Crime Report: April 28, 2025
Published on April 28, 2025
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 Data Hub.
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REPORTS
SHOT FIRED, 2025-04260183, 1300 block of S. Dinwiddie Street. At approximately 6:58 p.m. on April 26, police were dispatched to Wakefield High School for the report of a person with a gun. Upon arrival, it was determined the male victim attempted to gain access to a sports field when the male suspect allegedly confronted him and a verbal dispute ensued. The suspect then made threatening statements, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and fired one shot into the air before fleeing the scene in his vehicle. No injuries were reported. Responding officers located the suspect in the area of S. George Mason Drive and S. Dinwiddie Street and took him into custody without incident. During the course of the investigation, evidence of a shot being fired and a firearm were recovered. Mark Hutcherson, 33, of Fredericksburg, Va. was arrested and charged with Reckless Handling of a Firearm, Brandishing a Firearm on School Grounds, Discharging a Firearm Near a School and Possession of a Weapon on School Property.
MALICIOUS WOUNDING BY MOB, 2025-04250238, 6100 block of Wilson Boulevard. At approximately 10:34 p.m. on April 25, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery by force. Upon arrival, it was determined the female victim was outside when she was approached from behind by the female suspect, who is known to her, and an unknown male suspect. The suspects allegedly then struck the victim, causing her to fall to the ground and physically assaulted her before stealing her purse and fleeing the scene on foot. The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated by medics on scene. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspects yielding negative results. During the course of the investigation, warrants were obtained for the female suspect and the following day, she self-reported to the police station and was taken into custody. Gema Ibarra Romero, 20, of Arlington, Va. was arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding and Robbery. She was held without bond. The male suspect was not located and is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’6”-5’9”, 150-170 pounds. The investigation is ongoing.
MALICIOUS WOUNDING BY CAUSTIC AGENT, 2025-04250202, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street. At approximately 7:08 p.m. on April 25, police were dispatched to the report of an assault with injury. Upon arrival, it was determined the male victim became involved in a verbal dispute with a group of juvenile males during which the juvenile male suspect pepper sprayed the victim before the group fled the scene on bikes. The victim sustained minor injuries. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspect yielding negative results. The suspect is described as a juvenile Black male. The investigation is ongoing.
ROBBERY, 2025-04270220, 600 block of S. Carlin Springs Road. At approximately 11:06 p.m. on April 27, police were dispatched to the report of suspicious circumstances. Upon arrival, it was determined the female victim was outside when she was approached by the male suspect who demanded her cell phones. The victim refused during which the suspect forcibly removed them from her hand and fled the scene on foot. No injuries were reported. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspect yielding negative results. During the course of the investigation, both phones were recovered. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, wearing a pink shirt, khaki pants and white shoes. The investigation is ongoing.
LARCENY, 2025-04220104, 2100 block of Washington Boulevard
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04230036, 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard
FRAUD, 2025-04240167, 4000 block of 5th Road N.
LARCENY, 2025-04240181, 4200 block of Henderson Road
STOLEN PROPERTY, 2025-04250018, 7th Street S. at S. Greenbrier Street
VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2025-04250034, 3300 block of 22nd Street N.
LARCENY FROM AUTO, 2025-04250071, 1800 block of Columbia Pike
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04250122, 1100 block of S. Joyce Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04250130, 5200 block of Yorktown Boulevard
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-04250149, 3600 block of 8th Street S.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04250153, 200 block of N. Thomas Street
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04250180, 200 block of S. Glebe Road
VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2025-04250193, 1600 block of S. Eads Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04250200, 800 block of S. Dickerson Street
LARCENY, 2025-04260027, 400 block of 23rd Street S.
TRESPASS, 2025-04260034, 2000 block of Crystal Drive
TRESPASS, 2025-04260079, 1700 block of Richmond Highway
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04260087, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04260102, 1000 block of N. Glebe Road
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04260151, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04260172, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04260182, 23rd Street S. at Army Navy Drive
TRESPASS, 2025-04270112, 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04270119, 400 block of 23rd Street S.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04270122, 2500 block of Langston Boulevard
GRAFFITI, 2025-04270137, Cherry Hill Road at N. Vermont Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04270147, 800 block of Army Navy Drive
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-04270161, 700 block of S. Ode Street
SHOPLIFTING, 2025-04270187, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, 2025-04270196, 1200 block of S. Hayes Street
STOLEN VEHICLE
04/26/25, VA BRUHHA, 2002 Honda CRV, Blue
S. Hayes Street at 12th Street S.
ONLINE REPORTS
HARASSMENT, 2025-04254006, 4400 block of 4th Road N.
LARCENY, 2025-04254007, 1900 block of Wilson Boulevard
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-04254008, 5600 block of 7th Place S.
LARCENY, 2025-04254009, 1900 block of N. Lynn Street
EXTORTION, 2025-04254011, 4700 block of 1st Street N.
LARCENY, 2025-04254012, 2700 block of Arlington Boulevard
FRAUD, 2025-04264001, 4300 block of N. Carlin Springs Road
LARCENY, 2025-04264002, 3400 block of Washington Boulevard
FRAUD, 2025-04264004, 200 block of N. Granada Street
FRAUD, 2025-04264005, 4200 block of 31st Street S.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, 2025-04264006, 1300 block of N. Courthouse Road
FRAUD, 2025-04264011, 4400 block of 4th Street N.
VEHICLE TAMPERING, 2025-04274003, 1000 block of 22nd Street S.