District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison
District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison It took a federal jury in Maryland less than an hour to convict a 24-year-old District man who robbed two Baltimore County phone stores in December 2020, authorities announced. Donte Antwaun Herring was found guilty following an eight-day trial for his roles in robberies in Halethorpe and Owings Mills less than a week apart when he and his co-conspirator brandished weapons and stole electronics.  According to prosecutors, on Dec. 17, 2020, the two walked into a phone store in the 3900 block of Washington Boulevard posing as customers before announcing a robbery and breaking out handgun…
Thirsty Thieves Stole Booze From Back Of Delivery Truck In Northeast DC: MPD Thirsty Thieves Stole Booze From Back Of Delivery Truck In Northeast DC: MPD
Thirsty Thieves Stole Booze From Back Of Delivery Truck In Northeast DC: MPD Three suspects remain at large after stealing alcohol from the back of a truck in Northeast DC when the driver went inside of a store to unload a delivery, officials say. Investigators with the Metropolitan Police Department released photos this week of suspects who are wanted in connection to a January robbery, when they made off with several cases of booze. The incident was reported outside a liquor store at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4 in the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue NE. In the newly released surveillance photos, three suspects wearing all black - two in masks - ca…
District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer
District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer The DC man who took police on a wild chase in Montgomery County before shooting at an officer has been sentenced after he copped to the crime last month. Trevon Brox, 28, previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer in Montgomery County after shooting at him following a robbery at the Olney Manor Swim Center. Olney Indoor Swim Center Google Maps street view According to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Monday, Brox has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 25 suspended, and a judge ordered he serv…
Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say
Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say A 28-year-old wasn't quick enough to evade officers from the Fairfax County Police Department after she and a second man robbed a patron after he went to the ATM at an area bank.  Woodbridge resident Ashleigh Ours is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and attempting to rob a man of his wallet at the Capital One Bank on Commerce Street in Springfield earlier this week. Officers from the department were called at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to investigate a robbery at the bank. Police say that a man advised officers that he was finishing a withdrawal from the ATM when h…
Good Samaritan Frees Victim From Strong-Arm Robber In PWC: Police Good Samaritan Frees Victim From Strong-Arm Robber In PWC: Police
Good Samaritan Frees Victim From Strong-Arm Robber In PWC: Police An 18-year-old man is wanted for tackling and robbing a man then stealing his car over the weekend in Prince William County, police said. Ibrahim Barrie Jr. was among a group who got a ride from the 18-year-old victim, an acquaintance, to a parking lot on the 14200 block of Smoketown Road in Woodbridge around 5:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, county police said. "At one point, [Barrie] and another man from the group chased the victim to the median area of Smoketown Road where he was tackled," police said. "During the encounter, the suspects struck the victim and took his phones, wal…
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW PHOTOS) Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW PHOTOS)
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW Photos) Recognize this suspect or vehicle?  A new alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month. Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW. He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say.…
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…
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police Recognize this vehicle?  An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month. Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW. He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say. He then made …
Strong-Arm Robber Who Followed Victim Into 7-Eleven Arrested In Woodbridge: Police Strong-Arm Robber Who Followed Victim Into 7-Eleven Arrested In Woodbridge: Police
Strong-Arm Robber Who Followed Victim Into 7-Eleven Arrested In Woodbridge: Police A 54-year-old man was arrested after police in Prince William County say he followed his 35-year-old victim into a 7-Eleven and robbed him. Michael Everette Harris, of Woodbridge, has been charged with robbery and held on $3,000 secured bond following the mid-day incident on Jan. 25 at the Cape Cod Road convenience store, county police said. No injuries were reported, and no weapons were seen. No encounter occurred with employees or the business itself, police said.  "While checking the area, the accused was located and detained without incident," police said.
Preteen Arrested For Robberies In Northwest DC, Metropolitan Police Say Preteen Arrested For Robberies In Northwest DC, Metropolitan Police Say
Preteen Arrested For Robberies In Northwest DC, Metropolitan Police Say A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after being involved in a pair of robberies in Northwest DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Tuesday night. In late September, police said that a group of people - including the preteen - approached their first victim as he was standing next to his electric bicycle in the 1300 block of Irving Street NW.  A group of five approached the man from behind and attacked him, taking the bike before attempting to flee. However, according to police, during the fracas, the first victim shouted for help, and a Good Samaritan parking his vehicle …
Flat Tire Ends Police Pursuit Involving Alleged Robbers In Virginia, Police Say Flat Tire Ends Police Pursuit Involving Alleged Robbers In Virginia, Police Say
Flat Tire Ends Police Pursuit Involving Alleged Robbers In Virginia, Police Say Two District women are facing charges in Arlington after stealing items from a store and taking police on a short-lived pursuit, officials say. Taniya Bradford, 22, and Jamira Hampton, 23, took members of the Arlington County Police Department for a ride over the weekend before ultimately being apprehended for robbery. At around 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, officers were called to the 1000 block of North Fillmore Street to investigate a reported robbery. It is alleged that Bradford and Hampton entered the business and began collecting merchandise, with one making threats toward an employe…
Four Pounds Of Meth, 13 Guns Seized By Police In Virginia During Search: Officials Four Pounds Of Meth, 13 Guns Seized By Police In Virginia During Search: Officials
Four Pounds Of Meth, 13 Guns Seized By Police In Virginia During Search: Officials More than a dozen weapons and four pounds of meth are off the streets following a bust in Fairfax County, police say. Michael Bond, 33, of Maryland, and Sterling resident Anne Sue Hyun Lee, 26, have been charged in connection to a December robbery that resulted in the seizure of 13 guns and several pounds of meth, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Tuesday. Late last month, officers were called to the Residence Inn on Old Courthouse Road in Vienna, where Lee and Bond allegedly brandished weapons and pistol-whipped their victim before stealing cash. Following the investigatio…