Crime & Safety

Alexandria Police Arrest Two Men in Duke Street Robbery Cases

Police arrest men who stole goods from The Motley Fool, engineering firm Brown and Caldwell

Alexandria Police detectives have charged two men in separate burglaries after investigating two burglaries at businesses on Duke Street that occurred in November.

The first burglary took place between the evening of Nov. 4 and morning of Nov. 5 at financial services firm The Motley Fool located at 2000 Duke St. in Old Town Alexandria.

The suspect entered the Fool after it was closed and stole six laptops. The suspect was caught on video surveillance cameras and was identified as Kenard Eugene Johnson, 45, of Prince George's County, Md.

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Warrants for Johnson were issued for burglary, grand larceny and larceny with the intent to sell. Prince George's County Police arrested him on Dec. 10. He has been extradited to Arlington County were he faces charges. He will be held there pending extradition to Alexandria.

The second commercial burglary occurred between Nov. 10 and 11 at environmental engineering and consultancy Brown and Caldwell, which is located at 1600 Duke St.  The suspect entered the firm when it was closed and stole three laptops and other small electronic devices, including a projection system, video game system, digital camera, web camera and external hard drive, according to the police. 

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Video surveillance cameras captured the suspect, who was ultimately identified as Morris Woodrow Feggins, 41, of Washington, D.C.  Feggins was charged with burglary and grand larceny.  He was taken into custody at his residence with the help of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.

A search conducted with a warrant revealed a "large stash of laptops, electronic devices and jewelry," according to a statement from the police.

"At this point we don't know how many other cases this affects," said Alexandria Police spokesman Jody Donaldson, who added that once detectives can sort out the goods they will work to return them to their rightful owners.

Both Johnson and Feggins could face other charges pending the outcome of the investigations. 


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