The following is a list of criminal activity occurring in 2D North for February, 2008.

Our most significant crime challenges this month continue to be larcenies from vehicles and commercial burglaries.

We have obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect in the Rosslyn BB&T Bank Robbery from January.

We have obtained Juvenile Petitions for the two suspects involved in the January street robbery series.

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

LARCENY FROM AUTO (SERIES)/RECOVERED STOLEN AUTO - ARRESTS, 02/01/08, Various Addresses. On February 1, at least 27 vehicles were broken into on S. Quebec Street, S. Arlington Mill Drive, S. Four Mile Run Drive, S. Wakefield Street, S. Chesterfield Road, S. George Mason Drive, S. 28th Road, S. 16th Street and S. 17th Street. GPS units, iPods and other electronic devices were taken. Witnesses reported seeing 2 men fleeing the area in a black Crown Victoria. A short time later, an Arlington Police Officer and a Sheriff's Deputy spotted the car northbound on I-395. The suspect vehicle crashed into a guardrail on the highway and the suspects then fled on foot. They were found hiding inside an apartment building in the 1100 block of Army Navy Drive and taken into custody without incident. Officers recovered numerous electronic devices on the suspects and in their vehicle. The investigation is continuing. (This event occurred in the 3rd District, but the arrest may have a positive impact on this type of incident throughout the county).

MALICIOUS WOUNDING - ARREST, 02/02/08, 2800 block of N. Wilson Blvd. At approximately 12:20 am on February 2, a patron at a bar struck another patron in the head with a glass. The victim suffered several lacerations and was treated at a local hospital. Michael James Kotheimer, 29, of Falls Church, was arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding.

HATE CRIME/LARCENY, 02/03/08, 1100 block Arlington Blvd. Sometime between noon on February 3 and 5:30 pm on February 5, someone drew a swastika on the door of a residence. A religious symbol was also taken from the victim's door.

BURGLARY, 02/04/08, 1800 block Wilson Blvd. Sometime between 11 pm on February 1 and 7:15 am on February 4, someone entered an office building through unknown means. Damage was done to some interior doors and personal property was taken.

BURGLARY, 02/16/08, 1800 block Wilson Blvd. On February 16 around 4:35 am, someone broke into a business and took a safe which contained cash. It appears that entry was made through a side door which was found to have been tampered with. The suspect is described as a white or light skinned Hispanic male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a puffy black jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers and a hat.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 02/16/08, 1700 block N. Highland St. Sometime between 5 pm and 10:30 pm on February 16, someone broke a window at a residence. It does not appear that entry was gained.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 02/17/08, 1600 block of Clarendon Blvd. At approximately 5 am on February 17, 2 men were observed trying to break into a model apartment. When a building resident confronted the suspects they fled.

SEXUAL BATTERY, 02/19/08, 1800 block Wilson Blvd. On February 19 around 5:30 pm, a 22 year old woman was walking in the area when a man approached her and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect ran west on Wilson Blvd. He is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall, 190 pounds, wearing a blue ski jacket, blue jeans and a multi colored knit hat.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 02/19/08, 2300 block of N. Wilson Blvd. Between 8 am on February 18 and 8:30 am on February 19, someone tried to pry open a window on an office building. Entry was not made and nothing was taken.

BURGLARY, 02/21/08, 1100 block Arlington Blvd. Sometime between 1 am and 9:15 am on February 21, someone entered a residence and stole a laptop computer, a phone and an IPOD. It is unknown how entry was gained.

FELONY HIT & RUN, 02/21/08, 1700 block N. Lynn St. On February 21 around 7:50 pm, a silver Honda Accord was waiting to make a left turn onto N. Lynn St from Fairfax Dr when it was struck from behind by a green Mazda Miata with possible Tennessee license plates. The Mazda fled the scene, drove north on Lynn St then struck a red Honda Accord from behind at the light at Wilson Blvd. The Mazda fled the second accident scene driving east on Wilson Blvd. There were no injuries reported but both victim vehicles sustained significant damage.

BURGLARY, 02/22/08, 1800 block of N. Quinn St. Between 7:30 am on February 4 and 7:50 pm on February 22, someone took electronic equipment from a residence.

BRANDISHING A FIREARM, 02/28/08, 1800 block N. Moore St. On February 28 around 10:30 pm, two 21 year old women were at the Rosslyn Metro Station when they were approached by a man who lifted up his jacket to reveal a gun in his waistband. The women fled the scene. The suspect is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, with brown medium length hair, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and glasses.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY, 3/02/08, 1400 block of S. Barton Street. Sometime between February 28 and March 2, someone attempted to forcibly open the front and rear entrances of a townhome. Entry was not gained into the residence, and there are no known suspects.


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