A hardware store off of Langston Blvd has been burglarized for the second time in the space of two weeks.
Police officers were dispatched to Bill’s Ace Hardware (2213 N. Buchanan Street) just after 7 a.m. yesterday (Wednesday) after an employee found that the glass on the front door was broken, according to scanner traffic.
Investigators determined that a male suspect shattered the door around 1:22 a.m. that morning, the Arlington County Police Department said in today’s crime report. The suspect then “rummaged through the interior, stole merchandise and subsequently fled the scene in a vehicle,” police said.
The Old Dominion hardware store also had a break-in early in the morning on Jan. 23. A neighboring service center, National Tire & Battery, was also targeted, though nothing was reported stolen in that incident.
In both burglaries, the suspect is identified as an “unknown race male” who wore dark-colored clothing and a face covering. The investigations remain ongoing.
A preliminary incident report for Wednesday’s break-in is below.
BURGLARY (late), 2026-02040057, 2200 block of N. Buchanan Street. At approximately 7:11 a.m. on February 4, police were dispatched to the late report of a burglary. It was determined at approximately 1:22 a.m., the male suspect forced entry into the closed business by shattering a glass door, rummaged through the interior, stole merchandise and subsequently fled the scene in a vehicle. The suspect is described as an unknown race male wearing all black clothing and a face covering. The investigation is ongoing.
Photo via Bill’s Ace Hardware/Facebook
