A bank in Crystal City was robbed Monday morning by a man who reportedly fled in a taxi.
The robbery happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Bank of America branch at 1425 S. Eads Street, across from Amazon’s HQ2.
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An Arlington Circuit Court judge has delayed the sentencing of a man who admitted to shooting at police officers during a 2022 car chase through Arlington and Fairfax counties.
Ricardo Singleton must first undergo an evaluation through the state’s mental health assistance program, Judge Daniel S. Fiore II ruled Friday, before being sentenced on Aug. 16.
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W-L Alum Coaches to Bronze — “Nearly a century after the ‘Boys in the Boat’ won a gold medal for the U.S. in Berlin, another American team full of former University of Washington Huskies won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics… The U.S. men’s eight boat is coached by UW rowing coach [and Washington-Liberty High School alumnus] Michael Callahan.” [KING 5, Twitter]
County Preps for Deer Cull — “The relevant Arlington County government staff are moving full-throttle toward bringing sharpshooters to the community in an effort to cull what they describe as an excessive deer population. Yet they also seem to be hedging their bets. ‘We’re pretty sure sharpshooting will work,’ said John Marlin.” [Gazette Leader]
Flyover Cancelled Today — Updated at 9:25 a.m. — From Arlington Alert: “Today’s 12:45 PM Arlington National Cemetery Flyover has been canceled due to weather.” [Twitter]
Chase Thru Arlington Ends in D.C. — From Dave Statter: “@AlexandriaVAPD chasing a stolen car on I-395N through Arlington into DC just before 7p yesterday. It ended with a crash near the Wharf and the driver arrested. A passenger fled. The driver was wanted for a felony robbery in Arlington Thursday.” [Twitter]
Unemployment Rate in Arlington — “Month-over-month unemployment rates in both Arlington and Fairfax counties ticked upward in June, according to new data, part of a regional and national trend for the month, with Arlington seeing the lowest rate in the local area and second lowest in Virginia.” [Gazette Leader]
Meter Reminder for the Dogs — From Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services: “Arlington canines: Please keep the p off the arking machines. It jams the coin doors, especially in summer.” [Twitter]
F.C. Theater Troupe Moving — “Falls Church’s homegrown theater troupe and educational enterprise, Creative Cauldron, is aiming to move into brand new digs at the big (new Whole Foods) Broad and Washington project by the end of this year.” [FCNP]
Hot, Rainy August on Tap — “Our August outlook for DC weather is out! Some good news: 1) We think it will be seasonably hot, but not as hot as July, which was 4th hottest on record 2) We expect a wetter than normal month which should help the drought.” [Capital Weather Gang, Twitter]
It’s Monday — Expect sunshine and a high near 95 degrees, accompanied by a southwest wind at 3 to 8 mph. Later in the night, partly cloudy skies will prevail with a low around 77, and a southwest wind around 7 mph. [NWS]
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Arlington’s Torri Huske will be coming home from Paris with five Olympic medals, after a world record performance in the pool Sunday.
Huske and her fellow women’s 4x100m medley relay final teammates — Regan Smith, Lilly King and Gretchen Walsh — captured gold and set a new world record, all while besting second place Australia by a full 3.5 seconds.
Arlington County police are on scene of a barricade situation in the Westover area.
It’s happening at an apartment building on the 5700 block of Washington Blvd. Police were originally dispatched around noon for a report of a woman screaming for help amid a domestic dispute with a man.
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Update at 6:40 p.m. — A second Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued, and this time it encompasses all of Arlington.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
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Arlington’s Torri Huske just helped the U.S. capture gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.
It’s Huske’s second gold and fourth medal in Paris. She appeared exhausted after her freestyle swim in the last leg of the relay, narrowly hanging on to edge the Chinese relay team by 0.12 seconds.
Around 2,500 Arlington homes and businesses are without power Saturday afternoon due to a large outage.
The outage spans parts of the Long Branch Creek, Arlington Ridge and Pentagon City neighborhoods, according to a Dominion map. An additional 170 Dominion customers are reportedly without power in Alexandria’s Arlandria neighborhood as of 1:30 p.m.
Arlington County police are looking for three suspects from a carjacking in Crystal City.
The incident happened Thursday night around 6 p.m. at the rental car lot on the 2600 block of Richmond Highway (Route 1).
The Ballston Metro station is closed due to a power issue that has split the Orange and Silver lines in two.
Metro reported the issue on social media around 12:45 p.m. Metrobuses and shuttle buses have replaced trains between Clarendon, Virginia Square and East Falls Church.
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Just over 1,200 Dominion customers were without power in Arlington this morning on an exceptionally sweltering day.
The outage affected a far northern section of Arlington — along parts of N. Glebe Road, Military Road and Chesterbrook Road — plus a portion of McLean. It followed reports of an arcing power line on the 3600 block of Miliary Road, which prompted a fire department response.
Pickleball Unlikely for Park — “Hell hath no fury like pickleball fanatics scorned. But at present, odds appear to be running against inclusion of pickleball courts in the soon-to-be-redeveloped Gateway Park in Rosslyn. Only one of three proposed design options includes sport courts, and at least right now, public sentiment apparently isn’t coalescing behind their being included.” [Gazette Leader]
Flyover Planned Today — From AlertDC: “The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, at 10:01 AM.”
Torri’s YHS Cheering Section — “In Paris, swimmer Torri Huske was surrounded by family, friends and classmates from Yorktown High School, enveloped in tear-filled hugs as she won her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100-meter butterfly. Back in Northern Virginia, people who knew Huske — and even those who didn’t — were watching the competition with bated breath as the two-time Olympian won by 0.04 seconds.” [Washington Post]
Latest on Local’s Racing Dreams — “WTOP’s Matt Kaufax zips down to the Driver’s Club at Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia… At Dominion, Matt met 15-year-old Hudson Schwartz, the youngest driver in the USF2000 Championship, a racing series that’s just a couple of divisions away from IndyCar, North America’s highest class of open-wheel car racing.” [WTOP]
Oral History of Rt. 29 Renaming — “Efforts behind the renaming of Arlington’s 5.2-mile swath of U.S. Route 29 have been commemorated for posterity. Using a county-government mini-grant, the Langston Boulevard Alliance worked with researcher Bennett King, a graduate student at Goucher College, on an oral-history project focused on the name change from Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard.” [Gazette Leader]
Retirement for Police K-9 — “Happy retirement, K9 Arlo! K9 Arlo began his career with ACPD in November 2018 after attending a basic K-9 school hosted by the @LoudounSheriff. As a Patrol/Narcotic K9, Arlo faithfully served the Arlington community by helping locate dangerous drugs and criminal suspects.” [Twitter]
Leadership Change for AWLA — “The Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) has announced that Sam Wolbert, President & CEO, will be stepping down from the role effective December 15, 2024. After seven years of dedicated service, Mr. Wolbert will be moving away from Arlington… AWLA will now conduct a nationwide search for a successor to lead the organization into a new era.” [Press Release]
New Cameras Issuing Warnings — From ACPD: “The newly installed red-light safety cameras in four intersections will begin to issue warnings from August 1-31 to raise public awareness and encourage compliance before issuing tickets for violations beginning on September 1.” [Twitter]
Watch Parties for Local Olympian — “Two watch parties have been organized in the city to witness the fastest man on the planet, Alexandria native Noah Lyles, race in the 100 meter and 200 meter finals in the Paris Olympics… The watch party for the 100m final will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4 at Pork Barrel BBQ (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Del Ray.” [ALXnow]
It’s Friday — Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm, with otherwise mostly sunny and hot conditions, a high near 97, and heat index values up to 106. There is a 60% chance of precipitation. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms will continue, likely before 5am, followed by a slight chance of showers. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 75, and a 60% chance of precipitation. [NWS]