Newsroom, Arlington: Crime Report: February 16, 2021

Arlington VA

17 February, 2021

11:34 AM

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Press release from the Arlington County Government: 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. Note: Information contained in the Daily Crime Report is generally based on initial reports made to the Police Department. Follow-up investigations may reveal different or additional information. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. REPORTS RECOVERED STOLEN AUTO (Significant), 2021-02130110, 900 block of Army Navy Drive. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on February 13, police were dispatched to the report of a suspicious unoccupied vehicle. The reporting party advised they had observed four subjects exit the vehicle, walk slowly through the parking lot, appearing to be casing vehicles. Using law enforcement resources, officers determined the vehicle had previously been reported stolen from a carjacking in Maryland. Officers established a perimeter and the occupants were taken into police custody as they returned to the vehicle. Jeremiah Diggs, 18, of Washington D.C. was found in possession of the vehicle's key and was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Romel Howard, 18, of Washington D.C. was charged with Possession of a Schedule V Substance. A juvenile was charged with Possession of Marijuana. WEAPONS VIOLATION, 2021-02150156, 300 block of 23rd Street S. At approximately 8:35 p.m. on February 15, an officer on patrol observed a suspicious vehicle and made contact with the occupants. During the course of the investigation, a firearm and marijuana were located inside the vehicle. Alahaji Mansaray, 28, of New Carrollton, Md., was and charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Removing or Altering Serial Number on a Firearm, and Possession of Marijuana, and released on a summons. WEAPONS VIOLATION, 2021-02140002, 2300 block of 2nd Street S. At approximately 12:14 a.m. on February 14, an officer on patrol observed a suspicious vehicle and made contact with the occupant. During the course of the investigation, a firearm was located inside the vehicle. Cory Perry, 37, of Woodbridge, Va., was charged with Carrying a Concealed Weapon and released on a summons. IDENTITY THEFT, 2021-02150013, Columbia Pike at S. George Mason Drive TRAFFIC OFFENSE, 2021-02150085, Washington Boulevard at 2nd Road N. LARCENY, 2021-02150097, 5500 block of Columbia Pike SHOPLIFTING, 2021-02150129, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY (VEHICLE), 2021-02150168, 500 block of 12th Street S. ONLINE REPORTS SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, 2021-02154001, 1500 block of N. Garfield Street VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2021-02154002, 5900 block of 15th Street N. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, 2021-02154003, 900 block of N. Stuart Street IDENTITY THEFT, 2021-02154004, 2300 block of 24th Road S. FRAUD, 2021-02154006, 3000 block of N. Pollard Street FRAUD, 2021-02154007, 1600 block of Wilson Boulevard FRAUD, 2021-02154009, 36th Street S. HARASSMENT, 2021-02154010, 2200 block of N. Tuckahoe Street VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2021-02154011, 3000 block of S. Columbus Street VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2021-02164001, 5500 block of Yorktown Boulevard This press release was produced by the Arlington County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.