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August 2025
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Arlington Public Schools will welcome students back to their classroom on Monday, August 25 which means there will soon be an increase in children walking, bicycling and riding the bus to schools throughout Arlington. In this month’s News and Highlights from Across the Agency, Chief Penn shares how ACPD officers are working to ensure the trip to class is as safe as possible and provides important transportation safety tips for travelers. The publication also features investigative highlights, crime and crash statistics, community engagement efforts and department news.
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Announcements and Updates
Stories Behind the Badge
Each day, the officers and professional staff of the Arlington County Police Department are working collectively with a shared priority: your safety. In our new video series, Stories Behind the Badge, you’ll hear directly from officers on how police officers are trained, their commitment to community safety and the wide scope of work they perform in service to the Arlington community. Watch our recent videos to learn more:
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National Night Out 2025 is a wrap!
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Police Remind the Public: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
It’s almost Labor Day, and as everyone prepares to celebrate the unofficial “end" of Summer, the Arlington County Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to share an important message: if your celebrations involve alcohol; Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. The high-visibility enforcement campaign, which runs from August 15th through September 1st, aims to deter impaired driving and prevent previous Labor Day weekend tragedies seen across the country from happening again.
During the 2023 Labor Day holiday (6 p.m. September 1 – 5:59 a.m. September 5), there were 511 traffic crash fatalities nationwide. Of these 511 fatalities, 36% (185) involved a drunk driver. 68% of the impaired drivers killed had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .15 or higher.
Even a small amount of alcohol can affect driving ability. Plan ahead: before you have even one drink, designate a sober driver to get you home safely. If you wait until you’ve been drinking to make this decision, you might not make the best one. Visit the NHTSA website to learn more about the dangers of drunk driving.
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Connect with the Community Engagement Division
The Community Engagement Division (CED) works across Arlington to build and maintain strong partnerships with those we serve through proactive engagement. The CED is comprised of three units – Business Outreach, Youth Outreach and Community Outreach – which work with their respective stakeholders to address public safety concerns and further the Department's efforts to improve transportation safety and implement crime prevention and control initiatives.
Additional Ways to Engage
Engage with ACPD | Request a CED Service | Make a Transportation Safety Enforcement Request | View All Services
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