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DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ
DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ A Washington, DC man will spend time behind bars after confronting US Capitol Police officers with Molotov cocktails while on probation for a similar offense, federal officials announced. Bernard McCutcheon, 26, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, with all but 30 months suspended, for an incident last summer after pleading guilty in September to assault with a dangerous weapon. Officials said that at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, McCutcheon was in possession of two Molotov cocktails on the steps of 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW when Capitol Police officers responded to an…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Robbery, Armed Assault Land 19-Year-Old In DC Police Custody Armed Robbery, Armed Assault Land 19-Year-Old In DC Police Custody
Armed Robbery, Armed Assault Land 19-Year-Old In DC Police Custody A 19-year-old was arrested for an armed robbery and an armed assault, officials said.At around 1 p.m. on August 23, Nathan Borom, along with at least one other suspect, approached a victim in the 200 block of 53rd Street and demanded their property at gunpoint, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Once the victim complied, the suspects fled the scene, authorities said. The following day, before 3 p.m., the suspects fired shots from their vehicle in the 3500 block of Minnesota Avenue, police said. No injuries were reported, but when the suspects fled the scene, one was appr…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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DC Police Arrest 62-Year-Old Woman In Anacostia-Area Shooting DC Police Arrest 62-Year-Old Woman In Anacostia-Area Shooting
DC Police Arrest 62-Year-Old Woman In Anacostia-Area Shooting Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that occurred near the Anacostia Community Boathouse, officials said. On July 22 at around 11 p.m., 62-year-old Alice Jackson of Marlow Heights shot and wounded a victim during an argument in the 1900 block M Street, the Metropolitan Police Department reported.  Officials said the victim sought treatment at a local hospital, but no further details were released about the victim's condition. Jackson was taken into custody and arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon, police said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
DC Man Uses Crossbow To Rob Trader Joe's Store DC Man Uses Crossbow To Rob Trader Joe's Store
DC Man Uses Crossbow To Rob Trader Joe's Store A Washington DC man has been arrested after he brandished a crossbow while trying to steal from Trader Joe's, according to police. The incident happened at the Trader Joe's on 14th Street Northwest on Dec. 26 at around 12:55 p.m. The Metropolitan Police Department says 26-year-old Isis Jones hid merchandise to steal it, and when he was confronted by an employee, he took out a crossbow and pointed it in their direction. He and another suspect then fled the scene. Jones was arrested on Dec. 27, and charged with assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Crossbow) and Theft Two. 

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by Joe Gomez