Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect Near Schools

(Updated at 12:50 p.m.) Fairfax and Arlington County police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that took place within the past hour on the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street, on the...

Hospital Employee Arrested After Robbery Attempt, Foot Chase

A Virginia Hospital Center worker has been arrested and charged in a bizarre attempted robbery at the hopsital. Police say 48-year-old Alexandria resident Albert Murray, an employee at the...

EXCLUSIVE: Police Impersonation Home Invasion Has Bank Robbery Tie

A home invasion armed robbery in South Arlington last week has a connection to a series of bank robberies late last year, ARLnow.com has learned exclusively. Two men impersonating police officers...

Morning Notes

Chopper Called in for Suspect Search -- The U.S. Park Police Eagle 2 helicopter hovered over the Claremont neighborhood -- near Wakefield High School -- for about half an hour last night while...

Crime Report: Female Escort Sexually Assaulted

A female escort was held against her will and sexually assaulted in a Crystal City hotel room last week, according to the latest Arlington County crime report. ABDUCTION WITH INTENT TO DEFILE /...

Crime Report: Burka Armed Robbery

On Monday, two armed men robbed a jewelry store on Lee Highway, holding employees at gunpoint while snatching the store's merchandise. One of the suspects was wearing a "one-piece burka with a hood,"...

Busy Christmas Day for Arlington Police

Sunday was a busier-than-usual Christmas Day for Arlington County police. Among the incidents reported: a police cruiser window was smashed, a Courthouse area business was broken into and a gas...

Morning Notes

Rosslyn Exxon Robbed at Gunpoint -- The Exxon at 1824 Wilson Boulevard, in the Rosslyn area, was robbed early Wednesday morning. Police say two men robbed the gas station at gunpoint around 2:50...

Crime Report: Escort Robbed

In this week's Arlington County crime report, a female escort is robbed at gunpoint in Crystal City. ROBBERY, 12/15/11, 2000 block of Jefferson Davis Highway. On December 15 at 10:50 am, a man...

Ray’s Hell Burger Robbed by Armed Men

Ray's Hell Burger in Rosslyn was the scene of an armed robbery on Thursday night. The well-known restaurant was robbed by three men dressed in ski masks and sunglasses, we're told. From this...

Crime Report: Armed and Dangerous Edition

Guns were involved in two notable incidents from this week's Arlington County crime report. Last Wednesday, an argument in the Pentagon City mall food court turned dangerous when a man brandished...

Porsche Carjacked from Arlington Used in D.C. Armored Car Robbery

A Porsche Cayenne carjacked from the Aurora Highlands neighborhood last night was used in a brazen armored car robbery in D.C. this afternoon. According to Arlington Police, the luxury SUV was...

More on Monday’s Courthouse Bank Robbery

Police have released more information about yesterday afternoon's armed robbery of the Wachovia Bank in Courthouse. The Arlington County Police Department’s Robbery Unit is seeking the...

UPDATED: Bank Robbery in Clarendon

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Police are investigating bank robbery in Clarendon. A man robbed the BB&T branch at 3001 N. Washington Blvd just before noon, according to police. A witness told...

Morning Notes

Arlington's Creeping Debt -- Arlington is now one of just eight localities in Virginia with more than $1 billion in municipal debt. Arlington is on the high end of debt on a per-capita basis, at...