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Machete Pulled During Road Rage Near Virginia DOT Building, Police Say
A morning commute near a Virginia Department of Transportation facility in Leesburg turned violent when a road rage confrontation turned into a machete attack. Qadishtu Immiatiratu is facing a host of charges following an incident that escalated early on Monday, Dec. 29, ending with him in handcuffs and a driver's window shattered, according to police. Officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called around 7:40 a.m. on Monday morning to the area of Lawson Road SE and Trailview Boulevard SE near a VDOT facility, where there was a reported road rage incident involving a weapon. …
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Locked Up, Still Calling Shots: DMV Murder Suspect Ran Criminal Ring From Behind Bars, Feds Say
He was supposed to be waiting for trial in a jail cell — instead, prosecutors say he was still running things from the inside. A District man already locked up in connection with the killing of his cousin has now been hit with nearly four more years in federal prison after authorities said he orchestrated a brazen contraband smuggling scheme from inside the DC Jail. Darius Robertson, 32, was sentenced to 46 months for conspiring to smuggle weapons, fentanyl, and cell phones into the Central Detention Facility while he was awaiting trial for murder, according to federal authorities. Roberts…
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Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Call; Barricade Ongoing In Maryland: Police (
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An officer is recovering after being shot during a domestic violence call in Washington County, where a suspect remains barricaded in a home as of late Thursday morning. Officers responded around 5 a.m. to the 700 block of Forrest Drive on June 12, where a man opened fire and struck a Hagerstown Police Department officer in the arm, officials said. The officer was rushed into surgery and is now in recovery. “We know the suspect has a weapon and already shot a police officer,” a police spokesperson said in an update just before 9:45 a.m. “We are using extreme caution and professionali…
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Police ID Armed Suspect Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Northwest DC
New details have emerged after a 27-year-old man was hospitalized overnight when an officer was forced to shoot him during a foot pursuit in Northwest DC, officials say. At around 8:30 p.m. on Monday night, members of the Metropolitan Police Department on patrol in the 900 block of F Street NW tried to stop Southeast DC resident Corey Darnell Branch, who they believed to be carrying a weapon. According to Executive Assistance Police Chief Jeffery Carroll, when approached by officers in a patrol vehicle, Branch took off on foot, ultimately displaying a firearm, which led to an officer …
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Woman Slashes Mother, 6-Year-Old Son With Boxcutter In Southwest DC, Police Say
Police say that a woman is in custody after attacking her neighbors - a mother and her 6-year-old child - with a boxcutter during a dispute in Southwest DC. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 900 block of Sixth Street SW, where there was a reported stabbing in the area involving Lateasa Hill, 43, and a neighboring family. According to investigators, upon arrival, they found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and lacerations to her body following an argument that turned physical, resulting in Hill allegedly …
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