Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING) Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING)
Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (Developing) Two people were taken into custody in Northwest DC following a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department that led to several roads being closed in the area. The incident began shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday morning when an officer was flagged down regarding a possible armed robbery in the area of 8th Street and Florida Avenue NW that ended with two people running inside a building in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue and barricading themselves inside. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team were able to breach building near Howard University - which was not in…
District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ
District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ The 21-year-old District man who carjacked a handyman at gunpoint and proceeded to crash his car days later will have years in prison to reconsider his actions, federal authorities announced. Gianni Saunders was found guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 30 of carjacking a handyman as he got out of his vehicle in the 2800 block of Denver Street SE in May last year after he was called to make repairs. According to prosecutors, on May 24, 2023, the handyman pulled up to make repairs inside a residential building; however, he was instead met by Saunders, who was armed with a handgun and extended magazine, …
Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD
Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD Criminals in the nation's capital keep getting younger and younger.  Two children - ages 9 and 13 - from Northeast DC were arrested over the weekend for an attempted armed robbery in their hometown, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. At around 12:40 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, police say that a woman was walking in the 500 block of 10th Street NE when she was accosted by the pair, though the woman had other plans in mind for the youthful offenders. It is alleged that one of the two assaulted the woman and attempted to grab her purse, but she pepper sprayed one of them, prompti…
Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (VIDEO) Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (VIDEO)
Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (Video) Employees and patrons at a popular convenience store got a scare on Saturday afternoon when heavily armed robbers stormed the business in Fairfax County. The Fairfax County Police Department released video of two men who burst into Chantilly Check and Convenience Store armed with weapons at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, officials say. The armed robbers Fairfax County Police Police say that there was one person in the store at the time the two men came inside and ordered an employee to open a safe before making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. In the video, one man can …
French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC
French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC Precious cargo was stolen from a dog owner who was robbed of three French Bulldogs at gunpoint in Southeast DC on Tuesday, police say. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a trio of small dogs that were taken from a man walking them early on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, "Chewy," "Coco," and "Buttercup" were taken from a man in the 5200 block of East Capitol Street SE by a group of three that approached him with handguns and demanded he hand over the animals, according to police. "Chewy," has brown fur and is approximat…
String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County
String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County Police in Fairfax County are investigating a string of ATM thefts and an armed robbery that happened minutes apart. Around 3:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, three suspect tried to force open an ATM at TD Bank of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, county police said. They were unsuccessful. Then, at 3:13 a.m., an armed robbery was carried out at the 7-Eleven at 4818 N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia, approximately one mile away. The suspects entered the store, implied they had a firearm and threatened the employee. They gained access to two separate ATMs at the business and left with an undisclos…
Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds
Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds The District man who pulled a switchblade on a Metro rider after stealing his backpack is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Nwabueze Igwe, 32, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted over the summer of robbing a man at knifepoint in Northwest DC earlier this year. According to court documents, on Monday, Feb. 13, Igwe approached a stranger on the Metro and began shouting at him as they were traveling on the Green Line, and when the train reached the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, he took the man's North Face backpack. When the victim asked Igwe t…
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Quaysa Flumo and Emmanuel Sumo will have years to think about their actions behind bars after going on a four-week crime spree targeting victims throughout the DMV region, federal authorities announced. Flumo, a District resident, was sentenced to 234 years in prison, and Sumo, 29, of Takoma Park, was sentenced to 214 months for their roles in a string of armed robberies targeting gas stations, liquor stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the region. Prosecutors say that Flumo, Sumo, and Enyinna "Reggie" Onyewu, 31, of Silver Spring, were convicted earlier this year after bein…
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police A 20-year-old Washington DC man arrested for kidnapping last week was in custody after carjacking a juvenile and then crashing the car in Virginia, police said. At 4:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, an officer got a call from loss prevention about a suspect, Mecca Lee-Bey, who was seen stealing more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, Fairfax County police said. Upon approach, Lee-Bey fled the business and entered a nearby parking lot. Detectives from the Tysons Urban Team were asked for assistance. Lee-Bey attempted to open the door of a 2013 Kia Optima entering the garage. The victim, a teenager, …
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man who killed an innocent bystander in Northwest DC while firing a gun wildly at robbers will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. District resident Demarcus Barnett, 20, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after pleading guilty over the summer to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Lasanta Qumar McGill in June. McGill was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. In August, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by…
Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say
Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say Members of the Metropolitan Police Department have arrested two men who were wanted for committing violent crimes in DC over the weekend. At around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, officers from the department were called to the 3000 block of 30th Street SE, where there was a reported kidnapping involving a man who was robbed at knifepoint, assaulted, and held against his will in an area apartment. During that robbery, police say that Mecca Lee-Bey, 20, and Tumarcus Hawkins, 26, both of Southeast DC, took their victim's car keys and forced them to send money to them electronically before steal…
In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (VIDEO) In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (VIDEO)
In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (Video) Five men are at large after a tactical armed robbery at a popular Southwest DC restaurant. On Monday night, a group of masked gunmen pulled off an armed robbery in front of several popular restaurants in the 600 block of Wharf Street SW, when they popped out of a vehicle locked and loaded with handguns. In new video released by the Metropolitan Police Department that has quickly gone viral, a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows pulled up and the four gunmen ran toward their victim in sync while demanding patrons' money and property as they were leaving the eatery. The four men went…