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'Significant' Gas Leak Shuts Down Busy Roads In Northeast DC 'Significant' Gas Leak Shuts Down Busy Roads In Northeast DC
'Significant' Gas Leak Shuts Down Busy Roads In Northeast DC DC Fire and EMS personnel were busy on Thursday afternoon after a construction crew hit a high-pressure gas line in Northeast, leading to a "significant" leak in the area.  At around 11:15 a.m. on March 21, firefighters were called to New York and Florida Avenue NE, where a gas line was struck and spread to an adjacent building, officials said. Significant gas leak NY & Florida Ave NE. Large outside gas line struck. Some gas migration into adjacent structure. Occupants relocated to safe area where necessary. @washingtongas on scene indicating extended time to control leak. #DCsB…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC
Police ID Man Killed By Officers During Crisis Intervention Call In Northwest DC New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 41-year-old Northeast DC man was killed in an officer-involved shooting. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man, Clifford Brooks, and conversed with him for upwards of two…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Crisis Intervention Call Turns Deadly During Downtown DC Officer-Involved Shooting: Police Crisis Intervention Call Turns Deadly During Downtown DC Officer-Involved Shooting: Police
Crisis Intervention Call Turns Deadly During Downtown DC Officer-Involved Shooting: Police A crisis intervention call turned deadly for a man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Washington, DC on Wednesday morning. At around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Benning Road NE to assist a man who was in crisis, according to Chief Pamela Smith. MPD Chief Pamela Smith at the scene. Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department Responding officers - one of whom was a highly-trained crisis intervention specialist - encountered the man and conversed with him for upwards of two hours, she said, before he relented a…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say
Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say Seen him?  Concerns are on the rise for friends and family of a missing 13-year-old who was last seen inside an Uber ride in Northeast DC on Sunday night. An alert has been issued by the Metropolitan Police Department regarding Ronnie Lyons, Jr., who was last spotted in the rideshare at the intersection of New York Avenue and Jersey Avenue NE and was reported missing at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.  Lyons was described as having a light complexion, being 4-foot-8 weighing around 65 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a blac…

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by Zak Failla
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Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC
Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC Two US Secret Service agents were hospitalized after being exposed to an undisclosed “powdery substance" believed to be narcotics, a spokesperson said. At approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of New York Avenue in Washington, DC, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the Chief of Communications for the agency. One person was taken into custody during the incident, and officers are being evaluated at an area hospital. Investigators did not release any information on the suspect. Shortly befor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Killer Stalks Streets Of NYC, DC; Homeless Urged To Find Shelter Killer Stalks Streets Of NYC, DC; Homeless Urged To Find Shelter
Killer Stalks Streets Of NYC, DC; Homeless Urged To Find Shelter The first incident occurred Thursday, March 3 around 4 a.m., when a man was shot on the 1100 block of New York Avenue in Washington DC. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. On Tuesday, March 8, police responded to the 1700 block of H Street, where another man had been shot. He, too, was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at approximately 2:54 am, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department was in the area of the 400 block of New York Avenue, Northeast and saw a tent fire.&n…

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by Cecilia Levine