Following last month’s bomb threat, a family-oriented drag brunch is returning to Crystal City tomorrow (Saturday).
Freddie’s Beach Bar owner Freddie Lutz hopes to make it one for the books.
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Arlington County police are investigating a late night attack in Ballston.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday on the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive, near the Metro station. According to police, a man approached the victim from behind “and struck him with an unknown object before fleeing the scene on foot.”
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A man with a history of peeping into homes allegedly did it again — twice.
Police say Herbert Otey, 60, was seen peering into a woman’s home along the 2000 block of Columbia Pike last night. He was arrested and also charged with a peeping incident from earlier in the day.
A man was seriously injured when two acquaintances tried to rob him of jewelry early Sunday morning, police say.
The incident happened early Sunday morning in the Arlington Mill neighborhood. The man was hospitalized and two suspects — who share the same last name — were later arrested.
An extended day employee at a local elementary school allegedly showed porn to kids.
The 18-year-old man from Fairfax County was arrested and is facing several charges, including possession of child pornography, Arlington County police announced Friday morning. Investigators are now seeking additional victims, beyond the three already identified.
Arlington County police will be stepping up traffic enforcement over the next few weeks as part of the annual spring Street Smart campaign.
The regional road safety initiative aims to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike to pay attention and follow traffic laws. It runs through May 19 and will include two high-profile enforcement events in Arlington, starting this coming Monday.
A middle school student who allegedly brought a BB gun to school is facing a potential weapons charge.
The incident happened Wednesday morning after school administrators found a BB gun and called police.
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Arlington County police were reportedly engaged in a standoff with a pair of criminal suspects in a parking garage Tuesday afternoon.
The incident started just after 4 p.m. on the P5 level of the Pentagon City mall garage, when a vehicle with two suspects inside allegedly rammed a police cruiser and refused officer commands to get out of the car.
A teenage suspect is facing charges after an early morning theft from a store in Rosslyn.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, on the 1600 block of Wilson Blvd, a block with a 24-hour 7-Eleven store.
A 40-year-old Fredericksburg woman is facing multiple charges after police say she damaged a local store and kicked a police officer.
The incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday at the 7-Eleven store across from the Ballston Metro station.
At least nine people are facing underage drinking charges after police broke up a large teen party in northern Arlington.
The incident happened shortly before midnight Saturday on the 3900 block of Military Road, near Fort Ethan Allen Park and Chain Bridge. The dispatched address was that of a newly built home in the Old Glebe neighborhood that’s currently listed for sale for $3.5 million.
Arlington County police are investigating “extensive” graffiti, including a racist word, on the roof of Dorothy Hamm Middle School.
Families were informed of the vandalism via email yesterday.