A delivery driver was carjacked last night on the same block as Amazon’s HQ2.
The incident happened just before 6 p.m. on the 500 block of 14th Street S. in Pentagon City. Police say the driver tried to chase down his car after the suspect hopped in the idling vehicle and started driving away, but the suspect drew a gun and drove off.
Arlington’s police union and top prosecutor are in a war of words over a previous case involving the Pentagon City stabbing suspect.
Leonardo Reyes, the man accused of sending a mother and her toddler to the hospital with life-threatening stab wounds in a Saturday night attack, was out on probation for the attempted robbery of a drug store in 2021.
Utility work at the planned second site for Amazon’s HQ2 has concluded.
“All construction operations have concluded,” contractor Clark Construction told local residents in an email Friday. “Your engagement and support has helped us to efficiently carry out these community enhancements. We appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation.”
A mother and an young child are fighting for their lives after being stabbed Saturday night in Pentagon City.
The stabbing happened around 9:45 p.m. near the entrance to the Target store at the corner of Army Navy Drive and S. Joyce Street. Initial reports suggest a mother and her baby were both stabbed and critically injured by a suspect said to be the child’s father.
A man initially stopped for fare evasion at the Pentagon City Metro station is now facing a series of charges, including assault on police.
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon and involved an officer deployed to the area as part of a retail crime crackdown.
Shoplifting cases in Arlington are up nearly 60% over all of 2023, even with almost four weeks left in the year.
That’s prompted a Christmastime crackdown by Arlington County police, which says it is “deploying additional police resources to keep shoppers and retail employees safe.”
A man accused of robbing a postal carrier in Arlington before embarking on a series of mail thefts across the D.C. area has been arrested and is facing multiple charges.
Federal prosecutors believe that Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, stole a universal key during the robbery and used it to improperly access nearly a dozen mailboxes across Virginia, D.C. and Maryland.
A vehicle carjacked on Sunday by a pair of suspects in a Pentagon City parking garage has been located.
Arlington County police said today in a crime report that the vehicle was “recovered in Washington, DC” but the suspects are still at large.
Arlington County police responded to several serious incidents over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the latest ACPD crime report.
A man was stabbed Friday morning at the Apex Apartments on S. Glebe Road. Police arrested a 50-year-old Arlington resident who, they said, knew the victim.
After two decades of business, Asia Bistro in Pentagon City has shut its doors for good.
The restaurant announced the closure over Facebook last week, reminiscing over 22 years in operation at 1301 S. Joyce Street, in the Westpost — formerly Pentagon Row — shopping center.
A man was carjacked Friday night in the Barcroft neighborhood.
The suspects include at least one person the victim knows, according to Arlington County police. The car was later found abandoned in the Rosslyn area.
A dentistry chain that claims to have reimagined the dentist’s office experience is preparing to open a second Arlington location.
Tend, which plans to open in February at 1421 S. Hayes Street, offers general dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic services and more with a self-described “spa-like” ambience. Part of the recent ‘medtail‘ trend, Tend opens in retail spaces and refers to its locations as soothing “studios” that patients look forward to visiting.
