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Man Who Attacked Congresswoman In Northeast DC Elevator Sentenced For Assault
The District man who assaulted a Congresswoman in the elevator of her Northeast DC apartment building has been sentenced to time behind bars, federal authorities announced. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release after he attacked Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig and assaulted a pair of police officers earlier this year. The incident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside an H Street NW building. MPD seeks the public's assistance in identifying a suspect responsible for a Simple Assault that occurred t…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Hammer-Wielding Man Attacked Two People At Northeast DC Liquor Store, Police Say
Police say that a man attacked two people with a hammer who attempted to stop him from robbing a liquor store in Northeast DC this week. Metropolitan Police Department detectives were called to a business in the unit block of M Street NE at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to investigate a reported assault involving a hammer-wielding man. According to officials, 40-year-old Alfonso Alegria, who has no fixed address, took items from shelves and attempted to leave without paying, at which point he was confronted by two others. At that point, it is alleged that Alegria attacked t…
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News
Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say
Seen him? Concerns are on the rise for friends and family of a missing 13-year-old who was last seen inside an Uber ride in Northeast DC on Sunday night. An alert has been issued by the Metropolitan Police Department regarding Ronnie Lyons, Jr., who was last spotted in the rideshare at the intersection of New York Avenue and Jersey Avenue NE and was reported missing at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29. Lyons was described as having a light complexion, being 4-foot-8 weighing around 65 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a blac…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Off-Duty DC Housing Authority Police Sergeant Shot, Officials Say
An investigation has been launched in Northeast DC after an off-duty District of Columbia Housing Authority Police Sergeant was shot, according to officials. At around 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 2200 block of New York Avenue NE when a sergeant was struck by gunfire while riding in his personal vehicle. The sergeant was treated by DC Fire and EMS personnel and taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries. Police say that the department is now looking for a gray Honda with heavily tinted windows and unknown Maryland …
Arlington, VA
News
Senator's Staff Member Carjacked At Gunpoint In Northeast DC
A staff member of Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's team was reportedly carjacked in Northeast DC earlier this week. According to a police report, the staffer parked in the 1200 block of E Street and was walking to her building when an armed suspect demanded her keys and other property, to which she complied. The carjacker then took off in her vehicle. Following the incident, Britt's office issued a statement about the issue while condemning crime in the District this year, including a 68 percent increase in robbers and 102 percent rise in vehicle thefts. "We thank God that she is safe and sound…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Justice-Seeking Robbery Victim Accused Of Shooting Two Men In Northeast DC, Police Say
A suspect has been apprehended following a double shooting in Northeast DC after he was robbed on Monday night and took matters into his own hands. Northwest DC resident Nathaniel Art-Washington, 28, has been identified by authorities as the man responsible for a pair of shootings that were reported late on Monday in the 1200 block of Queen Street NE, police say. At around 11:10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the area, where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the middle of …
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Support Swells For Parents Whose Only Son Was Shot, Killed Near Northwest DC High School
A family in Northwest DC is reeling after a 16-year-old was shot and killed leaving his high school in another act of violence in the District. Maurice "Moe J" Jackson, of Northeast DC, was walking at around 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 26, when he began talking with another group of teens, police say. During that altercation, a member of the other group pulled out a gun near the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and P Street NW, striking the teen. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries, leaving his loved ones to mourn days after DC police reported a grisly milestone. Jac…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Death Of Man Found In Burned Northeast DC Apartment Ruled A Homicide: Police
The death of a man whose body was found in a burned apartment building in Northeast DC has been ruled a homicide, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. In April, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE for a reported fire in an apartment building, where they made a grisly discovery. According to a MPD spokesperson, once the fire was out, they found the remains of James Lavender, 64, a Northeast DC resident. Following his death, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that his death was a result of blunt force trauma, and it was rule…
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News
Man Who Stole SUV With Child Inside Hit With Kidnapping Charges In DC
A car thief got more than he bargained for in Washington, DC over the summer and will now face criminal charges, authorities announced. The Metropolitan Police Department announced on Tuesday afternoon that 51-year-old Northeast DC resident Angelo Clinscale has been charged with kidnapping after he stole a vehicle with a 2-year-old in the car in August. MPD is searching for 2-year-old Kaleb Scott who was inside a black Toyota Highlander, with DC tag GS 9202, when it was stolen in the 4900 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave, NE. Kaleb was last seen wearing a blue Allstate shirt, blue sh…
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News
Second Suspect Arrested For Fatal Triple Northeast DC Shooting: Police
Police have identified a second suspected shooter months after 21-year-old Jayvon Jones was gunned down in Northeast DC, officials say. Jerome Dukes, 31, has become the second to be charged with Jones' February murder, after a Hyattsville man was named as a suspect and taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31. Jones was killed and two others injured shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE by the gunmen. All three were rushed to area hospitals where Jones later died from his injuries. The Northeast DC resident was arrested over the weekend and cha…
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News
DC Man Sentenced For Homeless Shelter, Metro Assaults On Same Day
A violent string of crimes all committed in one day in Washington, DC will land a District man behind bars for more than six years. Roscoe Rosborough, 32, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for a pair of assaults in both Northeast and Northwest DC hours apart earlier this year. According to court documents, shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, Rosborough walked into a homeless shelter - where he was not a resident - and demanded to use a bathroom. When rebuffed and refused, he continued his way into the shelter, where he ran into an actual resident walking to the cafeteria…
Arlington, VA
Traffic
Person Pinned Under Train At DC Metro Station (
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Officials confirmed that there was a person under a train outside a Metro station in Northeast DC. An alert was issued at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning regarding a person who was under a train at the Rhode Island Avenue Station. Metro rescue incident @Metrorailinfo Rhode Island Ave station NE. Confirmed individual under train. Establishing unified command with @MetroTransitPD. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 23, 2023 According to Metro Transit Police, the preliminary investigation determined that a woman intentionally placed herself in the path of the tra…
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