Tuesday, September 18, 2007
More Bad News about Ofr. Florio
Officer is on administrative leave without pay.
[I'm printing the Arlington County Police Department press release in its entirety. However, I added the hot link.--ST] ARLINGTON, Va. - Detectives with the Arlington Police Department have arrested an Arlington County police officer on charges that he assaulted two female officers. Michele Florio, 28, of Arlington, is charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of sexual battery. The alleged offenses took place while the officers were on duty. Detectives obtained warrants and arrested Officer Florio on Friday, September 7. He has since been released on $2,500 bond. In addition, he had been relieved of duty and is on administrative leave without pay pending an internal investigation. Detectives are investigating whether Officer Florio has had any inappropriate contact with any other individuals. Anyone with any information that may be relevant to this investigation is asked to call Detective Dan Borrelli at 703-228-4052, or Detective Greg Sloan at 703-228-4198.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Police Notes for Buckingham
Sept. 9: Malicious Wounding, 4300 block of N. Henderson Rd. At approximately 4:20 p.m., a woman walking down the street was attacked by a man known to her who was wielding a sharp instrument. The victim fled and was later transported to a local hospital with severe lacerations to the upper body. Officers located the suspect at Ballston Commons Mall and took him into custody without incident. The suspect was suffering from apparently self-inflicted lacerations to the upper body when he was found and he was also transported to a local hospital for treatment. A warrant is on file charging German Vidal Mercado-Pineda, 33, of Arlington, with Malicious Wounding and will be served upon his release from the hospital.
Sept. 6: Sexual Battery, Henderson Road at N. Thomas Street. At about 5:10 p.m., a 17-year-old female was standing on the street at the intersection of N. Thomas Street and N. Henderson Road when a man approached her and grabbed her in a sexual manner. The suspect fled the scene on foot, and was located by the victim a short time later by the Glebe Market. Arturo Castro, 28, of Arlington, was charged with sexual assault and battery and was held on a $3500 secured bond.
Sept. 6: Felony Hit and Run, 600 block N. Glebe Rd. At about 7:55 p.m. a Nissan Maxima, a Mazda 626 and a Mercury Grand Marquis were northbound in the 600 block of N. Glebe Rd. The vehicles were stopped at a red light in the left lane. A second Mercury Grand Marquis was northbound in the same lane. It struck the rear of the Nissan, causing a chain reaction accident, wherein the Nissan struck the other two stopped vehicles. The driver of the suspect Mercury fled on foot northbound on Glebe Road. Two drivers of the victim vehicles sustained minor injuries.
Labels: Assault, Crime, Police
