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Gunman Admits To Fatal Shooting Weeks After Man Found Dead In Maryland Stairwell, Police Say Gunman Admits To Fatal Shooting Weeks After Man Found Dead In Maryland Stairwell, Police Say
Gunman Admits To Fatal Shooting Weeks After Man Found Dead In Maryland Stairwell, Police Say Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who is accused of murdering a man who was found in the stairwell of a Prince George's County apartment building last month. Capitol Heights resident Wilmer Echenique-Navarro has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Derek Coleman, which he has already admitted to, according to investigators. At approximately 7:15 a.m. on March 3, officers were called to the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park, where they found Coleman suffering from a gunshot wound. Coleman, who has no fixed address, was pronou…

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by Zak Failla
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Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police
Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police One man was killed and another is in critical condition after a dispute led to a stabbing at a restaurant in Prince George’s County Wednesday night, April 10, police said. Alexis Romero, 34, of Fairmount Heights, and Edward Mejia-Sandoval, 27, of Silver Spring, were charged with first- and second-degree murder, according to the PGPD. Officers were called to the stabbing at a business on the 6500 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park around 10:50 p.m. There, they found Lusvin Espana Espana, 23, of Hyattsville, in a restaurant suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to …

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by Valerie Musson
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Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Prince George's County Stairwell Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Prince George's County Stairwell
Police ID Man Found Shot To Death In Prince George's County Stairwell Police have identified the man fatally shot in an apartment stairwell in Prince George’s County over the weekend. Derek Coleman, 40, was found wounded in an apartment building stairwell as officers responded to investigate a shooting near the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, March 3, Prince George's County Police said. Coleman, of no fixed address, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are working to determine a motive and identify a suspect(s). A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictme…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Takoma Park: Police 'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Takoma Park: Police
'Reckless Driving Meet-Up' Causes Chaos For Officers In Takoma Park: Police Chaos ensued for police who broke up what they called a “reckless driving meet-up” in Montgomery County over the weekend. The Takoma Park Police Department arrived to investigate the meet-up at the intersection of New Hampshire and Ethan Allen Avenues around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10 and saw several vehicles doing burnouts, donuts, and other dangerous maneuvers surrounded by a large crowd. The crowd subsequently surrounded the patrol vehicles and began hitting their hoods and bumpers, as well as taunting the police. Officers then activated their emergency lights and sirens in an atte…

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by Valerie Musson
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Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say
Got Grub? String Of Food Truck Robberies Hits Montgomery County, Police Say Surveillance images have been released of suspects believed to be responsible for multiple food truck robberies throughout Montgomery County, authorities say. Two men, appearing to be in their late teens to early twenties, began robbing the food trucks in January 2023, according to a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson.  Detectives began investigating the string of robberies on Monday, Jan. 23, after reports of a robbery in the 14000 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring at Elvira's Kitchen Food Truck, police say. Investigators say that the suspects vaulted the barrier…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say
Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say Police say that a suspect is at large after brandishing a hammer and robbing a food truck in Montgomery County on Friday afternoon. Officers from the Takoma Park Police Department responded at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, to the 6400 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where the owner of the Pupusaria Y Taqueria Lupita food truck reported an armed robber that had just occurred. According to investigators, the suspect forced his way into the food truck through the service window with a hammer, at which point he took out a knife, ordered his victims to the floor, and stole property…

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by Zak Failla
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$10K Reward Still On The Table Months After Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting $10K Reward Still On The Table Months After Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting
$10K Reward Still On The Table Months After Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting A reward is still on the table in Maryland as police continue to investigate a Takoma Park murder that left a mechanic fatally shot by an unknown assailant, authorities say. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Nurhusen Muhammed Hamid was shot in the parking lot of Advanced Auto Parts in the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue, around 11:05 a.m., Saturday, July 16, according to Takoma Park police. Hamid was working as a mobile mechanic at the time of the shooting and was rushed to a hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. The suspect - described as a black man, wearing a w…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police Investigate Assault At Takoma Park Gas Station After Victim's Head Beaten Police Investigate Assault At Takoma Park Gas Station After Victim's Head Beaten
Police Investigate Assault At Takoma Park Gas Station After Victim's Head Beaten Takoma Park police are investigating an assault after a victim was beaten over the head after getting out of a Metro bus, according to reports by MyMCM. The victim allegedly got out of the Metro bus by Larch and New Hampshire Avenue and was assaulted by the suspect at the Sunoco gas station in the 6900 block of New Hampshire Avenue around 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, continues the outlet. The suspect was wearing a black face mask, black hooded sweatshirt, and black pants with colorful shoes, according to the report. The victim was taken to the hospital where he was treated for non-life-t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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$10K Reward Offered Amid Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting Investigation $10K Reward Offered Amid Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting Investigation
$10K Reward Offered Amid Takoma Park Mechanic Shooting Investigation A reward has been offered in a Takoma Park murder investigation after a mechanic was fatally shot by an unknown suspect, authorities say. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Nurhusen Muhammed Hamid was shot in the parking lot of Advanced Auto Parts in the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue, around 11:05 a.m., Saturday, July 16, according to Takoma Park police. Hamid was working as a mobile mechanic at the time of the shooting and was rushed to a hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. The suspect - described as a black man, wearing a white t-shirt, a dark baseball cap, a…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Takoma Park Shooting Being Investigated As A Homicide: Police Takoma Park Shooting Being Investigated As A Homicide: Police
Takoma Park Shooting Being Investigated As A Homicide: Police The victim of a weekend shooting in Takoma Park has been identified as a Silver Spring man, police say. Nurhusen Muhammed Hamid, 27, succumbed to his injuries Sunday after being shot around 11 a.m., Saturday, July 16 in the parking lot of the Advance Auto Parts store in the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park police say. Hamid worked as a car mechanic and authorities say that many may know Hamid by face, not by name.  Police are asking anyone who has any information about this shooting to please call Detective Charles Earle at 240-753-2734 or email him at charlese@takomapa…

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by Annie DeVoe
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26-Year-Old DC Man Killed In Weekend Takoma Park Shooting: Police 26-Year-Old DC Man Killed In Weekend Takoma Park Shooting: Police
26-Year-Old DC Man Killed In Weekend Takoma Park Shooting: Police A Washington D.C. man was killed in Takoma Park over the weekend, and detectives are offering a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest, authorities say. Ivory Hills, 26, was found shot to death in a parking lot on the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue around 2:35 a.m., Sunday, May 22, according to Prince George's Police.  Detectives are looking to identify a suspect(s) and a motive.  If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-…

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by Annie DeVoe