Still reeling from recent shootings, a Green Valley resident took the dais during Saturday's Arlington County Board meeting to ask the county and police for a plan to address public safety concerns. Yordanos Woldai, co-founder of Green Valley Matters, a new resident group focused on public safety, says this plan should include regular police patrols
Arlington has a slightly higher than average crime rate compared to the region overall, according to a new report. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments recently released its annual report, in which it compiled crime statistics reported out by local police departments, including Arlington County Police Department. Overall, MWCOG found the D.C. area is seeing
Arlington County's Community Oversight Board and Independent Policing Auditor can now, officially, begin investigating community complaints about police officers. The incremental step took place on Tuesday after the Arlington County Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the oversight board, or COB, and the Arlington County Police Department. Now, it will begin doing community outreach
Meet our first Independent Policing Auditor & learn about the Community Oversight Board Monday, June 20, 2022 7-9 p.m. Virtual on Zoom Register here: https