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Cold Case: Convict Charged In Connection To Sexual Assault At DC Metro 10 Years Ago: DOJ Cold Case: Convict Charged In Connection To Sexual Assault At DC Metro 10 Years Ago: DOJ
Cold Case: Convict Charged In Connection To Sexual Assault At DC Metro 10 Years Ago: DOJ Justice may have been served 10 years after a Maryland man sexually assaulted a woman at a DC Metro Station. Samuel Sampson Peaks, 35, was arraigned this week stemming from a 2013 cold case involved the armed sexual assault of a stranger at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station, the US attorney’s announced. According to court documents, in February 2013, Peaks encountered his victim at the station and followed her before brandishing a handgun and forcing her to perform a sexual act. Once the assault was over, she called the police, who responded and recovered DNA evidence that was tested in 2…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say
Air Quality To Get Worse Before It Gets Better In Maryland, Forecasters Say Skies may be hazy in parts of Maryland as the wind shifts and brings smoke from the Canadian wildfires back to the area. Maryland is under an "Air Quality Alert" on Wednesday, June 28, and health officials are advising that some wear masks if they have to head outside to protect themselves.  Maryland is under an Air Quality Alert, including a "Red" forecast for unhealthy air in Western Maryland. N95, KN95 and FFP2 masks reduce particles you breathe in. Even with a mask, consider limiting time outdoors during air quality alerts. pic.twitter.com/LcGFbavti3 — MD Environment (@MDEnvironment…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (VIDEO) DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (VIDEO)
DC Metro Train Set On Fire, Causes Delays (Video) Commuters had a slight interruption this morning as firefighters worked to put out and investigate a fire in a DC Metro train. The fire was caught on video by a witness after an individual set a small fire in aboard a train at Eastern Market on Friday, Sept. 9, confirms DC Metro officials.  Never a dull moment @unsuckdcmetro @wmata pic.twitter.com/I91tjsB9gU — Sebastián Di-Majo (@SebastianDiMajo) September 9, 2022 Metro officials say that the fire was quickly extinguished, but the station was evacuated amid the incident. Alternate routes were provided by Metro officials, with several …

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names
Heads Up Riders: DC Metro To Implement 5 New Station Names The D.C. Metro will implement new names for five stations, the Metro announced. Starting September 11, signage and maps across the metro system will be updated to follow the new name changes, the company said. Here are the five stations getting a name transformation: White Flint will become North Bethesda Largo Town Center will become Downtown Largo Tysons Corner will become Tysons Prince George’s Plaza will become Hyattsville Crossing West Falls Church secondary name (VT/UVA) will become VT only.  Click here for the full release from the D.C. Metro.

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Officials at an all-boys Maryland prep school have issued a statement in response to a video that shows a group of them singing a song containing a racial slur on the Metro this week. The video posted last Thursday, Sept. 1 to various DCHomos social platforms shows the group of white males wearing Landon School apparel singing the lyrics to Freestyle by Lil Baby. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The DCHomos (@dchomos) "We are deeply concerned by the video showing a group of Landon students’ behavior on the DC Metro," the Bethesda…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident
DC Police Nab Stabbing Suspect In Metro Center Incident D.C. metro police have arrested the suspect in a recent stabbing incident, officials said.On August 23, Antownne Turner, 51, stabbed two victims at around 3:50 p.m. on the Red Line platform, according to the Metro Transit Police Department. The male victim, who Turner stabbed in the stomach during an argument, is in serious but stable condition, officials said. The female victim was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities reported. Turner was placed into police custody, officials said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok
Man Threatened To Rape DC Commuter As Bystanders Did Nothing, She Says In Viral TikTok Helen Molteni takes the metro to her D.C. job everyday, but on Wednesday, July 27, her usual commute took a turn for the worse.  The Arlington, VA resident told her story in a tearful, 3-minute-long TikTok video saying nearly 20 bystanders and police did nothing while she was threatened to be raped and harassed by a man at the Foggy Bottom station. "Even after two phone calls with police, I don't think anyone cares," Molteni said in the video. "I don't think I'll get the help I need unless I reach out to a different audience." Molteni was waiting at the station when a man, who appeared to…

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by AJ Goldbloom