Friday, March 22, 2013
Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook visited the Old Town elementary school Friday to tie a blue ribbon near where officer was shot.
Dollar by dollar, Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy students took from their piggy banks, took from their Tooth Fairy money, and sold blue ribbons at $5 each to raise funds for the family of wounded Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy. In all, students and staff raised $4,000 for the Laboy family. Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook visited the Old Town elementary school Friday to accept the money on behalf of the family and tie a blue ribbon on a schoolyard fence near where Laboy was shot in the head Feb. 27. Some good things, Cook said, have come from the shooting. “For the children and families who started with their dollars, and their dimes, and the money that they collected, and started this wonderful program, I will say thank you on …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Laboy was shot in the head Feb. 27 during a traffic stop in Old Town.
Two fundraisers and a blood drive are planned for March and April in honor of Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy, who was shot in the head during a traffic stop Feb. 27 in Old Town. Laboy remains hospitalized. Kashif Bashir of Woodbridge has been charged in connection with the shooting. On Thursday, March 21, a blood drive will be held in Laboy’s honor at the Alexandria Police Department, 3600 Wheeler Ave. Participants can give blood from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 1-866-BLOODSAVES to schedule an appointment. On Saturday, March 23, The Greener Cleaner is donating 10 percent of its proceeds to benefit Laboy. The fundraising promotion will be taking place at both the Greener Cleaner of Del Ray and the Greener Cleaner of Clarendon. On …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sgt. Lemuel Houston reported to the Seminary Hill Association on the investigation into the shooting of Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy.
The man suspected of shooting Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy in the head Feb. 27 is refusing to talk to police, a police sergeant told members of the Seminary Hill Association Thursday night. Kashif Bashir, 27, of Woodbridge has been charged with malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He remains in custody. Sgt. Lemuel Houston said Thursday the motive in the shooting is still undetermined. “We don’t know the motive, because the person's not talking,” he said. “He’s not saying a word.” Houston said Bashir has some sort of “fascination” with a person who worked at an office building in Old Town. That aspect of the events that led to the shooting remains under investigation. “It …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden visited the Alexandria Police Department to pay his respects for the Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy, who was shot recently.
Vice President Joe Biden visited the Alexandria Police Department last Friday, meeting with first responders who were on the scene immediately after Officer Peter Laboy was injured in Old Town. The police department announced the news on its Facebook page. "Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to the Alexandria Police Department to meet with Officer Peter Laboy’s Motor Unit to express his condolences and wish him well," reads the post. Deputy Chief Blaine Corle told Patch Tuesday evening while attending an NAACP meeting at Charles Houston Recreation Center that Biden showed “genuine concern” for Officer Laboy and his family. Biden visited with the officers for about an hour, Corle said. “He was very personable and the visit was purely …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wife of wounded Alexandria police officer shares updates on his status.
Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy began undergoing occupational therapy Wednesday in a Washington hospital, one week after being shot in the head outside Lyles Crouch Traditional Academy in Old Town. • See: Officer Peter Laboy in Critical Condition After Shooting Laboy’s wife, Suzanne, announced the news on a Caring Bridge website created to make donations to the Caring Bridge organization and to share her comments about her husband's progress. She wrote Wednesday afternoon: “Occupational therapy just came into room. They actually had him sitting on edge of bed doing exercises. He put his arm around my waist and rubbed my back. No words yet but understands all. In due time! I'm reminded we are blessed.” Earlier Wednesday, she wrote …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Virtue Feed & Grain and the Alexandria Police Association are hosting a silent auction and raffle this weekend.
Old Town Alexandria restaurant Virtue Feed & Grain and the Alexandria Police Association are hosting a fundraiser for Officer Peter Laboy this weekend. The Sunday fundraiser from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. includes a raffle and silent auction. A minimum $10 donation will be collected at the door. Food is included. Anyone wishing to donate items to the silent auction can email Laboyfundraiser@gmail.com. Officer Laboy was injured last week and is listed in critical condition in a Washington, DC hospital. Editor's Note: This article has been changed to reflect that the Alexandria Police Association is the co-sponsor of this event. For earlier news about the incident, see:
Monday, March 4, 2013
A moment of silence was held before the St. Patrick's Day Parade honoring Alexandria Officer Peter Laboy who was shot last week in Old Town Alexandria. His wife has set up a website with information about the situation.
Alexandria's Police Motorcycle Unit traditionally leads the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and this year injured Officer Peter Laboy was honored with a moment of silence before the parade began. An Alexandria Yellow Cab driver allegedly shot Laboy Wednesday right outside of Old Town's Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy. Several police officers at the parade told Old Town Alexandria Patch that Laboy remains in critical condition, but they are optimistic for his recovery. Laboy's wife, Suzanne, has set up a Caring Bridge website to make donations to the Caring Bridge organization and read her comments about her husband's progress. The website is titled "Superman." Suzanne's most recent entry reads: "Things are still progressing positively. I …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Alexandria police say Kashif Bashir, the man charged with shooting officer Peter Laboy on Wednesday in Old Town, had an active license to drive a taxicab despite numerous violations.
Woodbridge taxicab driver Kashif Bashir, charged with shooting Alexandria police officer Peter Laboy in the head Wednesday in Old Town, had undergone a routine background check to drive a cab and was apparently approved despite a long list of convictions for traffic offenses. Bashir, 27, drove for Alexandria Yellow Cab. On Friday, Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg told Patch she wants to know what it takes for a cab driver to fail a background check. “I would support having a requirement of a background check,” Silberberg told Patch. “First, I would like to know what standards, policies and procedures are in place. Is there a standard background check for all cab drivers? Was there a background check not completed on the alleged shooter?” …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy remains in critical condition, according to the chief medical officer attending him. He suffered a 'catastrophic gunshot wound to the head.'
Peter Laboy was shot in the temple Wednesday morning and it’s “remarkable” he’s alive, according to the chief medical officer of Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Janis Orlowski. Laboy suffered a catastrophic gunshot wound to the head,” she said in a news conference in front of the trauma center in Northwest Washington, DC. “It’s remarkable he’s alive today.” Orlowski told reporters that she remained “cautious and concerned” about Laboy’s condition, explaining that after a brain injury of this type there is significant swelling around the injury about 24 to 72 hours later. “This is a difficult time to manage,” she said, adding, “We’re very experienced in this kind of injury.” Orlowski said Laboy has not regained consciousness, but he has…
A Virginia editor asks people to realize that Peter Laboy is more than a cop.
When I was about 7 years old or so, I remember, a Cleveland police officer was shot in the line of duty and killed. Even at that age, I knew enough to feel lucky: My dad was a Cleveland cop, and he wasn't the one who lost his life. In those days, I had a before-school ritual that would last months at a time. Whenever my dad was working the 3-to-11 shift, I'd wake up, clamber down the stairs and peek into my father's bedroom to make sure he was there, that he was alive. See, he would leave for work before I got home from school, and I'd be in bed by the time he returned. And after that poor soul behind the shield lost his life, I had learned young that sometimes cops don't come home, that sometimes random cops aren't in bed when their kids …
Deserie Hirsch
9:39 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
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