ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 8, 2003
Alexandria Police Search For Escaped Juvenile Suspect
Today, at 4:47 p.m., Alexandria police were called to the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home at 200 South Whiting Street for the report of an escaped suspect. Emmanuel Taboko, a 17-year-old from Arlington, escaped from the facility after forcing his way through multiple steel doors inside the secure facility. He then climbed over a barbed wire fence and fled. Officers, with the assistance of K-9 units and a Fairfax County police helicopter, are searching the area, including the Edsall Road corridor.
Taboko is described as a dark-complected black male, 6'3", 210 pounds, who was last seen wearing dark-colored shorts. He has a heavy West African accent but speaks English.
While Taboko is not believed to be armed, he may pose a danger to the community. He is being treated for a mental illness. Taboko was being held at the detention facility following his arrest on April 14 for the attempted sexual assault of a woman in Arlington.
Anyone who believes they see Taboko should call 911.
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Emmanuel Taboko
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