Public Safety News

ARLINGTON, VA – Communities across the country are confronting the growing problem of drug and opioid abuse.  Arlington is not immune to the problem. Please join us for a community conversation and town hall event with community leaders, healthcare providers and law enforcement serving on the front lines about how drugs and the opioid epidemic […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The 2017 Prio Bangla Street Festival will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017.  The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.. The following road closures will take place from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. to accommodate the event: South 9th Street from Walter Reed Drive to S. Highland Street […]

ARLINGTON, VA – The annual Clarendon Day 5k, 10k and Kids Dash will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017. The following road closures will occur from 6:30 a.m. to approximately 10:30 a.m. to accommodate the races: Wilson Boulevard between N. Garfield Street and Route 110 N. Kent Street between Wilson Boulevard and N. 19th […]

ARLINGTON, VA – The annual Clarendon Day festival will take place in the Clarendon area on Saturday, September 23, 2017.  The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic from 3:00 a.m. until approximately 7:00 p.m. to accommodate the festival: Wilson Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and N. Garfield Street Clarendon Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Police Department will close several streets near the Pentagon on Sunday, October 8, 2017, for the 33rd annual Army Ten-Miler race.  The race begins at 7:50 a.m. on Route 110, crosses the Potomac River into the District of Columbia, returns to the Commonwealth via I-395 HOV and ends in […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Arlington County Police Department is warning the public about skimming devices used to steal banking and personal information. At approximately 2:50 p.m. on Monday, September 18, police were dispatched to the Exxon Gas Station in the 4000 block of Old Dominion Drive for the report of a credit card skimming device […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Elmer Umberto Lopez-Velasquez, 39, of Alexandria, VA was sentenced on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in the Arlington County Circuit Court to thirty-two years in prison for his role in a rape on a shared-use trail in 2012. Judge Daniel Fiore sentenced the defendant to fifty years with eighteen suspended for the charge […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Maxwell Adams, 18, of Arlington, VA was sentenced on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in the Arlington County Circuit Court to thirty-two years in prison for his role in the homicide of his father, 46-year-old Dennis “Andy” Adams. Judge Louise M. DiMatteo sentenced the defendant to fifty years with twenty-three suspended for the […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Following the officer-involved shooting on May 17, 2017, a comprehensive investigation and a thorough review of the facts and evidence collected were presented to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney determined the use of deadly force and actions by Officer Yanda and Corporal Chattillion were justifiable […]