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Matching Enforcement to the Law in Arlington's Crosswalks

When enforcement doesn’t match the law, it creates more trouble for everyone. A look at the gap between Virginia Code and ACPD’s enforcement of right of way at crosswalks.

Monday night, the Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee held a site visit at the intersection of Lynn Street and Lee Highway, perhaps the busiest car-pedestrian-bike intersection in Arlington. Members of the public, along with representatives from the Arlington County Police Department and Arlington County staff, discussed the safety challenges of crossing the intersection, which Patch Editor Jason Spencer reported on here. In the course of the discussion, it became clear that the Arlington County Police Department takes a different view of what it means to have the "right of way" in a crosswalk than one might take from simply reading the law. In contrast to what the plain language of the law might lead you to believe, ACPD apparently …

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Crime Report: August 4 - August 10

The following arrest information was supplied by the Arlington County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

This week's crime report, as released by the Arlington County Police Department, includes three bank robberies:  "MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 08/04/11, 3800 block of Four Mile Run Drive. On August 4 at 12:30 am, a taxi cab driver was dropping off two unknown males when they assaulted him and tried to take his GPS. The suspects were both African American males. One suspect was in his early 20’s, 6’2”, 190 lbs and wearing a white t-shirt, blue shorts and carrying a black backpack. The second suspect was around 18 years old, 5’2”, 140 lbs and wearing a white t-shirt and carrying a black backpack.  MALICIOUS WOUNDING-ARREST, 08/04/11, 200 block N. Thomas Street. On August 4 at 12:50 am, a woman cut another woman on the face with a knife. Nicole Allen-…

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