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Arlington, VA
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Critically Missing Family Members Not Seen For In Days In DC, MPD Says
Seen them? The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down two family members who were both reported missing from the same address on the same day. Concerns are mounting for Lanada Mines, 11, and Lakia Mines, 17, both of whom were last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2 in the 1600 block of Kramer Street in Northeast, DC, and haven’t been heard from since. They are now considered “critically missing.” Lanada was described as being 4-foot-5 weighing 105 pounds with black hair and three pigtails. She was last seen wearing dark jeans, a li…
Arlington, VA
News
Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC
New information has been released by Metropolitan Police investigators after a truck driver was killed when the cargo he was shipping shifted and crushed him to death. Original story - Driver Dies After Being Pinned By Cargo He Was Shipping Through DC, Police Say Richard William Farmer, 49, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was killed on Monday, Dec. 5 on Queens Chapel and Bladensburg Road in Northeast DC, according to police. Update crash with entrapment Queens Chapel Rd & Bladensburg Rd NE. Victim is severely pinned. Requesting the Rescue Crane to assist with the extrication. #DCsB…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest Sought In DC Hotel Murder Of High School Student
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a person of interest in connection with the Northeast DC murder of a high school student. Akira Wilson, 18, was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a room in the Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/US Capitol on First Street around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, police said. Officers were called there on a report of a gunshot, they said. Police are now looking to question a man captured by a surveillance camera. The teen was a senior at Jackson-Reed High School, according to a message the school p…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Second Teen Accused Of Murdering 15-Year-Old In Northeast DC, Police Say
A second teenage suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Northeast DC, authorities said. An unidentified 13-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and charged with first-degree murder while armed in the Oct. 13 shooting death of Andre Robertson Jr., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The news comes just four days after the first suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was arrested and also charged with first-degree murder while armed. Robertson Jr. was found with gunshot wounds on the 500 block of 48th Place around 3:40 p.m., police said. …
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Murder In 15-Year-Old DC Boy's Shooting Death
A teen suspect was arrested Friday, Nov. 4 in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Northeast DC boy, authorities said. An unidentified 15-year-old boy was charged with first-degree murder while armed in the Oct. 13 homicide of Andre Robertson Jr., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Robertson Jr. was found with gunshot wounds on the 500 block of 48th Place around 3:40 p.m., police said. The teen was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, authorities said. He was sitting on his great-grandmother's porch when he was gunned down, according to a GoFundMe launche…
Arlington, VA
Sports
Teen Suspect In Custody For Shooting, Attempted Robbery Of Commanders RB Brian Robinson: Police
Metropolitan Police investigators have apprehended a teenage armed robber who derailed the rookie season of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson over the summer. A 17-year-old man - who was 16 at the time of the shooting - from Northeast, DC, has been arrested and charged with assault with intent to rob while armed with a gun, the agency announced late on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Due to his age, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee III said that his name will not be released nor will any possible details about his legal history. "I was just happy they found somebody,"…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Murder Investigation Launched In DC After Man Found Dead Inside Area Home, Police Say
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that took the life of a 28-year-old man early on Tuesday morning, authorities announced. Northeast, DC resident Eric King was found shot and killed shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, prompting an investigation into his purported murder, officials said. At 5:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning police said that members of the Fifth District were called to a stretch of the 800 block of 21st Street in Northeast DC for a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, investigators located King inside of a home with multiple gun…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Robbers In DC At Large After Stealing Cash, Fleeing In White Vehicle, Police Say
Recognize them or this vehicle? Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating suspects who are wanted for an alleged armed robbery. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, police said that suspects approached their victim in a convenience store in the 5200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue in Northeast DC. Brandishing handguns, the suspects demanded money, to which a store clerk complied. The suspects then fled in a white SUV (pictured above). Anyone with information regarding the suspects or the armed…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
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: First Responders In DC Make Water Rescue Amid Flash Flooding During Storm
Fast-moving thunderstorms that rolled through the region caused difficulties for some who found themselves caught in precarious positions. In one such instance, DC Fire and EMS first responders had to attempt a water rescue in Northeast DC after a driver’s vehicle became trapped under a bridge by flooded waters. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the agency’s Rescue Squad was ready to jump into action along the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue with an inflatable boat to save the driver. Water rescue 600 block R.I. Ave NE. Had occupied vehicle in high water. Rescue Squad w…
Alexandria, VA
News
Police Identify Alexandria Teen Killed In D.C. Shooting
Police have identified a teen who was killed in a Northeast D.C. homicide on Saturday, July 9, officials said. Damari Wright, 17, of Alexandria was found inside a vehicle at around 5:30 p.m. at the 3500 block of Hayes Street, the Metropolitan Police Department said. He had suffered apparent gunshot wounds, but showed no signs of life, officials said. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information that would lead to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099.
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Terrifying Armed Robbery Spree Targets Mailmen Across DC, Maryland
Six United States Postal Service mail carries were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted in the spans of two days across Washington DC and Maryland, officials said. The suspects made off with "a wide variety of items that the postal service provides their carriers to do their jobs on a daily basis" along with personal property, according to USPIS spokesman Michael Martel. The suspects struck the mail carriers in most cases before they fled, Martel said. A motive was not clear. The first robbery happened around 12:55 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Takoma Park. About half an hour later, a mail c…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
DC Pursuit Ends In Motorcycle Crash
A motorcyclist being chased by police officers crashed on a Northeast D.C. street, reports NBC Washington. The early morning chase led to the motorcyclist hitting a pole at Benning Road and Oklahoma Avenue NE shortly before 3 a.m., reports the outlet. Several officers were still on the scene hours after the incident. To read the full report by NBC Washington, click here.
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