Alexandria Sheriff Warns of Phone Scam
Phone Scam Warning Issued by Alexandria Sheriff's Office
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office, Inmates Participate in Project for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Police Departments across Virginia Participate in National Coffee with a Cop Day
Inmate Reentry Program in Alexandria Honors First Graduates
Coffee With A Cop Planned With Alexandria Police, Sheriff's Office
Kits para Guardar Armas: Conoce la Nueva Iniciativa para Prevenir el Suicidio en Alexandria
Alexandria Remembers Benjamin Thomas, 16-year-old Black Boy Lynched in 1899
Alexandria Sheriff’s Community Academy Now Taking Applications for Sept. Session
Two Alexandria Public Safety Professionals Earn Top Honors from Virginia American Legion
8 Alexandria Deputy Sheriffs, 13 Police Officers Graduate From Academy
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Partners with U.S. Army to Offer Servicemembers Employment Opportunities
‘The Time of My Life’ in Alexandria: Lawhorne Honored for 43-Year Career
Retired Sheriff Dana Lawhorne Honored for Career in Law Enforcement
How Is the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Doing? National Assessors Want To Hear From Residents
Casey Sworn in as Sheriff in Alexandria
New Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey Cancels Swearing-In Ceremony Citing Covid Crisis
Stepping Down After 16 years, Alexandria Sheriff Laments Mental Health Crisis in Jails
New Alexandria Officers, Sheriff's Deputies Graduate From Academy
Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Aims to Provide Familiar Voice to Arriving Refugees
Alexandria Starts Program To Prevent Opioid Overdoses Among Former Inmates
2021 Valor Awards Honor Alexandria Heroes
Alexandria Celebrates New Graduates from Criminal Justice Academy
Alexandria Jail Slowly Lifting COVID Restrictions
City Holds Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Alexandria Collects 442 Pounds of Unwanted Medication in Drug Take Back
442 Pounds of Drugs Collected at Drug Take Back Day in Alexandria
Sheriff Lawhorne Announces Retirement
Alexandria Sheriff to Retire After 16 Years
Longtime Alexandria Sheriff to Retire at Year’s End
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Remembers Seniors on Valentine’s Day
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Spearheads 14th Street Bridge Closing during Inauguration
Alexandria Sheriff's Deputies Assist in Shutting Down 14th Street Bridge for Inauguration
Sean Casey, Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Captain, Graduates Public Leadership Program
Eleven New Deputies Join Alexandria Sheriff’s Office
Saving Lives: Alexandria Law Enforcement Officials Recognized for Heroism
Be Aware: Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Reports New Phone Scam
Bonding Through Books: Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputies Enjoy Reading to Kids Online
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Civilians to Train in Bystander Intervention
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Joins National Initiative Focused on Preventing Harm in Law Enforcement
Sheriff's Office Wants to Change Policing Culture with Bystandership Training
Above and Beyond in Alexandria: First Responders Honored in Hybrid Valor Awards Ceremony
Seven Deputies With the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Graduate From Criminal Justice Academy
Nonprofit ‘Heard’ to Teach Art and Creative Writing Classes on Zoom with Alexandria Jail Inmates
Alexandria Sheriff Issues Statement on the Death of George Floyd
Inmate Program Manager at Alexandria’s Jail Talks Candidly about Doing Her Job in the Covid Age
Color Along Virtually with Alexandria Sheriff’s Office’s Deputies
Alexandria Inmates Can Now Make Video Calls Home
Coloring Books Bring Kids and Deputies Together
Storytime: Alexandria Sheriffs Are Reading to Kids Online
To Protect and Serve in Alexandria
Alexandria Adult Detention Center is Closed to Visitors, Volunteers
Deputy Ashley Battle Named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Eleven Alexandria Deputies Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
Firefighters and Friends to the Rescue in Alexandria
Local Inmates Responsible for Much of Old Town's Holiday Decorations
Sheriffs Wearing Pink Badges for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
All the Buzz in Alexandria: Hundreds Turn Out to Surprise 4-year-old Cancer Survivor
Sentences to be Heard in Alexandria: Detention Center Recognizes Creative Writing Winners
Alexandria Inmates Awarded For Creative Writing
Out with the Old: Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Sports New Uniforms
Looking Sharp! Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Announces New Uniform, Shoulder Patch
Alexandria Sheriff's Office Changes Uniforms
Eight Sheriff’s Deputies Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
Del Ray Business Association Honors Lawhorne
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne Receives Key To Del Ray
Sheriff’s Office and Virginia Theological Seminary Partner for Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
Unused Drugs Collected during DEA’s Prescription Take Back Day
New Inmate Program Paves the Way for Ex-Offenders to Work as Flaggers
To Protect and Serve in Alexandria: Gallagher, Hunter named Law Enforcement Officers of the Year
Alexandria Deputy Juarez Honored for Off-Duty Heroism
Sheriff and Police Assist Seniors during Snowstorm
Drug Take Back and Disposal Box Net 240 Pounds
Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Ten Recruits
20 Alexandrians Graduate from First Sheriff’s Community Academy Class
Detention Center Holds Creative Writing Contest
Inmates Participate in Creative Writing Contest
Paul Manafort Moved to Alexandria Jail, a Past Home to Spies and Terrorists
Alexandria Hosts Drug Take Back Day
Alexandria Welcomes Newly Graduated Deputies and Officers
Alexandria Gets 11 New Police Officers, 10 Deputy Sheriffs
Remembering Alexandria’s Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
Three Recruits Join Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Thompson Named Officer of Year in Alexandria
Spreading Spring Cheer in Alexandria
Alexandria Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Input
Drug Take Back Nets 140 Pounds in Alexandria
New Alexandria Law Enforcement Officers Graduate from Academy
Chamber of Commerce Honors Sheriff's Office at Salute to Veterans
Crisis Intervention Team Recognizes Outstanding Work
Mass for First Responders to Honor Those who Put Their Lives on the Line
George Washington Birthday Parade Units Honored
American Legion Honors Alexandria Deputy and Firefighter with State Awards
New Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
Alexandria Jaycees Honor Outstanding City Employees
Speaker Tells Inmates "Don't Be Afraid to Change"
Valor Awards in Alexandria: Tales of Heroism
Hometown Heroes: Valor Awards to Honor 21 First Responders
Alexandria Deputies Recognized and Honored
Alexandria Post 24 Honors Deputy and Firefighter
Alexandria Sheriff, 59, Chases Murder Suspect He Honored in 2015
Prisoner Resource Fair Offers a Head Start
New Deputies Graduate from Academy
New Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputies Sworn In
"Operation Elf" Helps Families of Inmates
Sheriff's Office Reading for ‘Read Across Alexandria’
Sheriff's Office Helps Lumberton
Public Safety and ACPS Partnering for “Read Across Alexandria”
Sheriff’s Office Salutes Volunteers at Luncheon
Inmate Artwork Exhibited at 2016 Art on the Avenue
Pink Badges for Breast Cancer Awareness
Sheriff's Office Focusing on Back-to-School Safety
Law Enforcement and Community Come Together for a Night of Celebration
“Drug Take Back” Event Collects 11 Bags of Prescription Drugs
Alexandria Deputies Collect More than 300 Pounds of Medication at Drug Take Back
Alexandria Inmates Honored at Ceremony
Tony Suggs Addresses Inmates, Writes Autobiography
Former Mayor Meets with Inmates
Honored for Crisis Intervention Work
Sheriff's Office Participates in Read Across America
Sons of the American Revolution Honor Sergeant with Law Enforcement Award
Tragedy and Charity for Deputy Sheriff
New Defibrillators around City
Sheriff's Office and Partners Holding Drug Take Back Event
Chamber Honors Public Safety Personnel
Salute to Women Awards Honors 11