Airbags, Tires Stolen From Vehicles In Pentagon City: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Airbags and tires were stolen from vehicles parked in the Pentagon City area late last week, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

At about 7:30 a.m. on Friday, police were dispatched to the 1400 block of S. Joyce Street in Arlington. Officers found that between 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and 7:30 a.m. on Friday, suspects shattered the driver’s side window to four vehicles, police said.

The suspects stole airbags from three of the vehicles. Tires were stolen from two other vehicles in the area, according to police.

The vehicles targeted were Honda and Toyota models, police said.

The airbag thefts continue a local and nationwide trend of thieves breaking into vehicles, many of which are Hondas, and stealing their airbags. The thieves could be stealing newer airbags from Hondas and then selling them to questionable repair shops or unsuspecting online customers at a price far below the $2,000 cost of replacing them.

Police do not have a description of the suspects.

Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to contact the Police Department's Tip Line at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us, or anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).