18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area 18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area
18 Charges For 18-Year-Old Serial Carjacker Who Stole, Sold Vehicles Around DC Area An 18-year-old with a lengthy rap sheet is facing federal charges after a series of carjackings throughout Washington, DC and Maryland, federal authorities announced. DC resident Cedae Hardy has been charged on an 18-count indictment for his role in at least six separate carjackings in the region, including one that left their victim with multiple gunshot wounds. According to court documents, Hardy would carjack his victims at gunpoint - four of which were with other co-conspirators - then drove the stolen vehicles to a garage on Florida Avenue in Northeast DC. A second person would then c…
Man Extradited Back To DC, Charged For Shooting That Left MD Landscaper Dead Man Extradited Back To DC, Charged For Shooting That Left MD Landscaper Dead
Man Extradited Back To DC, Charged For Shooting That Left MD Landscaper Dead Police say that a man has been brought back to Washington, DC following the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old Maryland man last fall. In December last year, US Marshals arrested 21-year-old Jamari Payne, who has no fixed address, in Pennsylvania in connection to the murder of Silver Spring resident Bacilio Villatoro, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that he had been extradited back to DC, where he was charged with second-degree murder while armed.  The arrest comes in connection to the murder of Villatoro on Thursday, Sept. 22, 202…
Toy Poodle Puppy Dognapped By Armed Robber During Would-Be Sale In DC: MPD Toy Poodle Puppy Dognapped By Armed Robber During Would-Be Sale In DC: MPD
Toy Poodle Puppy Dognapped By Armed Robber During Would-Be Sale In DC: MPD There's a new reason to adopt, not shop for a forever friend. The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to track down an 8-week-old puppy that was stolen at gunpoint during a sale that was orchestrated by its owners. Police say that late on Friday, June 9, the victim met with a would-be buyer in the 3300 block of 14th Place in Southeast DC to sell the Toy Poodle.  During the sale, a second suspect approached the victim brandishing a handgun, and made off with the puppy, according to investigators.  The dognapper remains at large. No i…
'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say 'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say
'You Are The Nazi:' Jubilant Former FBI Agent Faces Federal Charges For Assaulting PD, Feds Say A former top special agent in the FBI has been hit with fresh charges for allegedly assaulting police and general disorder during the US Capitol Breach in Washington, DC. James Wise, 49, of Bend, Oregon, a former FBI supervisory special agent has been indicted for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, federal prosecutors announced. “His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the US Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election,” officials said. Wise didn’t try to hide his presenc…
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County
Naked Kidnapped Woman Found In U-Haul After Pursuit-Crash In Prince George's County A naked woman kidnapped from a Washington DC convenience store was found in the back of a U-Haul after a police pursuit and crash in Prince George's County. The woman tells police that a man later identified as Dennis Bell, 62, of Lanham, pushed her into the back of the truck while at a store on Minnesota Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, May 13, and threatened her life if she didn't comply with his demands, Maryland State Police said. Bell drove around all day with the victim sitting on the floor board in the front seat, where Bell removed her clothing and used a pocke…
Gun-Toting MD Insurrectionist Convicted Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot In DC Gun-Toting MD Insurrectionist Convicted Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot In DC
Gun-Toting MD Insurrectionist Convicted Of Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot In DC Federal officials say that a handgun-wielding Maryland man will face years in prison for bringing a loaded weapon to the US Capitol and loitering for seven hours during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in Washington, DC. Christopher Alberts, 35, was convicted this week on a host of felony and misdemeanor charges for his role during the breach of the US Capitol that left several people dead or injured, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday, April 20. Alberts came to the Capitol ready for a fight, donning a body armor vest with metal plates, a two-way radio complete with a throat mic, and a m…
Not So Fast: DC Escapee Back Behind Bars Weeks After Going On The Run Not So Fast: DC Escapee Back Behind Bars Weeks After Going On The Run
Not So Fast: DC Escapee Back Behind Bars Weeks After Going On The Run An elusive suspect who attempted to make his great escape from police custody last month in Washington, DC, is back in custody and behind bars, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, April 17, a spokesperson from the agency announced that 22-year-old Kenneth Phillips was apprehended on an arrest warrant after he escaped from the DC Department of Corrections more than a month ago. According to investigators, Phillips was able to wriggle away from his police detail during a planned medical visit at an area hospital early on Tuesday, March 7, prompt…
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC A serial rapist was hit with two life sentenced for home invasion sexual assaults committed in Washington, DC three years apart, federal authorities announced. DC resident Ronald P. Berton, 48, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possible release, plus 27 years for a June 2010 home invasion and sexual assault. Additionally, a judge gave him a second life sentence without the possibility of release for an October 2007 home invasion and sexual assault of a second woman. Berton’s downfall came during an investigation into the 2010 sexual assa…
Summertime Shooter In Custody For Murder Of Silver Spring Man In DC: MPD Summertime Shooter In Custody For Murder Of Silver Spring Man In DC: MPD
Summertime Shooter In Custody For Murder Of Silver Spring Man In DC: MPD The man responsible for killing 21-year-old Silver Spring resident Juwaan Henry in Washington, DC last summer has been apprehended nearly seven months after his murder, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Thursday, March 16. Southwest, DC resident Dwayne Brooks, Jr., 25, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the fatal shooting of Henry in August last year. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, officers from the department responded to the 800 block of 7th Street, where they found Henry suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Henry was …
Elusive Escaped Inmate On The Run Hours After Fleeing Custody In DC: Police Elusive Escaped Inmate On The Run Hours After Fleeing Custody In DC: Police
Elusive Escaped Inmate On The Run Hours After Fleeing Custody In DC: Police New photos have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday night as they continue to search for Kenneth Phillips, who escaped custody and is at large. The MPD advised that the 22-year-old Phillips was able to wriggle away from his police detail during a planned medical visit at an area hospital early on Tuesday, March 7, and remained on the run hours later at approximately 7 p.m., as the Department of Corrections continue their exhaustive search. Phillips was previously arrested in November 2021 and held in DC Jail on carjacking and burglary charges. He made his great e…
Naked, Covered In Blood: Virginia Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To DC Businessman's Slaying Naked, Covered In Blood: Virginia Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To DC Businessman's Slaying
Naked, Covered In Blood: Virginia Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To DC Businessman's Slaying A Virginia man who was found naked and covered in blood after dragging his victim’s dead body out of his own Washington, DC apartment in 2019 has admitted to his crime, authorities said.  Collin Potter, 30, of Quantico, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the butchering of Vongell Lugo on Jan. 6, 2019, in which Potter stabbed his victim 42 times, federal officials said. The incident began at approximately 4 a.m. when the two were together in Lugo’s Garfield House apartment on Wisconsin Avenue, police said. Potter — who according to NBC Washington and the Navy Ti…
Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot
Feds Offer $500K Reward For Pipe Bomb Bandit Who Planted Explosives Day Before Capitol Riot Federal officials are now offering a half-million dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest of a person who placed pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021, federal investigators say that an unknown person placed two pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. Officials said that one was placed in an alley behind the headquarters of the RNC on First Street SE, and the second next to a park bench nea…