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Crime Report: Church Burglary Edition

Someone had the nerve to break into the Greenbrier Baptist Church and steal a laptop last week, according to the latest Arlington County crime report.

BURGLARY, 01/05/12, 5400 block of S. 7th Road. Between 7:30 pm on January 4, and 6:20 am on January 5, an unknown subject entered through a basement window of a local church. A laptop computer was stolen. There is no suspect description.

Also last week, someone was bold enough to break into at least five vehicles in the Pentagon City mall parking garage in the middle of the day.

LARCENY FROM AUTO (SERIES), 01/04/11, 800 block of Army Navy Drive. On January 4 between 9 am and 1:30 pm, an unknown subject broke into at least five vehicles in a mall parking garage. Various items were stolen. There is no suspect description.

The rest of this week’s shorter-than-usual crime report, after the jump.

ASSAULT BY MOB (SERIES)-ARRESTED, 01/07/12, 3400 block of Wilson Boulevard and the 2500 block of N. 9th Street. On January 7 at 11 pm, two suspects assaulted a man. Approximately 10 minutes later, the same suspects assaulted another man. Police apprehended the suspects shortly after. Kenneth Whittle, 23, of Arlington, was charged with Assault by Mob, Petit Larceny and Possession of Marijuana. James Hurt, 25, of Alexandria, and Maurice Cotton, 23, of Fort Myer, were charged with Assault by Mob and Petit Larceny. Whittle and Cotton were each held on a $10,000 bond. Hurt was held on a $5,000 bond.

BURGLARY, 01/06/12, 200 block of S. 20th Street. Between 4 pm on January 5, and 5:45 am on January 6, an unknown subject entered an apartment building common area and stole three computers. There is no suspect description.

BURGLARY, 01/08/12, 900 block of S. Utah Street. Between 11 pm on January 7, and 10:20 am on January 8, an unknown suspect entered a residence. A laptop computer was stolen. There is no suspect description.

BURGLARY, 01/10/12, 1900 block of N. 19th Street. Between 5 pm on December 30, and 6:30 am on January 9, an unknown subject entered management office and stole tools. There is no suspect description.

STOLEN VEHICLES

01/06/12, VA STYFLY, 1997 Honda Prelude, Black, 4200 block of Wilson Boulevard
01/09/12, Untagged, 2008 Chuanl Scooter, Green, 4800 block of S. 8th Road
01/10/12, VA VJVIKY, 1996 Dodge Caravan, red, 4400 block of Lee Highway

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