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Virginia Man Among Four Charged With $800K Maryland 'Flash Mob' Thefts In Six Counties: AG
Four men have been indicted in connection with an organized retail crime ring responsible for 37 thefts across six Maryland counties, causing approximately $800,000 in losses, authorities announced Monday. The suspects are accused of overwhelming stores with “flash mob” tactics, targeting high-end retail items, and reselling stolen goods. Attorney General Anthony Brown revealed details about the operation, which spanned Howard, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, and Prince George’s counties. Those charged include: Donte Bernard Shaw, 34, of Washington, DC; Taquan An…
Police & Fire
District Man Caught On Camera Arrested Weeks After Fatal Maryland Shooting, Police Say
A 33-year-old District man has been arrested for murder weeks after the Prince George's Police Department released video of him moments before the fatal shooting. Frederick Stevenson has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of District Heights resident Daryl McCall, 30, last month in Oxon Hill. McCall was found at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway after he allegedly got into an altercation with Stevenson. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, first responders found McCall in a parking lot suffer…
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Maryland Man Who Brutally Beat Victim To Death Outside DC Gas Station Sentenced: Feds
A 41-year-old Maryland man who brutally beat a man to death in DC has admitted to the crime and agreed to a deal that will see him spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced on Friday. District Heights resident Chanos Monroe - also known as "Chanos Gillis" - pleaded guilty on Oct. 11 to a pair of charges in connection to the 2022 murder of Keith Sistare, 52, at a BP gas station in Northeast DC. According to prosecutors, Monroe and a second man chased down Sistare in late July 2022 after he attempted to get in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which was left idling o…
Police & Fire
Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
A second man from Virginia is in custody amid an ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland earlier this month, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Caimon Harrell, 21, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree m…
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Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
A Virginia man is in custody following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland early on Sunday morning, authorities announced. Stafford resident Raheem Adams, 22, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle over the weekend, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree murder. …
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
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Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…
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Convicted Killer From Maryland On Parole Sentenced For Drug Trafficking In DC
A convicted murderer from Maryland who was a known enforcer for a DC street crew has been sentenced for drug trafficking in the District and discharging a machine gun, authorities announced. District Heights resident Trenton Robinson - also known as "Zulu" - has been sentenced to 234 months (19.5 years) in prison for his role in the crew that distributed more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine throughout the region. The 28-year-old also used, carried, brandished, and discharged firearms during their drug trafficking crimes in the Congress Heights nei…
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Loaded Gun, Magazine Seized From Unlicensed MD Duo In Virginia Traffic Stop: Cops
A loaded gun, magazine, and "distribution amount" of marijuana was seized from a Maryland couple during a routine traffic stop in Arlington, authorities aid. Officers stopped a vehicle at 15th Street S. at Richmond Highway Wednesday evening, March 27, for a moving violation and improper registration, police said. Neither the driver, Jonavan Nickens, 25, of Hyattsville, nor his passenger, Carlita Marbley, 25, of District Heights, had a valid driver's license, authorities said. During a search of the car, a loaded firearm with extended magazine and a distribution amount of marijuana wer…
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Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police
Two suspects have been charged - and a third is in custody - in connection to the armed robbery in Prince George's County on Thursday that led to an officer-involved shooting in the parking lot of a District Heights shopping center. Edward Leroy Brown, 24, and Kanard Bishop, 26, were arrested and charged for an armed robbery on March 28, police announced on Friday, while the third suspect, 18-year-old Kahlill Boyd, is facing charges pending his extradition after being apprehended and held in Washington, DC. All three are from the nation's capital. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday aft…
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Police Probing Officer-Involved Shooting With Armed Robbers In Maryland: Officials
An armed robber was shot by an officer from the Prince George's County Police Department after targeting a store in a District Heights shopping center, officials say. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, detectives were surveilling a carjacked vehicle in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Road, where two men wearing masks got out and walked into the business. We are on the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Road. We are gathering information, we will provide additional details once confirmed. pic.twitter.com/LGEoz895fH — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) March 28…
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Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD
Three men have been arrested weeks after 59-year-old Raymond Ballard was found shot to death inside a Southeast DC business. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department took three men into custody on Monday following a weeks-long investigation into the murder of Ballard late in January, officials say. Those arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed on Monday, March 18: Steven Metts, 18, of Southeast DC; Jovontae Wallace, 19, of District Heights, Maryland; Keondre Carroll, 21, of Southeast DC. Their arrests come following the department's investigation into Ballard'…
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Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
A carjacker from Maryland who targeted high-end vehicles throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison for a series of incidents, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempt that was thwarted back in 2022. According to his guilty plea, between May 15, 2022, and June 1, 2022, Guardado-Eagle and a second suspect carjacked four victims at gunpoint - all BMWs - and attempted a fifth, though the victim would not surrender…
Police & Fire
Armed Kidnappers Drove Victim To His Virginia Home, Fled Back To Maryland, DC Police Say
Two men who terrorized someone looking to sell them items after meeting on social media are wanted for an armed kidnapping on Sunday morning in Northwest DC. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they seek the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him to Virginia before dropping him off in Maryland, according to officials. Police say that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, the victim arranged to meet with a man he met while using social media to sell him items. The two agreed to meet at 25th Street and L S…
Police & Fire
Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland
A second man has been arrested in connection to the fatal double shooting of two people in Charles County late last month. Dominique Alonza Stewart, 54, of District Heights, joins White Plains resident James Fred Coffen behind bars for their roles in a shooting that killed two during a bar fight at Jimmie's Paddock. Young mother Mariah Termetrice Logan, 27, of Waldorf, and Indian Head resident Paul Ernest Fleming, 36, have been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the two people who were shot and killed during the incident in White Plains. Investigators say that there was …
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Brothers In DMV Region Admit To Operating Open-Air Drug Market At DC Shell Station
Two brothers from the DMV region may have seen “The Wire” too many times and are the latest to cop to their connection to an open-air drug market operating in and around a gas station in Southeast DC. It was a family affair for District Heights, resident Douglas Campbell and Southeast DC native Delonte Campbell, who admitted this week to felony charges in connection to their roles in selling drugs in the District, federal officials announced. The two are among six facing charges for the drug distribution conspiracy at the Shell gas station in the 4700 block of South Capitol Street SE. Pros…
Police & Fire
Body Of Alexandria Man Found Laying In District Heights Street
Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information in connection to the fatal shooting of an Alexandria man, authorities announced. The body of Richard Bentley, 33, was found laying in the 6200 block of Atwood Street in District Heights in the early morning hours of Monday, March 20 after Prince George's County Police were called to assist with a welfare check. Police say that Bentley's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives are currently working to identify a suspect and motive for the crime, and are asking anyone with information to contact authorities immediately at&n…
Police & Fire
District Heights Teens Waiting For Extradition After Crashing Stolen Camry In DC: Police
Two District Heights teens are being charged as adults after being found in possession of a stolen car, according to officials in Prince George's County. The 17-year-old boys were captured by police around 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21 after being observed in the stolen Toyota Camry in the area of Wheeler Road and Southern Avenue in Oxon Hill, a county police spokesperson said. Officers attempted to pull over the teens, who refused to stop, resulting in a brief chase that ended in the car becoming disabled in the area of 13th Street and Good Hope Road in Southeast, Washington, DC. The vehicl…
Police & Fire
Teen Gunman Apprehended In DC Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From MD: Police
Police have apprehended a wanted gunman who shot and killed two Maryland teens who were lifelong friends during a triple shooting in Washington, DC nearly three months ago. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that 19-year-old Southeast, DC resident Amarii Fontanelle has been charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the deaths of District Heights residents Reginald Cooper and Davonte Berkley, both 19, in October last year. According to an MPD spokesperson, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, officers from the agency were called to …
Police & Fire
DC Man Accused Of Murdering Popular 18-Year-Old Maryland Cheerleader: Police
DC Police have apprehended a suspect in a shooting that killed a popular 18-year-old Maryland cheerleader and hospitalized two other teens over the summer, investigators announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Southwest, DC resident Celot Carr, 23, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the fatal shooting of District Heights resident Kyndall Myers in June. The shooting happened shortly before 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 26 in the 800 block of Quincy Street in Northwest, DC. Metropolitan Police Fourth District officers responded to the …
Police & Fire
Police ID Popular Park Worker Struck, Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland
Police have provided new information about the woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver late on Monday night in Capitol Heights in Maryland, police say. District Heights resident Marcia Turner, 54, who worked at the Georgetown Waterfront, according to her Facebook page, has been identified as the victim in Monday's fatal hit-and-run crash, officials announced. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department responded at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, to the intersection of Walker Mill Road and Rochelle Avenue in the unincorporated section of District Heig…
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Who Killed Maryland Teen, DC Father In Triple Summer Shooting Charged: Police
Police have apprehended a wanted 27-year-old shooter who allegedly killed an innocent bystander and a Maryland man in a summertime Southeast, DC triple shooting that left a third woman with critical injuries, the Metropolitan Police says. Beysean Jones, of District Heights in Maryland, has been arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree murder by armed, investigators announced. Southeast resident Tijuan Wilson, 41, a father of three who was shot in the presence of his children, according to NBC Washington, was among the …
Police & Fire
Night Of Violence: Two Teens Killed, Third Victim Hospitalized By Shooter In DC, Police Say
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have identified a pair of Maryland teens who were shot and killed in Southeast, DC on Monday night. Reginald Cooper and Davonte Berkley, both 19, both of District Heights, were both found shot by officers shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 in the 1300 block of Congress Street, according to investigators. Police say that one of the teens was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead a short time after. A third victim was also located on Tuesday night after being admitted to…
Police & Fire
Accused Rapist Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Women, Attempted Robbery At Maryland Mall
A 36-year-old man is facing a host of charges after being linked to a sexual assault and for allegedly inappropriately touching multiple women at a Maryland mall before attempting to rob a store, police said. Washington, DC resident Sean Lorenzo Tolbert was tracked down and arrested by members of the Prince George’s Police Department after being tied to an alleged sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault in District Heights late last week. Tolbert has also been charged with inappropriately touching six women at a mall on Tuesday, Sept. 13, and attempting to rob a store at the same sho…
Police & Fire
Maryland Murder Suspect Apprehended For April Shooting Of DC Grandmother, Volunteer, Police Say
A Maryland man has become the latest suspect to be charged with murder months after a fatal midday shooting in DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. District Heights resident Norvin Dickerson, 41, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 8 with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the shooting of 38-year-old Tiffany Wiggins in April, authorities said. Previously, on Tuesday, June 7, a Southeast, DC resident whose name was not released by police on Thursday was arrested and also charged with murder, according to the department. At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, h…
Police & Fire
Multiple Students Arrested After Bringing Guns To Maryland High School
Two teenagers were arrested on the same day after bringing guns to Suitland High School, authorities say. Police first arrived at the high school to serve an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old boy who had been wanted for a District Heights carjacking in late June, officials said. A school resource officer located the student around 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 29, and found a gun in the teen's waistband, according to Prince George's County police. Several hours later around 2 p.m., officers were alerted that a second teen was potentially armed with a gun, police said. Christopher Harris, 18, was loc…
Police & Fire
Murder
: 20-Year-Old Maryland Man Charged In Fatal Shooting
A Bladensburg man is awaiting extradition to Maryland after admitting his role in connection to a fatal District Heights shooting, authorities say. Daquon Parris, 20, was arrested in Colonial Heights, Virginia for the murder of Tremayne Crawford, 34 according to Prince George's County police. Parris allegedly admitted to shooting Crawford during an argument around 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 20 in the 3300 block of Walters Lane. Crawford was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to officials. If anyone has information relevant to this investigati…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Killing Of 'One Of A Kind' Prince George's Father: Police
A man who killed a father of a young daughter last year in Landover has been arrested, authorities said Dwayne Farmer, 32, is charged with fatally shooting Julian Kirkland, 28, of District Heights, Prince George's County Police said. Farmer allegedly shot Kirkland after the two got into a fight in the 2600 block of Kent Village Drive around 8:10 p.m. on August 25, 2021, police said. Kirkland was apparently shot while attempting TikTok's "milk crate challenge," according to an article from Daily Mail. Kirkland, who died a short time after, left behind a two-year…
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