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• After fatal drug overdose, parents march at Wakefield High School and demand action

  03-02-2023 21:55 via arlnow.com
  
  A march against drugs drew a large crowd of parents and community members to Wakefield High School, the site of a fatal drug overdose this week.
  Sergio Flores, a student, was found unconscious in the bathroom Tuesday morning and transported to the hospital. He died Thursday and his death is being investigated as a possible overdose.
  Latino parents, mostly mothers, planned the march as a way to show love and support for their children.
  Classes were canceled for Wakefield students today (Friday) a
  
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• Dancing tow truck driver draws police response on Route 50

  03-02-2023 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington County police responded to an unusual incident on Route 50 this afternoon.
  It happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection with Park Drive, near the Arlington Forest Shopping Center and the Outback Steakhouse.
  Multiple 911 callers said the driver of a flatbed AAA tow truck parked in the travel lanes, got out, started dancing and “acting erratically.” Callers told police they were concerned for the driver’s welfare.
  A traffic camera viewed by ARLnow showed the tow truck
  
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• Teen charged with trespassing after lockdown at Arlington high school

  03-02-2023 19:46 via wtop.com
  
  An 18-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, was arrested early Friday morning on trespassing, stalking and weapons charges in connection with Thursday’s lockdown at Wakefield High School.
  Arlington police said Kenan Owens is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility.
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  Police were called to the high school around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for the report of a trespasser who, police said, has been known to carry a firearm.
  
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• BREAKING: Man arrested by SWAT team overnight, following Wakefield lockdown

  03-02-2023 18:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Police presence at Wakefield High School Thursday afternoon (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  An 18-year-old Arlington man is behind bars after police say he snuck into Wakefield High School yesterday to confront a student, triggering a lockdown.
  Kenan Owens was arrested around 1 a.m. this morning in the Douglas Park neighborhood by an Arlington County Police Department tactical team. According to scanner traffic, a total of nine people were detained in the operation, which targeted a small house on
  
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• NAACP alleges current Missing Middle proposal could run afoul of fair housing laws

  03-02-2023 17:55 via arlnow.com
  
  A duplex in Halls Hill (via Arlington County)
  The Arlington branch of the NAACP — previously a champion of Arlington’s Missing Middle housing proposal — is claiming the proposal now being deliberated is in danger of violating federal and state fair housing laws.
  After hearing nearly 200 public speeches and convening three meetings in mid-January, the Arlington County Board approved a request to authorize hearings on proposed zoning changes that would allow small-scale multifami
  
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• Brooklyn Bagel pleads for parking after curbside spots ceded to bike lane in Courthouse

  03-02-2023 16:55 via arlnow.com
  
  Many drivers have circled around blocks in Arlington, looking for a quick parking spot to slide into and pick up a mobile food order.
  Or they may have skirted around a car double parked in a bike or vehicle travel lane, hazards flashing, rather than waiting for a spot to appear.
  During the pandemic, the county created temporary “pick-up, drop-off spots.” Coming out of the emergency, most of these spots were converted to short-term parking spaces, with input from business improvement
  
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• NEW: Teen who overdosed at Wakefield High School has died

  03-02-2023 15:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Police and firefighters on scene of a reported overdose at Wakefield High School (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  The teen found unconscious in a Wakefield High School boys bathroom Tuesday after an apparent overdose has died.
  “The Arlington County Police Department is conducting a death investigation following the teen’s passing yesterday at the hospital,” ACPD said in a statement this morning. “The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of dea
  
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• Teen dies after suspected overdose at Arlington high school

  03-02-2023 15:00 via wtop.com
  
  A teen who authorities believed overdosed in an Arlington County, Virginia, high school bathroom earlier this week has died, police said.
  The teenager died in the hospital Thursday, police said. Investigators are now conducting a death investigation and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of the teen’s death.
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  Classes at Wakefield High School were already canceled Friday following two lockdowns a
  
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• Classes at Wakefield High School canceled Friday after 2 separate lockdowns

  03-02-2023 12:55 via wtop.com
  
  Classes at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, are canceled Friday after two lockdowns on Tuesday and Thursday. The first came after a drug overdose, and the second followed a report of a trespasser.
  Arlington County Police said it received a call around noon on Thursday about someone trespassing, and the school went into lockdown for about three hours. After police determined the trespasser was not on school property, the lockdown was lifted and students left at the normal dismissal t
  
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• Arlington high school closed Friday after 2 separate lockdowns this week

  03-02-2023 10:55 via wtop.com
  
  Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, is closed Friday after two lockdowns on Tuesday and Thursday. The first came after a drug overdose, and the second followed a report of a trespasser.
  Arlington County Police said it received a call around noon on Thursday about someone trespassing, and the school went into lockdown for about three hours. After police determined the trespasser was not on school property, the lockdown was lifted and students left at the normal dismissal time.
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 2, 2023

  03-02-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Today we published articles that were read a total of 21133 times… so far.
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