A fight in the Arlington Mill neighborhood has led to a series of charges against a local teen.
The fight happened Saturday night along the 5100 block of 7th Road S. and prompted a call to police. One of the people in the group of juveniles seen fighting had a gun, a witness told officers.
Police say they located the teen and subsequently also found a stolen gun and “suspected narcotics.”
“The interdiction of this unlawfully possessed firearm highlights our officers commitment to ensuring the safety of the Arlington community through our key initiative of Crime Prevention and Control,” Arlington County police said Monday on social media.
More, below, from the latest ACPD crime report.
WEAPONS VIOLATION, 2025-02010167, 5100 block of 7th Road S. At approximately 7:39 p.m. on February 1, police were dispatched to the report of a fight. Upon arrival, officers spoke to a witness who reported observing a group of juveniles fighting in the area and that one juvenile was seen in possession of a firearm near a vehicle. Responding officers canvassed the area and observed a group of juveniles in the 800 block of S. Dinwiddie Street, one of which matched the description of the juvenile with the firearm, and detained them. The involved vehicle was subsequently located in the area by officers. During the course of the investigation, a firearm, that was determined to be stolen, and suspected narcotics were recovered from the vehicle. The suspect was subsequently arrested and the remaining juveniles were released to the custody of their parents. Petitions for the juvenile suspect were obtained for Juvenile in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, No Concealed Carry Permit, Possession of Schedule I/II Controlled Substance (x2) and Possession of Schedule III/IV/V/VI Controlled Substance.
Also in Monday’s crime report, a 47-year-old Arlington man is facing multiple charges including making bomb threats.
The Friday incident started as a call at 7:41 a.m. for a “very disorderly” man screaming inside a business at 3030 Columbia Pike — the address of the Days Inn hotel.
More, below, from ACPD.
…police were dispatched to the report of disorderly conduct. Upon arrival, an officer made contact with the male suspect inside a business who was acting disorderly and exhibited signs of being under the influence. The suspect became irate and when the officer attempted to have him sit down, he grabbed the officer. The officer then attempted to take the suspect into custody during which he was initially noncompliant before he was taken into custody. During the course of the investigation, it was determined the suspect allegedly made threats to an employee that he would bomb the building. [The suspect] 47, of Arlington, Va. was arrested and charged with Assault on Police, Threats to Bomb a Building, Obstruction of Justice and Public Intoxication. He was held without bond.
