Crime Report: February 26, 2025
Published on February 27, 2025
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. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in Arlington County in the stated time frame. Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific addresses. For more information on crime in your area, visit our online crime mapping tool.
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REPORTS
BANK ROBBERY, 2025-02250083, 900 block of S. George Mason Drive. At approximately 11:18 a.m. on February 25, police were dispatched to the report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, it was determined to be a robbery by force. The preliminary investigation determined the male suspect allegedly entered a bank, passed a teller a note demanding money and subsequently fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. A lookout was broadcast and responding officers established a perimeter and located the suspect inside a neighboring business. He was taken into custody without incident. The stolen cash was recovered. Steve Smith, 30, of Washington, DC was arrested and charged with Robbery. He was held without bond.
ROBBERY, 2025-02250276, 900 block of N. Stafford Street. At approximately 11:48 p.m. on February 25, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined four juvenile male suspects in their teens entered the business, consumed food items and subsequently exited without payment. When confronted by an employee outside of the business, Suspect One brandished what appeared to be a firearm at the employee before all four suspects fled the scene on foot. No injuries were reported. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspects yielding negative results. Suspect One is described as a thin-build Hispanic male, approximately 15-18 years old, wearing a black hoodie and a crossbody bag. Suspect Two is described as a thin-build Hispanic male, approximately 15-18 years old, with black hair, wearing a dark colored long sleeve shirt. Suspect Three is described as a thin-build Asian male, approximately 15-18 years old, wearing black eyeglasses, a navy blue and gray beanie, a blue puffer jacket, jeans and white shoes. Suspect Four is described as a thin-build Asian male, approximately 15-18 years old, with curly black hair, wearing a dark colored puffer jacket, jeans and black sneakers. The investigation is ongoing.
LARCENY, 2025-02230084, 2600 block of Shirlington Road
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-02250157, 500 block of 23rd Street S.
LARCENY, 2025-02250187, 1400 block of S. Hayes Street
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-02250215, 1000 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY, 2025-02250228, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
LARCENY, 2025-02250266, 1600 block of N. George Mason Drive
STOLEN VEHICLE
02/25/25, VA TSM1206, 2003 Kia Sedona, Blue
2900 block of 16th Street S.
ONLINE REPORTS
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-02254001, 700 block of S. Courthouse Road
FRAUD, 2025-02254003, 2100 block of 15th Street N.
FRAUD, 2025-02254004, 3600 block of 21st Avenue N.
LARCENY, 2025-02254005, 2400 block of Arlington Boulevard
LARCENY, 2025-02254006, 1200 block of S. Clark Street
FRAUD, 2025-02254007, 6200 block of 31st Street N.
FRAUD, 2025-02254008, 2400 block of N. Edgewood Street
LARCENY, 2025-02254009, 4000 block of Wilson Boulevard
FRAUD, 2025-02254011, 1100 block of Army Navy Drive