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ACPD: A woman found a bullet in her home after hearing a loud noise
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ACPD: A woman found a bullet in her home after hearing a loud noise

A bullet was fired into a woman’s home just south of Columbia Pike, though it’s unclear who fired the shot.

The incident happened Monday around 8 p.m. in the 4500 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. The woman heard a loud noise and called the police after discovering a broken window and a damaged wall. Police then found a bullet inside the home.

More below from the latest from the Arlington County Police Department crime report.

ROCKET INTO OCCUPIED DWELLING (delay), 2024-11110150, 4500 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive. At approximately 8:06 p.m., on November 11, police were dispatched to the report of suspicious circumstances. Upon arrival, it was determined that approximately one hour prior, the female victim was in her residence when she heard a loud noise and noticed a broken window and damage to an interior wall. During the investigation, a spent bullet was recovered. The victim reported no injuries. Officers searched the area for possible injuries or property damage to neighboring units, with negative results. The investigation is ongoing.

Also Monday night, three police officers were allegedly kicked by a drunk teenage girl after she was found “within a secured outdoor and common area of ​​a residential building” in the Ballston area.

From the crime report:

ASSAULT ON POLICE, 2024-11110149, 4300 block of N. Fairfax Drive. Around 7:51 p.m., on November 11, officers were dispatched to a report of public intoxication. Upon arrival, officers observed the juvenile suspect inside a secure outdoor common area of ​​a residential building. The suspect attempted to flee the scene, but later complied with officers’ orders to speak with them. During the investigation, the suspect became disorderly and officers detained her, during which she disobeyed and kicked three officers. The suspect was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation and after her release, citations were obtained for Assault on Police (x3) and Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.

Two hours earlier and a block away, a man was allegedly stabbed by another man at the bus terminal outside the Ballston Metro station.

Aggravated INJURY (late), 2024-11110132, 4200 block of Fairfax Drive. At approximately 5:48 p.m., on November 11, police responded to Virginia Hospital Center for a late report of an assault. Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim was in the bus terminal area when he was approached by a male subject who engaged him in conversation. The male suspect then approached the victim on foot, made threatening statements, brandished a knife and struck him with it, resulting in a laceration. Later, the suspect fled the scene. The victim sought assistance from a Metro employee who called medics. Medics treated the victim at the scene before she sought further treatment at the hospital. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspects with negative results. The suspect is described as a black male approximately 6’0”, 200 pounds, with short black hair, brown eyes, wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. The investigation is ongoing.

And on Sunday night, near the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Drive, three men assaulted three female victims with whom they had a conversation, according to ACPD.

MOB ASSAULT, 2024-11100189, 2900 block of Columbia Pike. At approximately 8:13 p.m., on Nov. 10, police were dispatched to a report of a fight. Upon arrival, it was determined that three female victims were in the area when they engaged in a conversation with the three male suspects. Shortly thereafter, a physical altercation began and the three male suspects assaulted the three female victims before fleeing the scene. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and did not require medical attention. Suspect One is described as a black male, approximately 25-35 years old, 6’0”-6’2”, 200-230 pounds, with a beard, wearing a black jacket, black hoodie, green camo pants, a baseball cap. and black sneakers. The second suspect is described as a black male, approximately 25-35 years old, 6’0″, 170-190 pounds, with a beard, short hair, wearing a light blue hoodie, light blue jeans and white sneakers. Suspect Three is described as a black male, approximately 25-35 years old, 6’0″, 180-200 pounds, with a beard, wearing a navy blue jacket, a black baseball cap, black jeans, white sneakers and black and a black t-shirt. The investigation is ongoing.



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