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SoberRide Effort Provides 2,000+ Rides Home Over Holiday Season

Updated: January 10, 2012 - 11:07 am

More than 2,000 local residents availed themselves of free cab rides home during the holiday season, including nearly 400 on New Year’s Eve.

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Sentencing Set for April in Diener Murder Case

Posted: January 06, 2012

Sentencing is set for April 27 for the man who has now pleaded guilty to the December 2009 murder of Carl Diener in Clarendon.

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Police Beat, 1/5/12 Edition

Posted: January 03, 2012

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Police Beat, 12/29/11 Edition

Updated: December 27, 2011 - 7:47 am

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Police Make Arrest in Recent Bank-Robbery Cases

Posted: December 23, 2011

A 23-year-old Arlington man was arrested Dec. 22 in connection with two recent bank robberies.

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Fuel Discharge Leaves Part of Four Mile Run Off-Limits

Posted: December 23, 2011

A petroleum release from an unknown source on Dec. 22 has caused Arlington officials to advise residents to avoid water in Four Mile Run from Interstate 395 to the Potomac River.

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Police Beat, 12/22/11 Edition

Posted: December 20, 2011

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Arlington Officer Among Those Honored in Fight Against Drunk Driving

Updated: December 19, 2011 - 8:31 am

• Editor's Pick

It’s been 15 years since a drunk driver killed her husband, Officer Anthony Simms of the Metropolitan Police Department, but Pamela Simms remains incensed at how light the perpetrator’s sentence was.

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Police Seeking Bank-Robbery Suspect

Updated: December 16, 2011 - 10:03 am

The Arlington County Police Department’s robbery unit is seeking the public’s help to identify a man who robbed an Arlington bank.

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Court Officials, Legislators Look to Richmond to Fill Judicial Vacancies

Updated: December 14, 2011 - 8:05 am

Arlington’s corps of Circuit Court judges, which stood at four at the beginning of the year, will drop to two in early January and could fall to a single jurist by summer if the General Assembly takes no action.

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Police Beat, 12/15/11 Edition

Posted: December 13, 2011

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Police Seek Help in Catching Bank Robber

Posted: December 10, 2011

The Arlington County Police Department’s homicide/robbery unit is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed an Arlington bank on Dec. 9.  

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Police Beat, 12-8-11 Edition

Posted: December 06, 2011

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Police Beat, 12/1/11 Edition

Posted: November 29, 2011

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Federal Grant to Fund Expansion of License-Reading Initiative in Northern Virginia

Posted: November 25, 2011

Regional law-enforcement officials eventually could have a way to coordinate efforts to read vehicle license plates in an effort to catch criminals and terrorists.

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County Picks Up Traffic-Safety Grants

Posted: November 23, 2011

The Arlington County government will receive about $70,000 in grant funding to support traffic-safety programs.

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Police Beat, 11/24/11 Edition

Posted: November 22, 2011

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Police Initiative Aims to Help Teachers Understand, Combat Bullying

Updated: November 15, 2011 - 12:48 pm

The Arlington County Police Department is hoping eventually to expand a new initiative in which police officers interact with local teachers in an effort to stop bullying.

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Police Beat, 11/17/11 Edition

Posted: November 15, 2011

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Police Beat, 11/10/11 Edition

Updated: November 08, 2011 - 7:59 am

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Police Beat, 10-27-11 Edition

Posted: October 25, 2011

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Arlington Man Arrested in Gun Incident

Posted: October 22, 2011

A 61-year-old Arlington man was arrested on Oct. 20 in connection with an incident where several weapons were found hidden near Patrick Henry Drive and Interstate 66.

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Arrest Made in Fatal September Hit-and-Run Incident

Posted: October 22, 2011

Arlington police have arrested a 42-year-old Oxon Hill man in connection with a Sept. 16 hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian dead.

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Police Officers Win National Honor in Solving Abduction Case

Updated: October 21, 2011 - 7:33 am

Two members of the Arlington County Police Department – Cpl. Timothy Clifford and Officer Andrew Nucelli – have been named grand-prize winners of the 2011 Looking Beyond the License Plate Award, sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police Highway Safety Committee and the 3M Traffic Safety Systems Division.

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Street Closings Announced for Oct. 30 Marine Corps Marathon

Posted: October 21, 2011

A number of local roadways will be closed on Sunday, Oct. 30 as part of the running of the 36th annual Marine Corps Marathon.

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Former Sheriff Appointed to D.C. Staff Job

Posted: October 20, 2011

Former Arlington Sheriff Thomas Faust has a new job, as District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray on Oct. 19 appointed Faust as director of the D.C. Department of Corrections.

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Police Changing Hours of Customer-Service Desk

Posted: October 20, 2011

The Arlington County Police Department is making slight alterations to the hours of operation of its Customer Service Counter, located at the police headquarters on 14th Street South.

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Police Beat, 10/20/11 Edition

Updated: October 18, 2011 - 8:17 am

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Arlington Police Make Arrests in Cooking-Oil Thefts

Posted: October 14, 2011

The Arlington County Police Department’s burglary unit on Oct. 7 arrested two men in connection with a string of thefts of biofuel in the county.

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Police Beat - 10/13/11 Edition

Posted: October 11, 2011

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‘Second Chance’ Intervention Effort Makes Its Debut

Updated: October 07, 2011 - 7:55 am

September marked the first installment of what will become a monthly effort – the educational component of the “Second Chance” program aimed at early intervention in the lives of students caught using alcohol or illegal drugs.

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Pedestrian Killed Attempting to Cross I-395 at Glebe Road

Posted: October 05, 2011

A 64-year-old Arlington man was killed Oct. 4 as he attempted to cross Interstate 395 near South Glebe Road.

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Police Beat - 10/6/11 Edition

Updated: October 04, 2011 - 7:01 am

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Police Beat - 9/29/11 Edition

Updated: September 27, 2011 - 12:30 pm

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Police Checkpoint to Be Part of National Anti-DWI Effort

Posted: September 22, 2011

On Friday, Sept. 23, county police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint with assistance from the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office.   

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Arlington Police Beat - 9/22/11 Edition

Posted: September 20, 2011

HIT-AND-RUN LEAVES PEDESTRIAN DEAD:

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Regional Emergency-Management Effort Wins National Award

Posted: September 20, 2011

A regional effort to enable faster resource deployment during emergency response has been honored by the federal Department of Homeland Security.

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Police Seek Public's Help in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Posted: September 18, 2011

County police are investigating a hit-and-run incident that left an Arlington resident dead.

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Survey: Use of Seat Belts in State Approaches 82 Percent

Posted: September 16, 2011

Use of seat belts among on Virginia roadways ticked up from 2010 to 2011, but remains slightly below the all-time record set two years ago, according to a new survey.

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Arlington Police Beat - 9/15/11 Edition

Updated: September 11, 2011 - 6:41 am

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Police Warn of New, Recurring Phone Scams

Posted: September 10, 2011

County police are warning the public about a recent increase in the reports of telephone scams.

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