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16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash New details have emerged after members of the United States Park Police apprehended a driver who was implicated in a triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway earlier this year in Northwest DC. Washington, DC resident Nakita Marie Walker, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Monday, May 22, for her role in the fatal crash that took the lives of three people in March. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of…
Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC
Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Shock and sadness spread following a Washington DC crash that killed a rideshare driver, restaurant worker and his friend early Wednesday, March 15. The US Park Police identified the victims of the Rock Creek Parkway crash as Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, MD (driver); Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, VA; and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, of Arlington, VA. According to NBC Washington, Kamara had been living with his siblings and working as a Lyft driver, sending money home to his family in Sierra Leone. His 5-year-old daughter is among those who survive him, th…
Park Police ID Three Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash Park Police ID Three Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Park Police ID Three Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash New details have emerged as members of the United States Park Police continue to investigate the triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway crash this week in Northwest DC. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of the Honda were pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, March 16, investigators identified the victims of the crash as : Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland; Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, Vi…
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ Two US Secret Service offers will not face charges who were involved in the fatal shooting of a teen near an ambassador’s residence in DC earlier this year, federal officials announced. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against two officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division who were involved in the April shooting of 19-year-old Gordon Casey outside an ambassador’s residence in Northwest Washington. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, of…
Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building. Patrick McCaughey III, age 25, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.  Earlier report - Fairfield County Man Charged With Pinning Police Officer Between Doors During Capitol Hill Riot Tristan Chandler Stevens, age 26, of Pensacola,…
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building. Patrick McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield, CT, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.  Tristan Chandler Stevens, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, and David Mehaffie, 63, of Kettering, Ohio were also convicted on Tuesday. The US Attorney's Offi…