Arlington County -- what happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at a conference in “North Bethesda” aka Rockville and I was honestly shocked by the amount of bustling restaurants and stores. Maybe nothing that would meet Arlington snoot requirements (lots of small chains etc) but there was so much money being spent! Made me sad that we can’t get it together in Arlington

Why do the grocery stores in rockville have armed security?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More awful crime news out of Arlington this week:

"JUST IN: Man charged with attempted rape after attacking woman in Clarendon"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/13/just-in-man-charged-with-attempted-rape-after-attacking-woman-in-clarendon/

"Surge in Arlington property crime reportedly exceeded rise in Chicago and NYC"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/16/post-pandemic-surge-in-arlington-property-crime-reportedly-exceeded-rise-in-chicago-and-nyc/

Turns out the alleged rapist was an illegal who had 25 prior charges over six years:
https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-attacked-assault-while-waiting-rideshare-arlington-virginia-clarendon-luzvin-orvando-garcia-moran-guatemala-migrant-department-of-homeland-security-violent-charges-offenses-investigation

Surprised this isn't getting more attention. But maybe I shouldn't be, because it doesn't fit into Arlington's narrative of protecting illegals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More awful crime news out of Arlington this week:

"JUST IN: Man charged with attempted rape after attacking woman in Clarendon"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/13/just-in-man-charged-with-attempted-rape-after-attacking-woman-in-clarendon/

"Surge in Arlington property crime reportedly exceeded rise in Chicago and NYC"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/16/post-pandemic-surge-in-arlington-property-crime-reportedly-exceeded-rise-in-chicago-and-nyc/

Turns out the alleged rapist was an illegal who had 25 prior charges over six years:
https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-attacked-assault-while-waiting-rideshare-arlington-virginia-clarendon-luzvin-orvando-garcia-moran-guatemala-migrant-department-of-homeland-security-violent-charges-offenses-investigation

Surprised this isn't getting more attention. But maybe I shouldn't be, because it doesn't fit into Arlington's narrative of protecting illegals.

I can't believe how many people support crime around here.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More awful crime news out of Arlington this week:

"JUST IN: Man charged with attempted rape after attacking woman in Clarendon"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/13/just-in-man-charged-with-attempted-rape-after-attacking-woman-in-clarendon/

"Surge in Arlington property crime reportedly exceeded rise in Chicago and NYC"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/16/post-pandemic-surge-in-arlington-property-crime-reportedly-exceeded-rise-in-chicago-and-nyc/

Turns out the alleged rapist was an illegal who had 25 prior charges over six years:
https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-attacked-assault-while-waiting-rideshare-arlington-virginia-clarendon-luzvin-orvando-garcia-moran-guatemala-migrant-department-of-homeland-security-violent-charges-offenses-investigation

Surprised this isn't getting more attention. But maybe I shouldn't be, because it doesn't fit into Arlington's narrative of protecting illegals.

I can't believe how many people support crime around here.

I can't believe how many times MAGAs push stupid talking points.

[Anonymous]

You can't even take a casual stroll on a trail without having to worry about a random dude aiming a gun at you...

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/14/masked-teen-reportedly-brandished-gun-at-two-pedestrians-on-trail/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you singling out Arlington, it's all of NOVA, city of alexandria, annandale, falls church--all of it? And I agree with the PP saying it's going to get much worse under the new governor.

No, it is getting worse under Trump’s policies that are eating the social safety net. More hunger, fewer jobs, no medical care, even cutting abortion all makes crime rise. Arlington is still very federally dependent for jobs etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More awful crime news out of Arlington this week:

"JUST IN: Man charged with attempted rape after attacking woman in Clarendon"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/13/just-in-man-charged-with-attempted-rape-after-attacking-woman-in-clarendon/

"Surge in Arlington property crime reportedly exceeded rise in Chicago and NYC"
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/16/post-pandemic-surge-in-arlington-property-crime-reportedly-exceeded-rise-in-chicago-and-nyc/

Turns out the alleged rapist was an illegal who had 25 prior charges over six years:
https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-attacked-assault-while-waiting-rideshare-arlington-virginia-clarendon-luzvin-orvando-garcia-moran-guatemala-migrant-department-of-homeland-security-violent-charges-offenses-investigation

Surprised this isn't getting more attention. But maybe I shouldn't be, because it doesn't fit into Arlington's narrative of protecting illegals.

I can't believe how many people support crime around here.

You’re free to move to a sundown town in central VA if brutalizing minorities for petty crime is your preferred style of justice. I’ll just warn you - the schools and amenities tend to be garbage, as are the people. Whew and the commute as well!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

+1

I can’t stand these new ultra striver professionals that moved here to make a ton of money and raise their kids to be insufferable dbags. Corporate hell scape is an apt description.

Speaking of 66 if I have to deal with another stupid Tesla acting like they are the only person who exists I am going to lose it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

+1

I can’t stand these new ultra striver professionals that moved here to make a ton of money and raise their kids to be insufferable dbags. Corporate hell scape is an apt description.

Speaking of 66 if I have to deal with another stupid Tesla acting like they are the only person who exists I am going to lose it.

Rosslyn was once a den of iniquity where prostitution and gambling ran rampant and people were murdered on their way out of DC. I’d say we’re doing pretty well there these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

+1

I can’t stand these new ultra striver professionals that moved here to make a ton of money and raise their kids to be insufferable dbags. Corporate hell scape is an apt description.

Speaking of 66 if I have to deal with another stupid Tesla acting like they are the only person who exists I am going to lose it.

Rosslyn was once a den of iniquity where prostitution and gambling ran rampant and people were murdered on their way out of DC. I’d say we’re doing pretty well there these days.

Yes.

I will say that taxes have gone up a lot in the 25 years I've lived here (moved from Bethesda and would never move back to MD), but it's still incredibly safe and has a great quality of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

+1

I can’t stand these new ultra striver professionals that moved here to make a ton of money and raise their kids to be insufferable dbags. Corporate hell scape is an apt description.

Speaking of 66 if I have to deal with another stupid Tesla acting like they are the only person who exists I am going to lose it.

Rosslyn was once a den of iniquity where prostitution and gambling ran rampant and people were murdered on their way out of DC. I’d say we’re doing pretty well there these days.

How does that benefit me if I can’t afford to live here anymore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Arlington, went to Wakefield at the tail end of the village feeling. Fair Housing drove out a lot of people in the late 60s and 70s. People and neighbors still knew each other. Now nobody does, it's all very anonymous with drifter professionals coming and going. Vietnamese settlements opened up businesses in the Clarendon area (it was called Little Saigon). Then the orange line wiped it away with higher rents and they moved further out into the sticks at Eden Center. I-66 added to the highway-fication of Arlington. Rosslyn actually was decently scaled and walkable. Now it's a corporate hellscape. Actually, much of NOVA has become a corporate hellscape. Yorktown and WL were actually pretty good schools. Wakefield was on the downward spiral. Now they are all on the downward spiral.

+1

I can’t stand these new ultra striver professionals that moved here to make a ton of money and raise their kids to be insufferable dbags. Corporate hell scape is an apt description.

Speaking of 66 if I have to deal with another stupid Tesla acting like they are the only person who exists I am going to lose it.

Rosslyn was once a den of iniquity where prostitution and gambling ran rampant and people were murdered on their way out of DC. I’d say we’re doing pretty well there these days.

Yes.

I will say that taxes have gone up a lot in the 25 years I've lived here (moved from Bethesda and would never move back to MD), but it's still incredibly safe and has a great quality of life.

Taxes were too low when I first arrived in the late 90s. I actually value education and public services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't even take a casual stroll on a trail without having to worry about a random dude aiming a gun at you...

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/14/masked-teen-reportedly-brandished-gun-at-two-pedestrians-on-trail/

Gfy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't even take a casual stroll on a trail without having to worry about a random dude aiming a gun at you...

https://www.arlnow.com/2026/04/14/masked-teen-reportedly-brandished-gun-at-two-pedestrians-on-trail/

Gfy

That's not brandishing. He's also not concealing his identity. What's the problem?