Police Say Officers Found Arlington Robbery Suspect Near The Scene

ARLINGTON, VA — A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday after police said he entered a secured room at an Arlington business and stole cash from an employee.

Officers were called to the 2800 block of South Quincy Street at about 1:15 p.m. for a reported robbery, according to the Arlington County Police Department. Investigators determined that a man had entered the business before going into a secured back room.

The man allegedly stole an undisclosed amount of cash from an employee who was handling money and then fled on foot, police said. During the investigation, officers spotted a person matching the suspect’s description in the area and took him into custody.

Preliminary Hearing Set For September

Police identified the man as Tyrone Cooper, 40, of no fixed address. He was charged with robbery and held without bond, according to the police report.

An Arlington General District Court docket identifies the defendant as Tyrone Milton Cooper and lists the charge under a Virginia robbery statute. The online docket describes the charge as “robbery: using force (accessory before the fact)” and classifies it as a Class 5 felony.

Cooper was arraigned Monday and remained in custody, court records show. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sept. 22 in Courtroom 3B. Bradley Haywood is listed as Cooper’s attorney. The docket does not list a plea or disposition in the robbery case.

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Other court records show Cooper pleaded guilty July 29 in Arlington to misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. That case was originally filed as a felony grand larceny charge before being amended. He was sentenced to 90 days, with 60 days suspended, and assessed $561 in court costs.

A Stafford County court record also shows Cooper was found guilty in absentia May 27 of public intoxication stemming from an April 18 incident. He was fined $50 and assessed $129 in costs.

Several other Stafford County cases arising from April 17 — including allegations of shoplifting, falsely reporting a crime and public intoxication — were placed in the court’s fugitive file after an Aug. 6 hearing. Court records also list failure-to-appear proceedings. Those docket entries do not show convictions on the underlying charges.

An arrest or criminal charge is not evidence of guilt. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.