UPDATED: Police Investigate Rape in Radnor-Ft. Myer Heights
Published on October 29, 2023
UPDATE (10/23/24) – The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is announcing the arrest of the suspect in a 2023 rape in the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood. Hamza Omar, 20, of Columbus, OH is charged with Rape, Abduction with Intent to Defile, Robbery, Burglary with Intent to Commit Rape and Wearing a Mask in Public. He is being held in the Arlington County Detention Facility without bond.
During the course of the investigation, detectives collected and reviewed evidence and conducted witness interviews which led to the identification of the suspect. In August, warrants were obtained for his arrest. He was subsequently located in Ohio, taken into custody by the Columbus Division of Police on the outstanding Arlington warrants and extradited to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This remains an active criminal investigation. Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Detective McGuire at 703-228-4173 or tmcguire@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). For additional community resources and contact information, visit our website.
Booking photograph of Hamza Omar
ARLINGTON, Va.(Published 10/29/23) – The Arlington County Police Department is investigating a rape which occurred in the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood during the early morning hours of October 29.
At approximately 12:19 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Clarendon Boulevard for the report of a rape. The preliminary investigation indicates the unknown male suspect gained entry to the victim’s residence, entered her bedroom and threatened her. The suspect then raped the victim before fleeing the residence on foot.
The suspect is described as a tall, Black male with a skinny build and shorter, curly hair.
This remains an active criminal investigation and anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Detective McGuire at 703-228-4173 or tmcguire@arlingtonva.us. Information may also be provided anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). For additional community resources and contact information, visit our website.