Two men have admitted to conspiring to steal dozens of catalytic converters across the D.C. area, including at least 15 in Arlington alone.
Erick Alfaro Guevara, 46, pleaded guilty yesterday (Wednesday) to one count of conspiracy to engage in interstate transportation and sale of stolen goods, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.
Arlington’s Green Valley community has a long and, in many ways, distinguished past.
Coming into being before the Civil War, it served as a home to freed Black residents and carried on as a refuge for the African-American community in a county and commonwealth that, until the 1960s, adhered to a rigid system of segregation in housing and other facets of daily life.
It most likely will be 2028 before the Falls Church Police Department learns if it has achieved national accreditation.
But Police Chief Shahram Fard has a prediction.
Arlington County police are investigating another series of car break-ins in the area of Washington Golf and Country Club.
It happened this past Friday morning, on the 3000 block of N. Glebe Road.
Green Valley leaders are once again asking for more county support in addressing issues with crime in the neighborhood.
Yordanos Woldai, first vice president and public-safety chair of the Green Valley Civic Association, called for more police and government efforts to address alleged drug dealing, gambling, noise, loitering and even shootings.
A 35-year-old man accused of exposing himself and masturbating near children has a lengthy list of recent arrests.
Police say Sami Kasawat committed the lewd act around 3 p.m. last Tuesday in the area of Oakland Park in Virginia Square. He fled the scene but was arrested the next day in Courthouse.
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Crandal Mackey was born in a Confederate field ambulance at the conclusion of the Civil War, and lived long enough to catch the first glimpses of the space race.
Crime continued to increase in Arlington last year, according to police department stats, with notable upticks in reported assaults and shoplifting incidents.
The overall number of more serious “Group A” offenses increased 11% between 2023 and 2024, according to the Arlington County Police Department’s annual report released today (Tuesday).
A 42-year-old Arlington man is facing a number of charges, including DUI, after a crash that shut down a busy on-ramp Friday afternoon.
It started around 4:45 p.m., police say, when a driver veered off the road and struck another car at the Route 50 and Washington Blvd interchange. That driver then allegedly tried to climb a fence before returning to his car.
Motor vehicle thefts were down significantly in Arlington over the first four months of this year, and a trend of fewer carjackings has continued.
Total offenses, meanwhile, have held fairly steady.
A former coach accused of sexually assaulting one of his players at Washington-Liberty High School may avoid any jail time.
George Porcha, 54, was recently acquitted of two sex crime charges involving a former girls basketball player about 25 years ago. He still faces other charges, including carnal knowledge of a 13 to 15-year-old, for alleged acts involving a second player.
Two people were arrested and another is being sought after a trio of notable police incidents during the latter half of last week.
In the first incident, Arlington County police say a teen driving a stolen car northbound on I-395 tried to evade officers and struck a police cruiser, before striking two other cars and fleeing on foot.
