Crime & Safety
Crime Rewind: Manhole Explodes in Georgetown
Your roundup of crime news from inside the Beltway.
Arlington
Police: Man Pulls Gun on Group Who Hit His Car with a Ball
- A man pulled a gun on a group that had accidently struck his car with a ball, according to the Arlington County Police Department.
Police: Man Attacked After Drawing Genitalia on Roommate's Face
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- A 31-year-old man attacked his roommate after waking up to find male genitalia drawn on his face with a permanent marker, police report.
Fire at Arlington Duplex Sends Six to the Hospital
- Six people were taken to the hospital last Saturday morning after a fire broke out at an Arlington duplex.
Alexandria
Delivery Truck Snaps Large Tree Branch on Windsor Avenue
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- Alexandria police responded to a delivery truck that snapped a large tree branch hanging over the road in the first block of East Windsor Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Alexandria Police Department Honors Fallen Officer
- The Alexandria Police Department’s Special Operations Team spent the morning of March 22 cleaning up Charles W. Hill Park in Del Ray to honor its namesake.
Georgetown
Officer Hit By Car on P Street Ramp to Rock Creek
- A U.S. Park Police officer was hit by a car Thursday morning.
Georgetown Cupcake Evacuated Over Suspicious Odor
- No one was injured or transported to the hospital, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Update: Pepco Making Repairs After Manhole Explodes in Georgetown
- The 1000 block of 33rd Street NW was closed from about 10 a.m. until about noon Monday.
Police Investigate Death at Wisconsin Avenue Shop
- A man in his 40s who a neighbor says owned a Wisconsin Avenue clothing store was found dead last Saturday night.
Falls Church
McLean Man Hospitalized After Bicycle-SUV Collision in Falls Church
- A McLean cyclist remains hospitalized after he collided with an SUV in Falls Church on Wednesday night.
POLICE LOG: Cross-dressed Man Sexually Attacked a Woman in Falls Church
- Falls Church police are looking for a male cross-dresser who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a parking lot.
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