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Firearm Loaded With Magazine Found In Stolen Car Driven By Wanted MD Woman In Arlington: Police Firearm Loaded With Magazine Found In Stolen Car Driven By Wanted MD Woman In Arlington: Police
Firearm Loaded With Magazine Found In Stolen Car Driven By Wanted MD Woman In Arlington: Police A woman wanted out of Maryland was arrested in Virginia operating a stolen car containing a stolen gun loaded with an extended magazine, police said. Trouble began around 11:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, on the 500 block of 12 Street S., when Arlington officers were called to help Public Service Aid with a parking violation of a vehicle, county police said. The vehicle had bogus tags and a concealed Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), police said. During the course of the investigation, a loaded firearm with an extended magazine was recovered on the driver's floo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Virginia Marriott: Police Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Virginia Marriott: Police
Security Guard From Maryland Drove Toward Teen, Shot Him At Vacant Virginia Marriott: Police A security guard from Maryland has been charged in a shooting that left a teen boy injured in Virginia, police said. Ahmed Namnoom, 53, of Laurel, was working as a security guard on the  in the 1400 block of Langston Boulevard, when he noticed a group of teens walking toward the former Key Bridge Marriott property on Langston Boulevard in Arlington on Sunday, Nov. 12, Arlington County police said. Namnoom drove his vehicle toward a then took out a gun and fired it, striking a teen, Arlington County police said. The teen was found by medics on N. Lynn Street and hospitalized w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia
Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia When it rains, it pours. A week after the DMV region was battered by severe thunderstorms that left tens of thousands without power for days, a new batch of wicked weather is making its way to the area. Tornado Warnings have been issued in Charles, Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax counties on Monday afternoon, and some officials are advising that residents batten down the hatches.  Tornado Warning including Springfield VA, Lincolnia VA and Rose Hill VA until 4:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/clR12BZw2x — NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) August 14, 2023 Tornado Warning includin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Federal Officer Charged Following Drug Investigation In Virginia: Police Off-Duty Federal Officer Charged Following Drug Investigation In Virginia: Police
Off-Duty Federal Officer Charged Following Drug Investigation In Virginia: Police An off-duty federal officer is facing charges following a narcotics investigation in Virginia, authorities announced. Alexandria resident Eric Welch, 33, an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officer has been taken into custody by investigators from the Arlington County Police Department for his role in distributing cocaine, officials said on Monday, Oct. 31. Specifically, Welch was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance while armed. According to officials, Organized Crime Sectio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say
Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say The Arlington County Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect behind a recent bank robbery. Police responded to the reported robbery in the 900 block of North Taylor Street just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, the department said.  Officers learned the male suspect entered the bank, passed a note to a teller demanding money and implied he had a weapon, police said.  The suspect then fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash. No weapons were actually seen and no injuries were reported, police added.  The suspect is described as a Black mal…

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by David Cifarelli