This week’s Arlington crime report is especially long, but that’s just because it details incidents from the past two weeks (as opposed to the normal one).
The report includes the bank robbery and the armored truck robbery that we reported on the Friday before last.
ASSAULT ON POLICE-ARREST 04/18/10, 2000 block of N. 15th Street. On April 18 at 4:30 am, an officer was assaulted by an intoxicated female. Ellen ******, 26, of Silver Spring, MD, was charged with Assault on Law Enforcement and Drunk in Public. She was held on a $5,000 bond.
MALICIOUS WOUNDING 04/18/10, 2600 block of Columbia Pike. On April 18 at 9:30 pm, an intoxicated subject bit a security guard as he was being escorted from a bar. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. The suspect is described as a white Hispanic male in his late 20’s, 5’9″ and 200 lbs. He was wearing all black clothing.
The past week saw three people — the oldest of whom was 25 — arrested for alleged crimes that are straight out of the video game “Grand Theft Auto.” Despite the fact that the other two suspects are mere kids, which is its own special brand of audacity, the chutzpah award goes to the guy who police say got drunk, stole a Dominion Power utility truck, crashed it and tried to flee the scene.
GRAND LARCENY AUTO/HIT AND RUN-ARREST 04/07/10, 5200 block of N. 12th Street. On April 7 at 8 pm, a teenage suspect stole a vehicle and was then involved in a minor traffic accident. Officers apprehended the suspect and he was detained.
There were four homicides in 2009, compared to two in 2008. There has been one homicide (for which an arrest has been made) so far this year.
There were 15 rapes in 2009, compared to 23 the year prior, a 35 percent decrease
Just about every day police get called to at least one reported shoplifting at the Pentagon City mall. Often, police make several trips to the mall in any given day. Security personnel, it seems, are extraordinarily skilled at catching thieves.
But the guards aren’t quite as used to suspects turning violent. Thus this item in this week’s Arlington County Police Department crime report is noteworthy:
From this week’s Arlington Police Department crime report, a pair of robberies:
ROBBERY 03/17/10, 600 block of N. Glebe Road. On March 17 at 2 pm, an aggressive panhandler assaulted a teenage male and stole money from his wallet. The suspect is described as an African American male, between 20-30 years of age, 5’7″. He was wearing a dark hooded trench coat, sunglasses, khaki pants, and had a “scruffy” appearance.
Of all the places to steal from, someone apparently decided to break into the Arlington Forest United Methodist church last Thursday to swipe some cash. From the latest Arlington Police Department crime report:
BURGLARY 03/11/10, 4700 block of Arlington Boulevard. On March 11 between 3 pm and 6:30 pm, an unknown person forcibly entered a church and stole currency. There are no known suspects.
A common theme has emerged from the Arlington Police Department’s daily crime reports. Thieves have been targeting parked cars in Arlington, breaking into multiple vehicles on the same block with surprising regularity.
The location of the crimes has varied, as has the type of items taken from the vehicles. Wheels, GPS navigation units, even coins have been reported stolen.
A man was stabbed and a gas station was held up over the weekend in Arlington, according to this week’s Arlington County Police Department crime report. An arrest was made in the stabbing, but the armed robbery suspect is still at large.
MALICIOUS WOUNDING-ARREST 03/06/10, 4300 block of N. Henderson Road. On March 6 at 2 am, one man stabbed another man on the arm inside their apartment. Police apprehended the suspect. Roderico Sanchez-Mendez, 22, of Arlington, was charged with Malicious Wounding. He was held without bond.
The Arlington Police Department has released its crime report for the past week. The report includes new details about last weekend’s abduction and sexual assault, which we reported yesterday.
ARMED ROBBERY/ABDUCTION 02/27/10, 600 block of N. Wakefield Street. On February 27 at 4 am, a man approached two women from behind. He displayed a handgun and forced them into a house. He restrained both women inside, and then forced one to leave the area with him. The victim was found suffering from serious injuries in Prince William County. A suspect was later arrested on separate Abduction charges.
RESISTING ARREST-ARREST 02/18/10, 2200 block of S. Kenmore Street. On February 18 at 1:45 am when an officer attempted to arrest a man for an outstanding warrant, the suspect fought the officer and fled the area on foot. The suspect was apprehended and found to be in possession of narcotics. John Hart, 46, of Arlington, was charged with Resisting Arrest and Possession of Narcotics. He was held without bond.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY-ARREST 02/18/10, 4100 block of S. Walter Reed Drive. On February 18 at 5 pm, a man assaulted another man after a road rage incident. Pablo Lopez, 38, of Arlington, was charged with Assault and Battery. He was released on a summons.
See comments below for another perspective on the “green man” incident.
The Arlington County Police Department has released a list of crimes that have occurred over the past two weeks. Two of particular note:
