Crime Report: Smash Register

A knife-wielding man robbed a dollar store and on S. Four Mile Run Drive last week and used a slightly unorthodox method of obtaining cash.

Police say the man ran off with the store’s cash register and, a short distance away, smashed it on the ground to open it. He then fled in a getaway vehicle with his pilfered cash.

From this week’s Arlington County crime report:

ROBBERY, 150219028, 4100 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. At approximately 2 pm on February 19, a male subject entered the Dollar Up store and brandished a knife at an employee. The subject grabbed the cash register and fled the store on foot. A short distance later the suspect is seen slamming the register on the ground and taking an undisclosed amount of money before driving off in a getaway vehicle. The suspect is described as a black male in his fifties. He was wearing a dark colored winter coat and brown beanie.

The rest of the crime report, after the jump. All named suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

ROBBERY, 150221043, 700 block of N. Glebe Road. At 6:25 pm on February 21, a loss prevention officer at the mall confronted two subjects as they attempted to leave a store with concealed merchandise. The subjects assaulted the employee but were detained by additional mall security officers until police arrived. Ezra Amankrah, 20, of Manassas Park, VA, was arrested and charged with robbery and driving on a suspended license. Gay Lord Balmilero Ballesteros, 23, of Manassas, VA, was arrested and charged with robbery. Both subjects were held without bond.

ROBBERY, 150223048, 1800 block of S. Columbia Pike. At 10:32 pm on February 23, a subject snatched a female victim’s purse as she was walking home. The suspect fled on foot and is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’8″ tall and 170 lbs. He was wearing a grey hoodie and sweatpants.

BURGLARY, 150218016, 600 block of S. Carlin Springs Road. Between January 26 and January 30, an unknown subject(s) entered a residence and stole numerous items. There is no suspect(s) description.

STOLEN VEHICLES

02/18/15, VA H520366, 2011 Lincoln TownCar, Black
2000 block of N. Kirkwood Road

02/21/15, VA WUF-2628, 1997 Honda Odyssey, Blue
2100 block of S. Randolph Street

02/21/15, VA XTA-5562, 2004 Dodge Dakota, Gold
900 block of S. Orme Street

02/18/15
GRAND LARCENY, 150217030, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
PETIT LARCENY, 150217031, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
PETIT LARCENY, 150217039, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
EMBEZZLEMENT, 150218002, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150218012, 2000 block of N. Woodrow Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150218018, 1200 block of N. Fort Myer Drive
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 150218021, 4400 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive
GRAND LARCENY, 150218022, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
FRAUD, 150218024, 2000 block of S. Columbia Pike
PETIT LARCENY, 150218035, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 150218037, 4400 block of S. 31st Street
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 150218038, 4500 block of N. Arlington Boulevard
FAILURE TO RETURN RENTAL VEHICLE x3, 150218040, 2600 block of S. Jefferson Davis Highway
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150218048, 3100 block of N. Clarendon Boulevard
GRAND LARCENY, 150218049, 2100 block of N. Clarendon Boulevard
THREATS, 150218055, 5900 block of N. 9th Road

02/19/15
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 150219011, 4200 block of N. Pershing Drive
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150219014, 4600 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive
THREATS, 150219022, 1300 block of S. Dinwiddie Street
LARCENY FROM AUTO x3, 150219030, 1900 block of N. Fort Myer Drive
PETIT LARCENY, 150219041, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street

02/20/15
EMBEZZLEMENT, 150220012, 2000 block of S. Jefferson Davis Highway
GRAND LARCENY, 150220013, 4200 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
SHOPLIFTING, 150220019, 300 block of S. 23rd Street
UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 150220027, 5700 block of N. 27th Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150220028, 600 block of N. Glebe Road

02/21/15
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150221004, 1600 block of N. Oak Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150221015, 3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150221017, 2300 block of N. Harrison Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150221018, 3000 block of S. Randolph Street
ATTEMPTED UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 150221022, 1200 block of S. Eads Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150221027, 1300 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
GRAND LARCENY, 150221034, 4700 block of N. Lee Highway
EMBEZZLEMENT, 150221036, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150221037, 5200 block of N. 5th Street
SHOPLIFTING, 150221039, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 150221046, 1300 block of S. Army Navy Drive
TRESPASSING, 150221050, 3200 block of S. 24th Road

02/22/15
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150222003, 2200 block of N. Clarendon Boulevard
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 150222007, 4000 block of N. Lee Highway
PETIT LARCENY, 150222012, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150222013, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
PETIT LARCENY, 150222014, 700 block of N. Glebe Road
GRAND LARCENY, 150222017, 1400 block of S. Joyce Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150222020, 5000 block of S. 8th Road
SHOPLIFTING, 150222022, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150222026, 4200 block of N. Wilson Boulevard
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150222028, 2300 block of S. 24th Street
ASSAULT, 150222029, 1300 block of S. Walter Reed Drive
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150222036, 4100 block of N. Fairfax Drive
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 150222039, 4000 block of N. 5th Road

02/23/15
PETIT LARCENY, 150223007, 2300 block of S. 2nd Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 150223010, 800 block of S. Dickerson Street
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150223020, 3000 block of N. Spout Run Parkway
ATTEMPTED LARCENY FROM AUTO, 150223021, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
FRAUD, 150223023, 3200 block of S. Columbia Pike
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150223024, 800 block of S. Walter Reed Drive
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150223026, 1800 block of N. Dinwiddie Street
PETIT LARCENY, 150223027, 700 block of N. Glebe Road
SHOPLIFTING, 150223029, 1000 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150223033, 1500 block of S. 28th Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150223037, 700 block of N. Glebe Road
ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150223038, 4400 block of S. 31st Street
VANDALISM, 150223039, 1200 block of N. Courthouse Road
GRAND LARCENY, 150223041, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
GRAND LARCENY, 150223043, 1400 block of S. Hayes Street

02/24/15
GRAFFITI, 150224003, 2000 block of S. Washington Boulevard
LARCENY OF A PHONE, 150224019, 3500 block of S. 2nd Street
EMBEZZLEMENT, 150224021, 2900 block of S. Columbia Pike
GRAND LARCENY, 150224029, 1100 block of S. Joyce Street
TRESPASSING, 150224040, 5000 block of S. Columbia Pike