Boy Struck By Driver — “13yo boy on bike struck in crosswalk. S Carlin Springs Rd & 3rd St South, Arlington, VA… Driver did stay on scene. Severity of injuries unknown… appeared [non life-threatening]. He was tended to by medics and police.” [Twitter]
Flight Attendant Arrested at DCA — “A flight Attendant was arrested today at Reagan National Airport and charged with Grand Larceny for stealing a bracelet from a passenger.” [Twitter]
Fire Prevention Week Coming Up — “Beginning Oct. 9, 2022, the Arlington County Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to celebrate 100 years of Fire Prevention Week… Join the Arlington County Fire Department Oct. 15 for the first ever centralized open house.” [ACFD]
Covid Stats from Hospital — From VHC emergency department chief Dr. Mike Silverman: “Testing wise, we had a slight uptick in the number of positive cases this past week compared to the previous week, but we’re still down compared to a month again. Our overall positivity rate is 8.7%. Our asymptomatic patient positivity rate was 7.6% which is up compared to previous weeks. That’s a lot of people testing positive who don’t have symptoms. Remember, the target for percent positivity is <5% and we haven’t seen numbers in that range for a long time.” [Blue Virginia]
It’s Tuesday — Rain throughout the day. High of 54 and low of 45. Sunrise at 7:09 am and sunset at 6:48 pm. [Weather.gov]