A pair of suspects were arrested last night (Wednesday) after reportedly throwing rocks at a business in Ballston and attacking an employee who confronted them.
The suspects, aged 20 and 19, were seen throwing rocks shortly before 8:10 p.m., according to a preliminary incident report from the Arlington County Police Department.
Arlington County police are investigating a threat of violence against a preschool in the Rosslyn area.
The threat was phoned in to The Gardner School at 1717 Clarendon Blvd by an unknown male caller just before 2:45 p.m., according to a police dispatch. It’s unclear whether the threat was potentially credible or a hoax.
All Flock cameras on public property in Arlington have been removed, but that doesn’t mean the technology is gone entirely, county staff say.
All county-leased Flock Safety technology had been removed as of last week, in compliance with a County Board vote last month, county spokesperson Ryan Hudson told ARLnow. This included 41 cameras in total: 26 Falcon license plate readers and 15 Condor pan-tilt-zoom cameras.
Fights broke out as police and mall security cleared a large group of teens out of Ballston Quarter on Friday night.
Officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Wilson Blvd shortly after 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 9) to help security get the group off the property, according to preliminary incident summaries the Arlington County Police Department provided to ARLnow.
Supporting the physical and mental health of public safety personnel was the theme of this year’s Arlington County Crime Solvers luncheon.
“When we’re all stronger, we all serve the community so much better,” said Sheriff Jose Quiroz, speaking at the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year event, held Oct. 8 at Cafe Sazon on Columbia Pike.
Witnesses found evidence of gunfire in Glencarlyn yesterday (Sunday) after hearing loud noises overnight.
Officers called to the 300 block of S. Harrison Street around 12:25 p.m. confirmed evidence of shots being fired, police said.
Police are searching for a man who pulled a knife on a store employee in Courthouse before escaping into the Metro.
The robbery happened yesterday morning (Thursday) around 7:30 a.m. at a business — the CVS, according to initial reports — on the 2100 block of 15th Street N., near the Courthouse Metro entrance.
An Annandale man is facing charges after police say he fired several gunshots while fishing on the Potomac.
Arlington County police were dispatched to the area around Chain Bridge just after midnight this morning after D.C. police reported the sound of gunfire on the Virginia side of the river.
Leaders in the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office continue to evaluate the impacts of body-worn cameras used by deputies in the county’s detention facility.
“We are getting feedback for the unintended consequences,” Chief Deputy Sheriff Juan Gelabert said at a Sept. 28 discussion with members of the Arlington NAACP.
Glass bottles thrown from a balcony in the Clarendon area shattered the rear windshield of a parked car with someone inside Saturday night.
Arlington County police were called to the 3100 block of 10th Street N. around 10:30 p.m. After arriving on scene, officers determined a man had thrown the bottles from high up on a residential balcony, but no one was hurt.
A man is facing a string of assault charges after police say he attacked six people, including a sheriff’s deputy, in Virginia Square and Courthouse on Friday night.
The first incident happened around 10 p.m. at N. Quincy Street and Wilson Blvd, where police say the man hit two men and pepper sprayed one of them.
Several people have been shot at a townhouse in the Arlington View neighborhood near Columbia Pike.
The shooting happened shortly before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of 10th Street S. Initial reports suggest that at least two people were shot and others were grazed or injured in the panic after someone opened fire at a large house party.
