Morning Notes

County Expects Fewer Housing Dollars from Feds -- Federal spending cuts and a reduction in poverty in Arlington have combined to result in a relatively steep drop in federal housing dollars for...

Crystal City Man Convicted of Prostitute Attacks

A man accused of forcing prostitutes to perform sex acts at gunpoint in Crystal City is facing a lengthy jail sentence after pleading guilty or being found guilty on an assortment of charges. Last...

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: 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...

Six Detained at Columbia Pike Days Inn

Six people were detained by police at the Columbia Pike Days Inn motel yesterday after a tip about prostitution led officers to a stolen vehicle. Officers investigating a tip about...

Board Approves Deregulation of Massage Businesses

The Arlington County Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to deregulate the local massage industry. Massage practitioners have been required to obtain county permits to perform massages and to...

Arlington May Deregulate Local Massage Businesses

Arlington may be getting out of the business of licensing massage practitioners in the county. The County Board is expected to vote in October on a request to advertise an ordinance change that...

Morning Notes

Guilty Plea in Arlington Child Prostitution Case -- A former Westfield Wheaton mall security guard has pleaded guilty to enlisting a 16-year-old Arlington girl in his prostitution service. The...

Randy Realtor Charged With Unlawful Entry

A real estate agent has been arrested after Arlington County police say he solicited the services of a prostitute inside a vacant, for-sale home. Springfield, Va. resident Dennis Mahafkey, 55, was...

Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy in Ballston

Arlington Police responded to the Ballston Comfort Inn on N. Glebe Road this afternoon for a report of a pimp and his prostitute in one of the hotel rooms. After officers arrived on scene, the...