Guilty Plea Entered in County Fair Embezzlement Case

A former county employee accused of embezzling from the Arlington County Fair has pleaded guilty to all counts against her. Denise Marshall Roller pleaded to 11 felony counts, including...

Crime Report: Crimes Against Women

This week's Arlington County crime report contained several incidents of frightening crimes against women. Among them: RAPE, 01/25/12, 3000 block of Columbia Pike. Between 2 and 3 pm on January 25,...

Police Ask for Sexual Assault Victims to Come Forward

The Arlington County Police Department's Special Victims Unit asks for the public's help in solving a crime. The department is trying to catch a sex offender and would like victims or witnesses to...

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: Church Burglary Edition

Someone had the nerve to break into the Greenbrier Baptist Church and steal a laptop last week, according to the latest Arlington County crime report. BURGLARY, 01/05/12, 5400 block of S. 7th Road....

Crime Report: Assault With Food Edition

Early Monday morning, a convenience store clerk on Columbia Pike was assaulted with "various packaged food items" by a man who wanted to use the store's phone. From this week's Arlington County crime...

Window Broken During Fight at Bob & Edith’s Diner

An early morning fight resulted in a broken door, a broken window and two arrests at Bob & Edith's Diner on Columbia Pike over the weekend. Police say Zachary Szabo, 23, assaulted Jamel...

Crime Report: Surprise Guest Edition

In this week's Arlington County crime report, a real estate agent got a bit of a surprise upon entering a for-sale property and discovering someone sleeping there. UNLAWFUL ENTRY-ARREST, 12/23/11,...

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...

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...

Crime Report: Knife-Wielding Robbers Edition

Whether you're out delivering a pizza or walking a dog, sometimes you can never be too careful after dark. In this week's Arlington County crime report, there were two instances of people being...

Crime Report: Peeping in Bathroom Stalls Edition

In this week's Arlington County crime report, a 70-year-old man, identified as a registered sex offender from California, is accused of "peeping into bathroom stalls" in the Ballston area. PEEPING...

Crime Report: Bouncer Assaulted

Major crime in Arlington took a bit of a holiday over the long Thanksgiving weekend. One weekend assault and battery incident was somewhat notable, however, for the fact that the victim is a...

Crime Report: Parking Lot Rage Edition

In this week's Arlington County crime report, there were two separate cases of men being arrested and accused of assaulting someone during an argument over a parking space. ASSAULT AND...

Crime Report: Adding Injury to Injury Edition

In this week's Arlington County crime report, a driver is accused of hitting a man with her car in Shirlington, then getting out of the car and assaulting the victim and his wife. The driver's...