US EditionMasked Trio Who Terrorized Virginia Family Was Trying to Pull a ‘Prank,’ Police Say
Alexandria police revealed the masked intruders were teens and relatives staging a prank, with over 100 hours spent investigating and no charges filed after family chose not to press them.
- On Oct. 14, a Ring surveillance video showed three masked individuals banging on a home's door near Duke and South Jordan Streets, and Alexandria Police detectives later identified them in the attempted burglary.
- Following community tips after a Monday news conference, police said a woman confessed she, her two sons, and a nephew staged the prank, with relatives from Fairfax County involved.
- The teens were between 14 and 16 and involved in damaging property while Shayla called her armed brother then 911, with police arriving two minutes after the call on Tuesday.
- Officials said no criminal prosecution will proceed as victims chose not to press charges and the commonwealth's attorney declined; Chief Tarrick McGuire cautioned `Absolutely, it could have resulted deadly`.
- Chief Tarrick McGuire urged the holiday season be a lesson, warning adults encouraged dangerous behavior.
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Police Release Shocking Update on Masked Trio Sought in Attempted Virginia Home Break-In Caught on Video
The Alexandria Police Department says an adult woman, her two sons (14 and 16) and her nephew staged the Oct. 14 door-pounding seen on a Ring video, while two adults filmed. After tips, interviews, a confession and 100+ investigative hours, and consultation with prosecutors and the family, no charges will be filed.
Masked trio who terrorized Virginia family was trying to pull a 'prank,' police say
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDCW) – Police in Virginia say an incident in which is appeared that a group of people wearing Halloween masks terrorized a family during a burglary attempt was, in fact, a prank. Police Chief Tarrick McGuire of the Alexandria Police Department provided the update at a news conference Monday morning, more than a week after the incident made headlines across the country. At the news conference, the chief said emergency dispatcher…
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