<b>Police Investigate Stabbing</b>
Detectives from the Arlington Police Department's Homicide/Robbery Unit are investigating a stabbing that occurred last week in the County's Forest Glen neighborhood.
An Arlington teenager was charged with malicious wounding in the incident, which involved his twin brother. The suspect was being held in the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home without bond. The identities of the suspect and the victim are being withheld due to their age.
On Wednesday, May 26, at 5:53 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 600 block of South Greenbrier St. for a report of a stabbing. Inside, officers discovered a 16-year-old boy suffering from a potentially life-threatening stab wound to the chest. He was transported by helicopter to a local hospital where he was treated for his injury. He is expected to survive.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional information will be released as it becomes publicly available.
<b>County Begins Monitoring License Plates</b>
Last week, county staff showed off a new handheld device used to collect overdue bills owed by drivers in the county. Since April 19, staff from the county treasurer’s office have been using the Automated Tag Reader to scan license plates on cars parked in the county and compare those tag numbers with outstanding parking tickets or tax bills.
To qualify for the collection program, a vehicle must owe at least $150 in parking tickets or taxes. In the case of tickets, that means a minimum of three citations and nine written notices that have gone unpaid.
As of last week, the county had collected over $29,000 in connection with 72 vehicles. Unpaid parking tickets from 46 cars accounted for $14,223, with one driver owing $1,140 in unpaid tickets. Unpaid taxes accounted for $15,624 of the collections, with one driver owing $2,170.91 in delinquent taxes.
Staff also found one stolen car, recovered by the county police.
<b>Taylor to Celebrate 50th Anniversary</b>
Taylor Elementary School will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Taylor Elementary School, 2600 N. Stuart St.
The celebration will be a community event in which past and present students, teachers, parents, support staff, and administrators can gather to be reunited with former friends and colleagues to chat, and reminisce. The event will begin with speeches from former principal Ralph Stone and current principal Rob Hindman, as well as a tour of the building. Several exhibits will be set up showcasing the history of the school. Some of the items that will be available for guests to view includes timelines, a time capsule, a historical documentary video featuring Taylor students and staff (past and present), photographs and art projects. A flag raising ceremony will be followed by the presentation of a gift to the school from each grade.
Taylor opened in September 1953 under principal Patty Hales, with 420 students. The school was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1953.
Former Taylor staff, students and parents can still add comments to the commemoration. Comments can be e-mailed to 50th@Taylor PTA.org, or can be added through a questionnaire available on the Taylor PTA Web site, www.TaylorPTA.org. For more information, contact Mary Yuhas at 703-528-2665.