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Anderson man arrested after evading APD, Alexandria schools on soft lock down

Last week, Alexandria Community School campuses were placed on a soft lock down while Alexandria Police officers along with Madison County Sheriff Deputies, searched for a suspect who ran from APD officer, Sergeant Cody Anderson.Anderson was running stationary radar in his police vehicle when a red truck driving south on Park Avenue was clocked running 35 mph in a 25 mph zone.

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Alexandria Police Chief, Mike Montgomery, recommended the Alexandria Board of Works approve the promotion of APD Officer, Eric Holtzleiter to Captain Monday evening.Montgomery said the position has be vacant since Officer Matt Ellis was assigned as one of the school resource officers.

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