Two men allegedly stole cigarettes from the Clarendon CVS store early Monday morning and an employee chased after them. The employee’s suspect description helped police make two arrests shortly after.
From this week’s Arlington County crime report:
ROBBERY, 140804010, 3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard. At approximately 5:25 am on August 4, two male subjects stole cigarettes from a CVS. An employee chased the subjects on foot and was able to identify them for arriving police officers. Ronald Richardson, 53, of Washington D.C. was arrested and charged with robbery and possession of stolen goods with the intent to sell. Melvin Bradshaw, 47, of Washington D.C. was arrested and charged with robbery, possession of stolen goods with the intent to sell, and carrying a concealed weapon.
The rest of this week’s crime report, after the jump. All named suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
ROBBERY, 140803057, 2300 block of N. Fairfax Drive. At 10:00 pm on August 2, a 48 year-old male victim was assaulted and robbed of his phone and wallet by two unknown suspects. Suspect one is described as a black male in his mid-twenties, 6’0″ tall and 180 lbs. He was wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and had a black beard. Suspect two is described as black male in his mid-twenties, 6’0″ tall and 180 lbs. He was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans, and had a black beard.
ATTEMPTED MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 140803022, 2500 block of N. 20th Road. At approximately 11:15 am on August 3, a 24 year-old female victim was assaulted by a known subject. Tyrell Wilson, 29, of Gaithersburg MD, was arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding. He is being held without bond.
ARSON, 140803007, 3100 block of N. 10th Street. At approximately 2:07 am on August 3, an unknown suspect(s) started a fire in a trashcan behind a business. There is no suspect(s) description.
BURGLARY, 140803012, 2700 block of S. 8th Street. At approximately 2:45 am on August 3, a known suspect entered a window of a residence and attempted to steal items. Santos Vasquez-Romero, 22, of Arlington, VA was arrested and charged with burglary. He is being held without bond.
BURGLARY, 140803038, 1400 block of N. Nash Street. Between 6:00 pm on August 2 and 3:38 pm on August 3, an unknown suspect(s) pried open two washing machine coin boxes and stole a bicycle. There is no suspect(s) description.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 140731029, 1900 block of N Taylor St. A house sitter reported finding a broken basement window and a repositioned window well cover. It was unknown at the time of the report if any items had been stolen. There is no suspect(s) description.
STOLEN VEHICLES
08/01/14, VA 2006 Nissan Altima, XPL-4574, gray
3500 block of S. Ball Street08/03/14, FL 1998 Dodge Caravan, 332VAQ, white w/ blue stripes
2000 block of N. Adams Street08/03/14, VA 1997 Yamaha Motorcycle, blue
1500 block of N. Key Boulevard07/30/14
TRESPASSING, 140729062, 3800 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive
ASSAULT, 140730001, 3800 block of S. Columbia Pike
ASSAULT, 140730003, 800 block of N. Wakefield Street
07/31/14
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140731016, 3600 block of S. Glebe Road
GRAND LARCENY, 140731018, 4000 block of S. Campbell Avenue
LARCENY FROM A LOCKER, 140731024, 2200 block of Crystal Drive
POSSESSION OF FRAUDULENT ID, 140731028, 1900 block of I66
GRAND LARCENY (SHOPLIFTING), 140731039, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140731040, 1300 block of S. Joyce Street
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 140731045, 1600 block of Clarendon Boulevard
TRESPASSING, 140731047, 4300 block of S. 9th Street
08/01/14
ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON POLICE, 140801007, 3100 block of Columbia Pike
COMMERCIAL NOISE VIOLATION, 140801011, 1000 block of Wilson Boulevard
GRAND LARCENY, 140801025, 2000 block of N. Calvert Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140801030, 600 block of N. Greenbrier Street
PETIT LARCENY, 140801035, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
PETIT LARCENY, 140801037, 1000 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140801040, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY BY FALSE PRETENSES, 140801044, 5200 block of N. Washington Boulevard
ATTEMPTED GRAND LARCENY, 140801045, 2700 block of N. Clarendon Boulevard
FAILURE TO IDENTIFY, 140801052, 2700 block of N. Clarendon Boulevard
GRAND LARCENY, 140801057, 4600 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive
GRAND LARCENY, 140801062, 1000 block of S. Hayes Street
FALSE IDENTIFICATION, 140801066, 4000 block of Arlington Boulevard
08/02/14
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140802007, 3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140802010, 3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, 140802013, 3300 block of S. Columbia Pike
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140802018, 2300 block of S. Eads Street
UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 140802022, 900 block of N. Ivy Street
FRAUD, 140802027, 2700 block of S. Grant Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140802030, 1400 block of N. Courthouse Road
DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 140802031, 3000 block of S. Arlington Mill Drive
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 140802032, 1500 block of S. Crystal Drive
NOISE COMPLAINT, 140802040, 4000 block of N. 22nd Street
HARASSMENT, 140802047, 1000 block of S. Quincy Street
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, 140802051, 2200 block of N. Pershing Drive
08/03/14
NOISE COMPLAINT, 140803003, 2900 block of S. Columbia Pike
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140803004, 3000 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
ASSAULT, 140803013, 1200 block of N. Arlington Boulevard
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140803014, 3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140803015, 800 block of N. Randolph Street
LARCENY, 140803017, 900 block of S. Columbia Pike
UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 140803018, 5500 block of N. 9th Road
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140803024, 4100 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive
LARCENY, 140803025, 1400 block of S. Fern Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140803026, 6000 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
LARCENY BY FALSE PRETENSES, 140803030, 4500 block of N. Lee Highway
LARCENY, 140803037, 1400 block of N. Nash Street
08/04/14
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140804001, 2300 block of N. 11th Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140804004, 2000 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
LARCENY, 140804021, 4600 block of N. 26th Street.
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140804025, 900 block of S. Buchanan Street
ATTEMPTED BREAKING & ENTERING, 140804039, 800 block of N. Harrison Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140804047, 1000 block of S. Hayes Street
ATTEMPTED GRAND LARCENY, 140804053, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
08/05/14
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 140805006, 900 block of S. Dinwiddie Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140805007, 700 block of N. Wayne Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140805009, 1200 block of S. Fern Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140805012, 6100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 140805030, 3300 block of S. Stafford Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140805037, 5000 block of N. Lee Highway
PETIT LARCENY, 140805048, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 140805050, 1300 block of N. Veitch Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY ON POLICE, 140805063, 6200 block of N. 18th Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140805066, 2600 block of S. Jefferson Davis Highway
PETIT LARCENY, 140805067, 2500 block of S. 9th Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 140805074, 2400 block of S. Shirlington Road
**NOTE: These are reported crimes for the week in question. This is not a definitive list of criminal activity and is subject to change upon investigation.
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