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Axe-Wielding Robber Arrested After Arlington Pursuit, Police Say
An 18-year-old Arlington man has been arrested for trying to rob a business he'd been banned from, authorities said.
Daryl Palmer broke into a business he'd been banned from on the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive around 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, the sheriff's office said.
He went behind the counter, at which point an employee called police, the office said. Palmer walked toward the exit, pulled out an axe hidden in a backpack, struck a display case and fled on food, police said.
A description of Palmer was broadcast to officers, who arrested him after a foot pursuit on N. Stuart Street.&n…
Wanted Drug Dealer Backs Stolen Car Into Police Cruiser, Gives Fake ID To Cops In Arlington: PD
A wanted 25-year-old man was arrested after backing a stolen vehicle into a police cruiser, assaulting police, and more in Arlington, authorities said.
Ahmed Abuelhassan, of Fairfax, was stopped by an officer on Columbia Pike in Arlington around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, May 20, who had spotted a car with stolen tags, county police said.
Abuelhassan proceeded to reverse the vehicle into an officer's cruiser and hit a fence and parked car, while attempting to flee the scene, police said. No injuries were reported. Abuelhassan subsequently got out of the vehicle and was non-complai…
Drunken Man, 53, Chases Vehicle Occupied By Children In Leesburg
A Leesburg man is arrested for drunkenly chasing a vehicle occupied by children earlier this week, authorities said.
Allen K. Shreve III, 53, was following the victim's vehicle and trying to hit it with his own just after 6 p.m. on the 800 block of Anne Street SW on Wednesday, April 10, local police said.
Responding officers determined that Shreve knew the victim, had at one point blocked the free passage of the victim’s vehicle, leading the victim to drive across multiple lawns while being pursued by Shreve, police said. Shreve also struck and knocked down a fire hydrant.
The victim'…
Burglar, 18, Kicks Officers After Stealing Bicycle In Arlington, Police Say
An 18-year-old Arlington woman was arrested for assaulting police after stealing a bicycle from a home, authorities said.
Angelita Lopez broke into a home on the 1700 block of S. Walter Reed Drive around 7:15 p.m. on March 17, where she was confronted by one victim, county police said.
Lopez stole a bicycle then fled the scene. A second victim found Lopez and the bike on 18th Street S. and S. Monroe Street and approached her, police said.
Lopez subsequently assaulted the victim, tried to steal his jewelry, damaged a watch and struck him with a bottle, police said. She …
Arrest Made In Series Of Laundromat Burglaries In Fairfax County
A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of Fairfax County burglaries, police said.
Timothy Mears, of Woodlawn, burglarized multiple laundromats between December 2023 and January 2024, and was identified as a suspect on Feb. 8, county police said.
Below is a list of burglaries Mears is associated with:
Fairfax County PD
Mears has been charged with four counts of Burglary, four counts of Possession of Burglarious Tools, three counts of Wearing Mask in Public to Conceal Identity, four counts of Destruction of Property, two counts of Petit larceny, and one count of Gr…
Purceville Pair Charged In Leesburg Burglaries: Police
A Purceville pair has been charged in two Leesburg burglaries, authorities said.
Samuel Jenkins III, 46, and Abigail Laura, 38, were identified as the pair who went into a business on North King Street around 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, and stealing property, Leesburg police said.
Then, on Friday, Jan. 26, the two went into a business on North Street NW around midnight, and stole more property, police said.
Laura was identified as the suspect and was subsequently charged for her involvement, police said.
That evening, a Leesburg officer stopped to check the welfare of a subject who wa…
Stalker Follows Woman Home From MGM Casino Parking Lot, Assaults Her In Virginia: Cops
A 29-year-old man was arrested for following a woman from a casino parking lot in Maryland to her home in Fairfax County, VA, where he assaulted her and tried breaking into her home, police said.
Antiero Ebai Menyoli, of Oxon Hill, MD, approached the woman, a complete stranger, as she left the MGM National Harbor and spoke briefly, before the woman got into her car and drove home, Fairfax County police said.
While driving, the victim noticed a vehicle was following her due to one headlight being brighter than the other. She suspected it to be Menyoli.
The victim tried to lose the veh…
Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops
A man who racked up a $20,000 bill just in the property he destroyed at fast food restaurants across Loudoun County is in custody, authorities said.
Reyan H. Ibrahim's night of destruction began around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the McDonald's at the Ashburn Shopping Plaza, when he destroyed an electronic menu board in the drive-thru lane, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
At dawn, Ibrahim moved on to the Sheetz on Windmill Parc Drive in Sterling, where he broke a bottle of wine, and hit the front door entrance with a wrench, causing it to shatter, police said.
At 8 a.m., I…
