Please join the Alexandria Sexual Assault Response Team for a panel presentation on the City’s response to sexual assault.   Panel members will include individuals from City agencies including the Alexandria Police Department, Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Victim Witness Assistance Program, and the Department of Community and Human Services Sexual Assault Center.

No need to RSVP.  Refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Detective Amy Santiago at 703.746.6289 or Amy.Santiago@alexandriava.gov.

Winter always leaves its mark on our streets. Please take a little time on Saturday, March 31 to pick up errant papers that have found their way onto your median or at curbside. Sweep up those broken branches and leftover leaves. Do the same for a neighbor if they’re absent or not able to tidy up the front of their home.

Of course you can clean up the area at any time, but it’ll be more fun if neighbors join together at the same time. You know, like we do when it snows….(shhhhh, don’t want to jinx us.)

This is different from the annual Alexandria City Spring Cleanup, when on one day per year residents may place unwanted bulky trash and metal items at the curb. The City is divided into four collection areas and each area is assigned a unique Saturday for Spring Clean-Up throughout April and May. As of press time, Warwick Village date’s had not been posted.

WVCA plans to take advantage of Beautification Day on March 31 to begin installing low maintenance native plants around the end caps of the medians. You may see volunteers digging at the corner of Aspen/Mosby, Sycamore/Landover, and a few other intersections. With a minimum of care, these native plants should take hold and add an attractive touch around the village.

Watch our Facebook page and Twitter feeds beginning mid- to end-March for details on volunteering for the end cap project and information on the City’s Spring Cleanup.

RSVP Information Online; Call Center Available for Public Inquiries

For immediate release: February 13, 2012

The Alexandria Fire Department is continuing to make preparations for memorial events scheduled this week to honor Paramedic Joshua Weissman, who fell from the roadway and died from his injuries last week during an emergency response to a car fire on I-395.

All information related to the memorial service events is posted online at http://alexandriava.gov/LODDJWeissman. If you or your group plans to attend the visitation, funeral, or repast scheduled on February 15-16, please fill out an online form to RSVP for these events as soon as possible. Fire or police department groups planning to bring apparatus, equipment, or color guard units should provide their contact information on this form. Honor guard units are not needed at this time.

All participants are urged to carpool and use public transit to attend memorial events. Parking will be extremely limited and road closures or traffic delays will make it difficult for participants to arrive at events. By Tuesday, February 14, the City will post locations online where public parking is available, and provide a shuttle service schedule for groups that are parking at designated locations off-site.

If you need assistance filling out the form, have questions, or require additional information, please call 703.746.HELP (4357). The Department sincerely appreciates the outpouring of support from the community and regional partners as we plan these events.

Residents are advised that the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct a series of training flights over the Washington D.C. area on Thursday, February 9, from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. The training flights will involve Civil Air Patrol aircraft, Air Force F-16s, and a U.S. Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter.

In event of inclement weather, the exercise will take place the following evening.

Sock Hop

$25 – Singles

$40 – Couples

$50 – Entire Family

Tickets are available for purchase at KelleyCares.org or A Show Of Hands (2301 Mt. Vernon Ave.)

Proceeds benefit Miracle Field to honor Mr. Ryan Bailey.

Food by local restaurants.

Music by:

Kate Moran Band

Bill Mansfield on the Banjo

Mars Rodeo Band

Irish Breakfast Band

Janna Audey Band

Learn more about the Miracle Field: www.miracleleagueofalexandria.com

To view the event flyer, click here.

The academy will be held every Wednesday from 6:30 p.m.to 10:00 p.m. at the Police Department’s new Headquarters at 3600 Wheeler Ave in the Community Room, located on the 1st floor. Classes begin on March 14, 2012, and will end with a formal graduation ceremony on May 23, 2012.

The program is offered free of charge. Class size is limited to twenty participants. Applicants will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Participants of the Citizens Police Academy must be at least 21 years of age and live or work in the City. In addition Criminal History checks will be conducted on all applicants.

The curriculum covers the core elements that are essential for participants to gain a greater understanding of police operations. As a result of their participation, residents can make more informed judgments about the Alexandria Police Department and its daily operations. The Police Department is simultaneously able to acquire a greater understanding of the views and concerns of the community through an enhanced relationship with the public.

For more information on the Citizens Police Academy or to request an application, visit alexandriava.gov/Police or e-mail the Volunteer Office at Virginia.obranovich@alexandriava.gov.

The deadline for registrations is February 14, 2012.