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Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC
Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC First responders in Northwest DC were treated to an "unusual incident" on Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer struck a power pole, leading to a brief electrical discharge. Some locals were left without power after the truck hit the pole at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Madison Street NW shortly after noon on March 12, officials say. Twitter/@dcfireems The driver was able to escape the truck without incident, though there was a power outage in the area that Pepco crews were working to repair later on Tuesday afternoon. Twitter/@dcfireems Following the crash, a small fire b…

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by Zak Failla
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One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting
One Killed By MPD Officer Investigating DC Shooting A 31-year-old man was shot and killed in DC after an earlier shooting left two people injured, authorities announced. Kevin Hartgraves-Shird, of Southeast, DC was shot and killed by an officer of the Metropolitan Police Department in the 200 block of Madison Street during an investigation into a shooting on Saturday, July 30 in Northwest DC, officials said. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, members of the Fourth District responded to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Longfellow Street in Northwest, where there was a reported shooting.  Upon arrival, members located…

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by Zak Failla
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'Most Wanted' DC Fugitive Captured By US Marshals In Florida, Police Say 'Most Wanted' DC Fugitive Captured By US Marshals In Florida, Police Say
'Most Wanted' DC Fugitive Captured By US Marshals In Florida, Police Say One of America's most wanted fugitives was captured in Florida by members of the US Marshal's Service in connection with a double shooting that left one person dead in Washington DC after nearly one year on the run, authorities said. Nyjell Outler, 19, was captured on Wednesday, Feb. 23 in South Bay, FL, on a charge of second-degree murder while armed, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release. Outler had been wanted in the March 20, 2021 shooting on Madison Street, where responding officers found Demetris Johnson, 21, and another victim with gunshot wounds, the r…

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by Cecilia Levine