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BREAKING NEWS — Police Investigate Murder-Suicide

Published July 24, 2012 at 3:59PM | Updated December 26, 2012 at 3:36PM

(Updated at 6:35 p.m.) Police are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide at the Park Shirlington Apartments on the 4500 block of 31st Street South, near the Fairlington neighborhood.

Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck says it appears the man and woman, both 30-years-old, had some sort of relationship and lived together in the apartment where they were found. An adult female family member who also lived in the apartment found the bodies in a back bedroom and called 911 around 2:45 p.m.

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ACPD Looking for Beer Pong Bandits

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Published July 23, 2012 at 5:15PM

One or more suspects broke into a locked house on the 5500 block of 7th Street S., in the Forest Glen neighborhood, at some point on Sunday. According to police, the suspects played beer pong while inside the house. They then allegedly stole two cars parked outside, leaving the residence “in disarray” with empty beer bottles strewn about.

The crime was reported Sunday afternoon by an adult female house sitter — a friend of the family that owns the house and the vehicles, according to police.

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Crime Report: Harassers Attack

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Published July 20, 2012 at 12:45PM | Updated January 9, 2018 at 3:20PM

A man was stabbed last weekend after trying to intervene when two men were harassing a woman in the Columbia Heights West neighborhood.

From this week’s Arlington County crime report:

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Police: Newspaper Carrier Carjacked at Gunpoint

By Katie Pyzyk

Published July 18, 2012 at 3:55PM | Updated July 18, 2012 at 7:15PM

Around 4:30 a.m., the 73-year-old woman was doing her rounds of paper delivery and had just exited the car to place a paper on a customer’s doorstep. According to police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck, two men then drove up in a van next to her, and one said “give me the car.”

Police say both of the subjects, one of whom had a gun, pushed the woman to the ground. At that point, one of the men reportedly jumped into the woman’s car and threw her dog out of the vehicle, before driving off. The other suspect got back into the van and drove off.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bystanders Take Down Would-Be Thieves on Metro

By Katie Pyzyk

Published July 18, 2012 at 1:45PM | Updated July 18, 2012 at 3:05PM

(Updated at 3:05 p.m.) A group of bystanders helped out a Metro rider last night (Tuesday) by tracking down and detaining three men who allegedly tried stealing a woman’s cell phone.

Springfield resident Jonathan Jackson says he was riding the Blue Line home around 7:00 p.m., when he noticed a man acting suspiciously. When the doors opened at Arlington Cemetery, the situation grew weirder.

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BREAKING NEWS — Pedestrian Struck by Taxi in Ballston

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Published July 18, 2012 at 10:44AM | Updated July 19, 2012 at 3:38PM

Investigators are on the scene of a critical pedestrian accident in Ballston.

The accident happened around 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Glebe Road and N. Carlin Springs Road. An elderly female pedestrian was in the crosswalk, crossing Carlin Springs across from Ballston Common Mall, when she was struck by an Arlington Yellow Cab, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 17, 2012 at 9:15AM

Mystery Surrounds Eden Center Shooting — Questions still surround the murder and suicide that occurred at the Eden Center in Falls Church on Saturday night. The victim, meanwhile, has been identified as 51-year-old Tai Phan, of Annandale, who at the time of the shooting was on his way to a gig as a bass player at a restaurant. [Washington Post]

Board May Drop Retail Requirement for Condo Complex — The Arlington County Board is poised to reverse a requirement it set 9 years ago for the Woodbury Park condo complex to reserve interior space for a convenience store. The store would have been located inside the 364-unit complex, with no outside signage and no easy access for non-residents. Nobody has stepped up to rent the space, so county staff is recommending the Board drop the retail requirement and allow Woodbury Park to build a condo unit in its place. [Sun Gazette]

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Video: Bystanders Walk Past Accident Victim While Getting on the Bus

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Published July 16, 2012 at 9:10PM | Updated July 16, 2012 at 11:42PM

The Arlington County Police Department has released video tonight from a Metro bus that stopped at the scene of fatal pedestrian accident earlier this month.

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Man Stabbed During Street Fight Near Columbia Pike

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Published July 16, 2012 at 3:58PM | Updated July 16, 2012 at 4:29PM

The incident happened around 1:00 a.m. on the 1200 block of S. Scott Street, in front of the Wellington apartments, near Columbia Pike. Police say seven men had been drinking when a fight broke out between two of them in the middle of the street.

During the fight, one of the men was stabbed multiple times with a broken beer bottle. The man suffered stab wounds to his groin, leg and throat, and an arterial cut to his arm. The latter wound gushed blood, and police say all seven men were covered in blood by the time officers arrived on scene.

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UPDATED: Man Attacked By Pit Bulls in Nauck

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Published July 15, 2012 at 7:45PM | Updated July 15, 2012 at 11:16PM

The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. The approximately 40-year-old man was getting out of his truck outside his home, near the intersection of Walter Reed Drive and S. Oakland Street, when police say two pit bulls started attacking him without provocation. The dogs grabbed onto his arms as the man struggled, and as one of his sons watched from the truck.

“Someone call 911, the dogs are attacking my dad!” the boy screamed out of the truck’s window, according to police.

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Two Dead After Eden Center Shooting

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Published July 15, 2012 at 12:17AM | Updated July 15, 2012 at 1:54PM

(Updated at 5:40 a.m.) Falls Church police are investigating a shooting at the Eden Center.

We’re told the shooting happened around 10:00 p.m. According to Falls Church police spokeswoman Susan Finarelli, one male was shot and was pronounced dead on the scene. Another male died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash Brings Down Utility Pole on Glebe Road

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Published July 12, 2012 at 3:50PM | Updated July 12, 2017 at 1:30PM

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Glebe Road was blocked in both directions in the area of 8th Street S., just north of Columbia Pike, due to an single-vehicle accident around 3:45 this afternoon.

A green Honda sedan collided with a utility pole, knocking the pole and numerous utility lines to the ground. As of 4:15, police had reopened one northbound and one southbound lane of Glebe, but authorities are advising drivers to avoid the area “for the next few hours.”