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Former DC Non-Profit Leader Gets Prison Time For $150K Affordable Housing Embezzlement Scheme Former DC Non-Profit Leader Gets Prison Time For $150K Affordable Housing Embezzlement Scheme
Former DC Non-Profit Leader Gets Prison Time For $150K Affordable Housing Embezzlement Scheme A minister who was the former head of a non-profit organization in Southeast DC is heading to prison taking from the poor and giving to her self while embezzling more than $150,000 from its coffers, federal authorities announced. Rowena Joyce Scott, 71, was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for a scheme to steal money from a corporation she was entrusted to run which was created to aid some of the District's economically-challenged residents. According to prosecutors, Scott – a minister and the former head of the Ward 8 Democrats – was convicted following a June 2023 jury…

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Arlington, VA
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District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County. The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…

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Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
No Charges For Metropolitan Police Officers Involved In Fatal DC Shooting: Prosecutors No Charges For Metropolitan Police Officers Involved In Fatal DC Shooting: Prosecutors
No Charges For Metropolitan Police Officers Involved In Fatal DC Shooting: Prosecutors There will be no charges for a pair of officers from the Metropolitan Police Department for their role in a fatal shooting last year involving a 33-year-old District resident, according to federal investigators. The US Attorney's Office announced that there is insufficient evidence to pursue criminal or civil rights charges for their roles in an officer-involved shooting in Southeast DC in October 2023 that left Arthur Porter dead. According to prosecutors, at around 5 p.m. on Oct. 19 last year, the officers were called to the 2800 block of Gainesville Street SE, where there were reports of…

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Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police
Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police The man who barricaded himself inside a Southeast DC apartment and set it on fire over a rent dispute with a property manager is facing criminal charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. District resident Mitchell Cooper, 63, was arrested and charged with arson and threats to do bodily harm following an incident that played out on Monday afternoon, authorities announced. Shortly before 4 p.m. on March 4, first responders were called to the 900 block of 5th Street SE to investigate reports of a fire inside of an apartment. Update Box Alarm 900 block 5th St SE. Fire 3rd fl…

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Arlington, VA
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Barricaded Person Set Fire In Southeast DC Apartment Building During Standoff (DEVELOPING) Barricaded Person Set Fire In Southeast DC Apartment Building During Standoff (DEVELOPING)
Barricaded Person Set Fire In Southeast DC Apartment Building During Standoff (Developing) A barricaded man caused chaos for some in Southeast DC on Monday afternoon after starting a fire while in the middle of a standoff, officials say. Some evacuations were required inside a building when a fire was reported in the third floor of an apartment building that had to be contained by sprinklers. Update Box Alarm 900 block 5th St SE. Fire 3rd floor apartment result of barricaded individual. Individual in custody & being evaluated by EMS. Sprinkler activation contained fire now extinguished. A number of senior Citizens have been safely evacuated. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/7px…

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Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Who Butchered Man Breaking Up Domestic Dispute In DC Sentenced: Feds Stabbing Suspect Who Butchered Man Breaking Up Domestic Dispute In DC Sentenced: Feds
Stabbing Suspect Who Butchered Man Breaking Up Domestic Dispute In DC Sentenced: Feds The District man who stabbed a man to death while he was attempting to break up a fight after his birthday party will spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Marquette Jordan, 32, was sentenced to 32 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the 2018 murder of Ivan Lynch in Southeast DC following a birthday celebration. Prosecutors say that on April 30, 2018, Lynch, who had just attended a birthday celebration for himself, left the party and was going to meet up with a friend at his DC apartment.  On the way to the friend’s apartment, L…

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Arlington, VA
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building
Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends One Car Into Southeast DC Building An investigation has been launched after a multi-vehicle crash sent one car caroming into a building in Southeast DC on Friday afternoon. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded at around 1 p.m. on March 1 to the area of Marion Barry Avenue and MLK Jr. Avenue SE, where there was a reported crash involving at least three vehicles, one of which struck the front of an apartment building. The aftermath of the multi-vehicle crash in Southeast DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Officials say that paramedics were evaluating four people involved in the incident, all of whom were able to safely get out of their…

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Arlington, VA
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Two Dogs, Firefighter Injured In Southeast DC House Fire Two Dogs, Firefighter Injured In Southeast DC House Fire
Two Dogs, Firefighter Injured In Southeast DC House Fire An intense house fire sent two dogs to a local veterinarian and a firefighter was injured battling a blaze in Southeast DC on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 27, officials say that DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a home in the 3500 block of Ely Place SE, when a rapidly-moving fire broke out and spread throughout the residence. Update Working Fire 3400 block Ely Pl. SE. Continue to extinguish hotspots around solar panels on roof. @HumaneRescue transporting 2 injured dogs to veterinarian. Currently 1 displaced resident & @RedCrossNCGC has been notified. #DCsBr…

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Arlington, VA
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Maryland Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds Maryland Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds
Maryland Shooter Admits To Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds A Maryland man has admitted to his role in the fatal shooting of a popular 34-year-old man in Northeast DC over Thanksgiving weekend last year, authorities announced. Andre Hicks, 40, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of Southeast DC resident Daniel Adams in November 2023.  On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found Adams in the 1300 block of Florida Avenue NE suffering from gunshot wounds. According to prosecutors, Hicks approached several people, including Adams, on the day of the shooting…

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Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds
Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds A District man has been sentenced to decades in prison for gunning down Maryland native Toussaunt Strong outside his father's home in the Shipley Terrace neighborhood more than three years ago, authorities announced. Ravel Mills, 29, was found guilty by a jury last October of second-degree murder while armed and other offenses for killing the Montgomery County native in Southeast DC in 2020. This week, a judge announced that Mills has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, the max possible term. According to prosecutors, on April 18, 2020, Strong, 28, was outside his father's home when Mill…

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Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Vacant Building Goes Up In Flames In Southeast DC (PHOTOS) Vacant Building Goes Up In Flames In Southeast DC (PHOTOS)
Vacant Building Goes Up In Flames In Southeast DC (Photos) First responders had their hands full in Southeast DC on Wednesday when a fire broke out at a vacant building, officials say. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue SE at approximately 6:15 a.m. on Feb. 21, when a fire was reported in the basement of a two-story home with flames showing on the first floor.  Early images of the Working Fire this AM in the 2300 block Minnesota Ave SE. ##DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/eAG7mfnWfc — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 21, 2024 According to officials, the building is known to be vacant, and there were …

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Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods
Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after decomposing human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC on Friday. A homicide investigation was launched on Feb. 16 when officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found the body of 29-year-old Southeast DC resident Leon Powell "in an advanced state of decomposition," officials say. Powell's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was later determined that he was killed by a gunshot, and his death was ruled a homicide. The inc…

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