The following is a list of criminal activity occurring in 2D North for December, 2007.

To date, the "butt grabber" has stopped his activity without being identified.

As you will see below, our most significant crime challenges continue to be larcenies from vehicles and construction site burglaries.

Please do not leave valuables in your vehicles. Call in suspicious persons / activity to the police.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 12/03/07, 1100 block of N. Arlington Blvd. Between 3 pm and 8:26 pm on December 3, someone attempted to pry open the door to an apartment. Nothing was taken.

BURGLARY, 12/05/07, 2200 block N. 12 St. Sometime between 4 pm on December 4 and 5:30 am on December 5, someone broke into a storage area in a construction site and took several boxes of copper fittings.

LARCENY FROM AUTO (SERIES), 12/10/07, 1500 block Arlington Blvd. Sometime between 8:30 pm on December 9 and 6:30 am on December 10, someone broke into four vehicles parked at a hotel. An IPOD, DVD player and radio were taken.

BURGLARY, 12/11/07, 1900 block Fort Myer Dr. Sometime between 7 pm on December 10 and 6:45 am on December 11, someone tried to break into an office by prying a lock and cutting through drywall. Entry was not gained.

BURGLARY (SERIES), 12/13/07, 1500 block N. Pierce St. Sometime between 9:30 pm on December 12 and 4:45 am on December 13, someone entered a construction site and took copper wire, plumbing equipment, and assorted construction items from storage areas. The storage areas are individually owned by different companies.

FELONY HIT AND RUN, 12/18/07, Route 50 Westbound/ramp to Fairfax Dr. At approximately 10:40 pm on December 18, a Toyota Camry and a gray taxi cab were traveling westbound on Route 50 in the area of Fairfax Dr. The taxi sideswiped the Camry, forcing the Camry off the road. The taxi fled the scene. There were no injuries reported, but the Camry sustained significant damage.

BURGLARY, 12/23/07, 1000 block of N. Arlington Blvd. At approximately 15:03 on December 23, a resident caught a 14 year old juvenile coming out of his apartment. The victim searched the suspect and then let him go. It was later determined the suspect had stashed the victim's laptop computer, 2 cameras and other items in a closet. Officers responding to the scene stopped the suspect in the parking lot and took him into custody.

FELONY HIT & RUN, 12/26/07, I-66 Eastbound at exit 73 (Rosslyn). On December 26 around 8:52 pm, a Porsche Carrera was eastbound on I-66 when a vehicle struck the Porsche from behind. The Porsche spun due to the impact and struck a jersey wall in the roadway. There were no injuries reported but the Porsche sustained significant damage. The suspect vehicle is described as possibly being a Nissan Pathfinder, blue or black in color, possibly with New Jersey tags.

BURGLARY, 12/27/07, 1200 block N. Garfield St. Sometime between noon on December 22 and 9 am on December 27, someone broke into a community room through a window and stole two large screen televisions, a dvd player, and a surround sound system.

LARCENY FROM AUTO (SERIES), 12/28/07, 1500 block Arlington Blvd. Sometime between 8 pm on December 27 and 7:30 am on December 28, someone broke into four cars parked in a parking lot. Gift cards, several satellite radios, a GPS unit, and assorted personal property were taken.


Brian

Captain Brian M. Berke
Arlington County Police Department
Operations Division
Second District Commander
Office: (703) 228-4327
Fax: (703) 228-4576
bberke@arlingtonva.us