Crime & Safety

Shirlington Bike Trail Robbery Thwarted: Police

A man tried to steal a woman's bag while she was riding her bicycle Tuesday just before noon, police say.

The latest crime report from the Arlington County Police Department:

Crime Report: August 5, 2015

REPORTS

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ROBBERY, 150804027, 2600 block of S. Four Mile Run Road. At approximately 11:45 a.m on August 4, an unknown suspect attempted to take a victim’s bag while she was riding her bike on Shirlington Bike Trail. The robbery attempt was unsuccessful, and the suspect fled in an unknown direction. The suspect is described as a white Hispanic male in his forties, approximately 5’6” tall and weighing 200 lbs. He was wearing a dark shirt and baggy blue jeans at the time of the incident.

STOLEN VEHICLES

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08/03/15, VA 14070M, 2008 Qianjang Americano Moped, Orange
3100 block of N. Wilson Boulevard

08/04/15, VA VAN4080, 1999 Honda Accord, Silver
500 block of S. 1-395 Highway

TAMPERING WITH AUTO, 150804016, 1500 block of N. Rolfe Street

GRAND LARCENY, 150804030, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street

TRESPASSING, 150804044, 2600 block of S. Troy Street

ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150804051, 3000 block of N. Spout Run Parkway

BRANDISHING A FIREARM, 150804055, 900 block of S. Dinwiddie Street

GRAND LARCENY, 150804060, 2400 block of S. Glebe Road

PETIT LARCENY, 150804062, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street

GRAND LARCENY, 150804064, 2300 block of S. Columbia Pike

ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150804068, 1900 block of N. Culpepper Street

ASSAULT & BATTERY, 150805007, 2200 block of S. Columbia Pike

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