Friday, March 1, 2013
Neighbors of Kashif Bashir also recount visits from police — both this week and in the past.
The Woodbridge taxi driver charged with shooting an Alexandria police officer in the head Wednesday is no stranger to law enforcement. Several Northern Virginia jurisdictions list charges against Kashif Bashir over the past few years — with many of those charges coming at the end of traffic stops similar to the one that ended so violently Wednesday. Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy was shot at the corner of S. St. Asaph and Wilkes streets, just outside a school playground and a few blocks from the bustle of King Street in Old Town. Police arrested Bashir after he crashed his taxi in Fairfax County, ending a police chase that started moments after the shooting. Bashir, 27, an Alexandria Yellow Cab driver, is charged with malicious …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Former Alexandria police chief David Baker and Sheriff Dana Lawhorne share their thoughts of Officer Peter Laboy, who was shot in the head Wednesday in Old Town.
David Baker, a former Alexandria police chief, says Officer Peter Laboy is a devoted family man who is well liked by his fellow police officers and has proved to be a steady presence on Alexandria’s streets throughout his career with the department. “He’s a good man, a good and decent man,” Baker said. “He’s an outstanding and distinguished public servant. … He’s very popular with his colleagues, a fun guy to be around and a real caring individual.” Laboy, 45, remains in critical condition at Medstar Washington Hospital after being shot in the head Wednesday morning during a routine traffic stop in Old Town. Kashif Bashir, 27, of Woodbridge, has been charged as a suspect in the shooting. Baker, who was second-in-command with the …
Peter Laboy remains in critical condition; preliminary April court date set for suspect Kashif Bashir.
Woodbridge resident Kashif Bashir's preliminary court date has been set for April. He was charged as a suspect in yesterday's shooting of Officer Peter Laboy in Alexandria. Laboy remains in critical condition this morning after allegedly being shot in the head in Old Town during a routine traffic stop, according to City of Alexandria spokesman Tony Castrilli. Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Sengel told Patch Thursday morning that there was a very brief 9 a.m. hearing at the court house and suspect Kashif Bashir is being held without bail at the Alexandria Detention Center. The Thursday morning hearing was conducted via video hook-up from the jail, Sengel said. Judge Donald Haddock presided. A preliminary hearing has been set for April 10 at…
The Alexandria resident allegedly was shot by Woodbridge resident Kashif Bashir, the driver of an Alexandria Yellow Cab minivan, during a routine traffic stop.
An Alexandria police officer remains in critical condition after being shot in the head Wednesday morning during a routine traffic stop, according to a police department statement. Motorcycle Officer Peter Laboy, 45, of Alexandria, was responding to a look out from the department for a yellow cab minivan for a minor offense. Laboy is a 17-year veteran of the department, and has worked for the past six years as a motorcycle officer in the Motor Unit. The suspect is Kashif Bashir, 27, of Woodbridge, Va. He is in custody and has been charged with malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He is being held without bond. Soon after Laboy approached the cab, the Department of Emergency …
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4:52 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Is this guy in the country legally? All the that is being reported is that he is a Pakistani National more ›