This report is published every weekday, except County holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence.
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REPORTS
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY (late), 2021-01130183, 4800 block of Columbia Pike. At approximately 8:18 p.m. on January 13, police were dispatched to the late report of an attempted armed robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined that at approximately 5:04 p.m., the suspect was inside a business when they approached the front of the store, threatened the victim with a knife and demanded they open the drawer to the cash register. The suspect then fled the business when the victim yelled and another employee ran to the front of the store. The suspect is described as a light-skinned male, wearing a black jacket with a hood, navy or black sweatpants, and a white mask. The investigation is ongoing.
GRAFFITI, 2021-01120029, Unit block of S. Garfield Street
LARCENY, 2021-01120084, 1500 block of S. Fern Street
LARCENY, 2021-01130102, 2800 block of Clarendon Boulevard
ONLINE REPORTS
VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2021-01134002, 1100 block of N. Kentucky Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2021-01134003, 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard
FRAUD, 2021-01134005, 2200 block of S. Dinwiddie Street
LARCENY, 2021-01134006, 1100 block of N. Utah Street
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2021-01134008, 5100 block of 10th Street N.
IDENTITY THEFT, 2021-01134009, 3300 block of 6th Street S.
LARCENY, 2021-01134010, 2800 block of Fort Scott Drive
HARASSMENT, 2021-01134012, 800 block of S. Irving Street