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Suspect charged with damaging Central Library, adjacent school

Incidents took place in early hours of Feb. 10
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On Feb. 10 at 7:44 a.m., officers were dispatched to Central Library, in the 1000 block of North Quincy Street, for a report of damage, Arlington police said.

According to police, at approximately 3:04 a.m., an individual allegedly smashed a window at the library before fleeing on foot.

A few minutes after the initial report, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of North Lincoln Street, where the same suspect was believed to have shattered a glass door at Arlington Science Focus School before fleeing.

The suspect – 30-year-old Ian Ohara of Arlington – was arrested and charged with two counts of damaging public buildings.