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Morning Notes

Published March 9, 2018 at 8:45AM

DHS Official Charged With Beating Wife in Arlington — A “senior career official with the Department of Homeland Security who… handles a ‘high volume’ of classified information in his role as an intelligence briefer,” served jail time after a 2016 incident in Arlington in which he was charged with assaulting his wife, breaking two ribs and causing bruising around her neck. [Washington Post]

Anti-DUI Event at Shamrock Crawl Tomorrow — The Arlington County Police Department will hold a St. Patrick’s Day-themed anti-DUI event dubbed “Don’t Press Your Luck” in Clarendon tomorrow (Saturday). The event will coincide with the planned Shamrock Crawl bar crawl. [Arlington County]

Events

Open Door Monday Schedule for 2018

By ARLnow.com

Published February 26, 2018 at 9:55AM

(Updated at 10:10 a.m.) Arlington County’s “Open Door Monday” events are continuing this year, offering residents the opportunity to chat with a County Board member about any topic in an informal setting.

Around Town

Video: D.C. Taxi Drives Onto Custis Trail

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published February 20, 2018 at 3:00PM

A D.C. taxicab drove onto the Custis Trail yesterday and the incident was caught on video.

Around Town

Video: ACPD Helps Out in Puerto Rico

By ARLnow.com

Published February 2, 2018 at 3:50PM

In the wake of the devastation left by Hurricane Maria, a dozen Arlington County Police officers volunteered to head down to Puerto Rico and assist law enforcement on the island.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 28, 2017 at 8:00AM

County Board Approves Affordable Housing Loan — At its meeting last night, the Arlington County Board approved a loan that will help preserve the 294-unit Park Shirlington Apartments as affordable housing. The $6 million loan from the county’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund will allow a pair of developers to buy the complex, rehabilitate it and preserve as much affordable housing as possible. [Arlington County]

Ten Die in Va. Thanksgiving Weekend Crashes — “With overall traffic fatalities already on the increase, the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved to be a deadly one… on Virginia’s highways. During the holiday… traffic crashes claimed the lives of eight drivers, one passenger and a pedestrian.” [Virginia State Police]

Around Town

Video: This Is What It’s Like to Skydive Over Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published October 26, 2017 at 11:15AM

What would it be like to skydive in highly-restricted airspace over Arlington and the Pentagon?

News

Video: Arlington Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary

By Chris Teale

Published September 11, 2017 at 4:30PM

Arlington County remember the nearly 3,000 people killed 16 years ago today (Monday) in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Around Town

ACPD’s Synchronized Swimming Video Goes Viral

By Chris Teale

Published August 17, 2017 at 4:30PM | Updated August 17, 2017 at 5:00PM

The Arlington County Police Department has gotten national and international attention after a video of its officers performing a synchronized swimming routine went viral.

Events

Police Release Synchronized Swimming Video to Promote Block Party

By Katherine Berko

Published August 11, 2017 at 9:00AM

After weeks of anticipation ahead of its August 26 block party, the Arlington County Police Department on Thursday, August 10 released its video of officers synchronized swimming to advertise the festivities.

Around Town

Video: ACFD Participates in ‘Drive By Dunk Challenge’

By Katherine Berko

Published August 4, 2017 at 11:00AM

Tiny arms wont stop this T-rex's #DriveByDunkChallenge! Just needed a lil 🚒👨‍🚒help. pic.twitter.com/JQnEnv0OeZ

— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) August 3, 2017

Weather

Video: Raging Rapids Along Four Mile Run

By ARLnow.com

Published July 28, 2017 at 6:35PM

Today’s heavy rain has turned Four Mile Run into a raging torrent of murky water.

A Columbia Pike resident posted videos of the overflowing stream on Twitter this afternoon (Friday). The video was taken near S. George Mason Drive.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 27, 2017 at 9:10AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 10:56AM

Metro Delays This Morning — Updated at 9:25 a.m. — A disabled train outside of the Pentagon Metro station caused significant delays on the Blue and Yellow lines during part of this morning’s rush hour. Meanwhile, a signal problem outside of the Rosslyn station caused delays on the Orange and Silver lines at the tail end of the rush hour. [Washington Post, Twitter]]

Arlington Men Charged With Murder — Updated at 10:40 a.m. — Two young Arlington men have been arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of a Silver Spring man. Police say the Arlington men, ages 19 and 21, and a 19-year-old Maryland man went to the victim’s house to rob him of marijuana. [WTOP, Washington Post]