All northbound lanes of N. Glebe Road were temporarily blocked at N. Carlin Springs Road after a pedestrian was reportedly struck near the entrance to the Ballston mall parking garage.
The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Initial reports suggest that a person in a wheelchair was struck by a driver and suffered facial injuries.
Update 2/20/26: The felony charge has been dropped, but the driver was found guilty of two misdemeanors: assault and battery and property damage under $1,000. He has received a suspended six-month sentence.
A 58-year-old Arlington man is in jail after police say he purposely struck a bicyclist with his car following an argument.
While a debate among the candidates for Virginia Attorney General focused on violent rhetoric, a debate watch party in Arlington descended into physical violence.
Police were called to Mister Days on N. Highland Street around 6:45 p.m. Thursday after a fight broke out at the debate watch party held by the Arlington County Republican Committee. A video posted online, which includes explicit language, shows a man being restrained and ordered to leave the restaurant while a female companion records the incident and is later also ordered to leave.
Arlington County police are investigating shots fired in the Green Valley neighborhood.
The gunfire rang out around 10 p.m. Friday night near The Shelton apartment complex. No injuries were reported but a bullet damaged a window in a nearby residential building.
A man is dead after police say he was last seen fleeing from state troopers on the 14th Street Bridge.
On Oct. 1, an early morning car chase that started on I-95, on charges of reckless driving, ended on the 14th Street Bridge after the suspect’s vehicle was disabled by spike strips deployed on I-395, according to Virginia State Police.
Some public-safety heroes walk on two legs while others walk on four, Sheriff Jose Quiroz noted as Arlington County Crime Solvers saluted the 13 K9 teams serving with local agencies.
Each of the dogs and their handlers at the Arlington County Police Department and Arlington County Sheriff’s Office have received specialized training to meet a range of challenges in an urban environment. As such, they are collectively deserving of the “Officer of the Year” award, Crime Solvers president Andres Tobar said.
A large police presence remains on scene in Pentagon City after mall security requested help dealing with a “flash mob” of rowdy teens.
Numerous officers from Arlington County and Metro Transit Police responded to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City and the Metro station around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a large group of teens running amuck in the food court.
Two people were stabbed in Arlington yesterday (Tuesday) by suspects that remain at large.
The first stabbing happened shortly after midnight near the Thomas Jefferson Community Center. Police say a man approached the victim, yelled at him, and stabbed him before fleeing in a car.
A cyclist seriously injured in a crash near Bluemont Park over the weekend was issued a traffic citation.
The crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Manchester Street, where bike lane safety improvements were installed a few months ago.
The Arlington County Police Department says officers recovered cocaine, prescription pills and thousands of dollars in cash last week after a traffic stop in Douglas Park.
A 57-year-old suspect was pulled over on the 1400 block of S. Glebe Road after police observed a traffic violation just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, ACPD said.
Two people were killed yesterday (Sunday) in a one-car crash on GW Parkway.
Shortly after 2 p.m., a vehicle left the roadway and struck the overpass at the ramp from southbound Washington Blvd to southbound GW Parkway, according to the U.S. Park Police.
The Arlington County Police Department is searching for two suspects accused of carjacking a man in Crystal City early this morning (Tuesday).
Police said the masked suspects were armed with knives when they approached the victim on the 2300 block of S. Eads Street around 2:30 a.m. and demanded the keys to his vehicle.
