Crime Report: September 17, 2025

Published on September 17, 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

ROBBERY, 2025-09160192, 4200 block of Fairfax Drive. At approximately 10:48 p.m. on September 16, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery by force. Upon arrival, it was determined the male suspect entered the business, grabbed cigarettes from behind the counter and walked towards the exit of the store without payment. When confronted by an employee, the suspect struck the employee before fleeing the scene on foot with the merchandise. No injuries were reported. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspect yielding negative results. The suspect is described as Black male, approximately 35-40 years old, approximately 6’ tall, wearing a black hoodie and cream-colored pants. The investigation is ongoing.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-09160031, 4200 block of 23rd Street N.

SHOPLIFTING, 2025-09160111, 2800 block of Clarendon Boulevard

LARCENY, 2025-09160145, 2900 block of Columbia Pike

ONLINE REPORTS

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, 2025-09174001, 1700 block of N. Pierce Street

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, 2025-09174002, 1900 block of Richmond Highway

FRAUD, 2025-09174003, 5600 block of 19th Street N.

LARCENY FROM AUTO, 2025-09174004, 2700 block of S. Taylor Street

LARCENY, 2025-09174005, 400 block of N. Edison Street

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, 2025-09174006, 2000 block of 26th Street S.

LARCENY, 2025-09174007, 1100 block of S. Joyce Street

FRAUD, 2025-09174009, 3600 block of Columbia Pike