Police are searching for suspects following a shooting in Green Valley yesterday (Wednesday) that left a man injured.
The shooting took place in the area of S. Lowell Street and S. Lincoln Street shortly before midnight.
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Arlington police expect to release footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting by Friday after sharp remarks from County Board members over the weekend.
Police Chief Andy Penn on Tuesday (Oct. 20) told County Board members that plans to release body-worn camera footage of the May 8 incident are in their final stages. Police also intend to seek public comment on a policy that will guide the handling of such incidents in the future.
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Arlington police staffing remains lower than desired but is improving, Police Chief Andy Penn said at a recent meeting.
“We’re still struggling with it,” Penn said of staff levels at the Oct. 13 Civic Federation meeting. “The good news is, hiring is up. I feel really positive about that.”
Arlington’s police chief intends to continue defending automated license-plate readers amid evolving conversations about the technology.
Despite the County Board’s recent vote to remove all Flock Safety cameras from public land in Arlington, at an Oct. 13 presentation to the Arlington County Civic Federation, Police Chief Andy Penn said that similar surveillance technology performs valuable work.
A deadline to release footage of a fatal Columbia Pike police shooting came and went on Friday, prompting criticisms at this weekend’s County Board meeting.
County Manager Mark Schwartz said on Saturday that he anticipates body-worn camera footage from the May incident will be released to the public by later this week. That did not satisfy a number of County Board members and others, who had expected footage in advance of the meeting.
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.
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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.
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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.