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D.C. man arrested, facing new charges in sexual assault case

By ARLnow.com
Break-in and sexual assault suspect (photos courtesy ACPD, photo composition by ARLnow)

A 34-year-old D.C. man was arrested last month in a high-profile Arlington sexual assault case.

Police say they suspect Geremy Bridgeforth is the man who broke into a woman’s apartment in Virginia Square on April 2 and sexually assaulted her. That attack was followed by a subsequent early-morning apartment break-in on April 12, in Courthouse, in which the victim was touched inappropriately.

Blurry surveillance photos of the suspect were released by police a few days later.

In an update in the case Thursday afternoon, Arlington County police announced additional charges against Bridgeforth, who according to court records was arrested on July 14.

Following a comprehensive criminal investigation, the Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is announcing charges have been obtained in the April 2 incident in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood. Geremy Bridgeforth, 34, of Washington D.C. is charged with Burglary with Intent to Commit Murder/Rape/Robbery and Object Sexual Penetration. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that between April 1 and April 2, the suspect entered additional residences in the 3900 block of Fairfax Drive and stole property. He was charged with Burglary (x2), Credit Card Theft (x2), Credit Card Fraud (x2) and Petit Larceny related to those offenses. Additionally, Mr. Bridgeforth was charged with Burglary with Intent to Commit Murder/Rape/Robbery and Aggravated Sexual Battery in the April 12 incident in the Clarendon-Courthouse neighborhood. He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.

Bridgeforth has a number of prior arrests and convictions in Arlington dating between 2015-2021, according to court records, for crimes including fare evasion, trespassing and indecent exposure. Most recently he served a net two months in jail on the 2021 indecent exposure charges, court records suggest.

Multiple residents told ARLnow at the time that the Courthouse break-ins followed the installation of new smart locks, which some claimed would leave apartment doors open even when an app said it was locked.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com
The flag atop an office building in Courthouse blowing in the wind (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Clarendon Gym-Office Combo Highlighted — “Jessica DiGiovanna starts her Mondays at 6:30 a.m. with squats, dead lifts and lunges at her local Life Time gym. Afterward, she showers, gets dressed—and stays, working on her laptop and phone until about 6 p.m. Her new office is the gym, on the fourth floor, in a co-working space scented with notes of bergamot and stocked with a basket of fruit and energy bars. DiGiovanna, a 25-year-old audit project manager in Arlington, Va., only goes to her real office for big meetings and other organized events.” [Wall Street Journal]

New Raise for Arlington Startup — “ElectroTempo, an Arlington company that uses analytics to project electric vehicle use and demand for charging stations, has raised $4 million in a seed round to expand its team, refine its software and move into slightly larger space. The round, announced Wednesday, was led by Buoyant Ventures, a Chicago investment firm focused on startups combating climate change, with participation from Zebox, a French accelerator and incubator for logistics startups whose U.S. headquarters is in Crystal City.” [Washington Business Journal]

Vote Dropboxes to Stay — “A proposal to reduce the amount of time the nine 24/7 dropboxes for Arlington voter ballots are available this fall was punted to next year, at the earliest, at the Aug. 10 Electoral Board meeting… On a per-capita basis, Arlington has by far the largest number of 24/7 dropboxes among Northern Virginia localities.” [Gazette Leader]

Preservation Group Helps With Roof Repair — “The local chapter of the Questers, an international preservation group, has joined the effort to maintain Arlington’s oldest dwelling. The organization earlier this year learned about the Ball-Sellers House, owned and operated by the Arlington Historical Society, and decided the property deserved its support. As a result, the Questers’ Patowmack Seekers chapter presented the historical society with a check for $2,000 to help fix the roof.” [Gazette Leader]

It’s Friday — Sunny with a high temperature of approximately 84 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 9 to 14 mph and gusts reaching up to 21 mph. During Friday night, the sky will be clear and the temperature will drop to around 61 degrees with a northwest wind blowing at a speed of 6 to 10 mph. [Weather.gov]

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Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 17, 2023

By ARLnow.com

Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 17, 2023.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

☀️ Friday’s forecast

The weather forecast predicts partly sunny conditions that will eventually turn completely sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of around 84 degrees. The northwest winds are expected to blow at a speed of 7 to 14 mph and might gust up to 21 mph. Friday night will be clear with a low temperature of around 61 degrees, accompanied by northwest winds ranging between 6 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
– Edgar Allan Poe

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Announcement

Jane Franklin Dance Offers “Sense of Place” Filmed at the Athenaeum

(This Community Post was written by Jane Franklin Dance and underwritten by Embracing Arlington Arts.)

Enjoy the rewards of a live performance on Zoom: Jane Franklin Dance Sense of Place Rhythm and Sound, Saturday January 30, 7 p.m. Tune in to a live stream performance from the Athenaeum in Alexandria, a gallery of fine arts and performance venue. “Sense of Place” is about exploring the architecture of the historic building and reacting to both structure and limitations.

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Around Town

Most and least expensive condos sold in Arlington (July 2023)

By ARLnow.com

Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive condos sold last month (July 2023).

Most expensive condos sold

  1. 1600 Clarendon Blvd Unit W309 — Rosslyn — $1,295,000 (2 beds | 2.5 baths | 1,914 sq. ft.)
  2. 1700 Clarendon Blvd Unit 113 — Rosslyn — $1,010,000 (2 beds | 2 baths | 1,337 sq. ft.)
  3. 1418 N Rhodes St Unit B104 — Clarendon/Courthouse — $900,000 (2 beds | 2.5 baths | 1,832 sq. ft.)
  4. 3131 9th Rd N Unit 11 — Clarendon/Courthouse — $880,000 (2 beds | 2 baths | 1,425 sq. ft.)
  5. 1300 Crystal Dr Unit 705S — National Landing — $775,000 (2 beds | 2.5 baths | 2,139 sq. ft.)

Least expensive condos sold*

  1. 3000 Spout Run Pkwy Unit C302 — North Highland — $220,000 (– beds | 1 baths | 424 sq. ft.)
  2. 4311 2nd Rd N Unit 43112 — Buckingham — $237,000 (1 beds | 1 baths | 699 sq. ft.)
  3. 1111 Arlington Blvd Unit 806 — Rosslyn — $235,000 (1 beds | 1 baths | 716 sq. ft.)

*Minimum home value of $200,000 set to exclude certain land sales, retirement condos, properties with expiring ground leases, etc.

Announcement

Art Supplies Now Available at Art House 7!

By Art House 7

Art House 7 has just opened a supply store. We’re carrying Winsor-Newton oil painting and watercolor supplies, drawing supplies and a limited variety of other art supplies. We will limit entry to one family unit at a time due to COVID. Masks are required. We’re located near the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, in the office buildings immediately past the new Starbucks as you head west on Lee Highway.

The store entry is at 5535 Lee Highway — the door to the right of the entrance to the Art House 7 studio. Parking is right outside the door. Walk-in hours: Monday-Thursday 12-6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. We will be online soon, with prices and photos of individual items. Our prices are better than Michaels! Please feel free to text or call if you have questions: 703-402-5017. See our website:https://arthouseseven.com/supply-store/

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