2 DC Women Charged After Robbery, Car Chase In Arlington: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Two women from Washington, D.C., face multiple charges in connection with a store robbery in the Clarendon area Saturday afternoon and a chase that resulted in damage to police and other vehicles.

Jamira Hampton, 23, was arrested and charged with robbery and eluding, while Taniya Bradford, 22, was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

At about 2 p.m. on Saturday, police were dispatched to the 1000 block of N. Fillmore Street for the report of a robbery. Two women had entered a business and collected merchandise, police said.

One of the women made threatening statements toward an employee and left the store followed by the other woman. The women fled the scene in a black sedan and a lookout was broadcast, police said.

At about 2:25 p.m., police officers saw the sedan travelling in the 2900 block of S. Glebe Road and attempted a traffic stop during which the woman who was driving failed to stop and fled the scene.

Officers started chasing the sedan and eventually took the two women into custody after their vehicle experienced a flat tire and came to a stop on northbound Interstate 395 in the area of Washington Boulevard, police said.

All lanes on northbound lanes on I-395 were closed for nearly two hours Saturday afternoon as police took the suspects into custody and removed their vehicle. One of the women was evaluated on scene for minor injuries and did not require to be taken to a hospital.

A person driving a car that was hit by the suspect’s vehicle reported minor property damage and no injuries. Two police cruisers sustained minor damage, and no officers reported injuries, according to police.

The stolen merchandise was recovered from the suspects’ vehicle, police said.