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Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods
Police ID Human Remains Found Dumped In Southeast DC Woods New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after decomposing human remains were found in a wooded area in Southwest DC on Friday. A homicide investigation was launched on Feb. 16 when officers were called to the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SW when a passerby found the body of 29-year-old Southeast DC resident Leon Powell "in an advanced state of decomposition," officials say. Powell's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was later determined that he was killed by a gunshot, and his death was ruled a homicide. The inc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Women, Man Killed In Northeast DC Triple Homicide On Valentine's Day Police ID Women, Man Killed In Northeast DC Triple Homicide On Valentine's Day
Police ID Women, Man Killed In Northeast DC Triple Homicide On Valentine's Day New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department days after three people were found dead inside a Northeast DC home. Investigators have identified the two women and a man who were found dead shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the 5000 block of Jay Street NE. Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle provides an update to the death investigation in the 5000 block of Jay Street, Northeast. pic.twitter.com/I4zFr2W1kK — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) February 15, 2024 Upon arrival at the home, officers found three people suffering from gunshot wounds:  Renee…

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Police & Fire
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…

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Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies
Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies A cat trying to attack people in Prince William County has tested positive for rabies. The cat was going after people near the Jiffy Lube Multicare in Fraley Boulevard in Dumfries between Feb. 1 and Feb. 12, the county's bureau of animal services said. Animal control officers was contained on Monday, Feb. 12 and tested positive for rabies, officials said. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Shot Three Officers During 13-Hour Standoff Apprehended In Southeast DC: MPD Gunman Who Shot Three Officers During 13-Hour Standoff Apprehended In Southeast DC: MPD
Gunman Who Shot Three Officers During 13-Hour Standoff Apprehended In Southeast DC: MPD A 13-hour standoff with a barricaded man who shot three Metropolitan Police officers in Southeast DC ended peacefully on Wednesday night, authorities announced. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team successfully negotiated the surrender of 46-year-old Julius James, who sent three to the hospital during a chaotic day, according to an alert from the agency shortly after 9 p.m. on Feb. 14. The long day for members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, when officers attempted to arrest James in the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE for…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says
MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says The three Metropolitan Police Department officers who were shot by a barricaded man during a standoff in Southeast DC on Wednesday morning are recovering at the hospital, according to Chief Pamela Smith. Officers were called to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE on Feb. 14, where an armed man barricaded himself inside after they attempted to serve an arrest warrant, reportedly for animal cruelty offenses. During the incident, multiple shots were fired by the man, with three officers struck during the barrage of gunfire, leaving them with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries tha…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Double Stabbing Victim, Suspect Killed By Cops In Virginia Police ID Double Stabbing Victim, Suspect Killed By Cops In Virginia
Police ID Double Stabbing Victim, Suspect Killed By Cops In Virginia New details have been released by the Prince William County Police Department following the fatal officer-involved shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Woodbridge resident Philip Austin Brant, 26, has been identified by investigators as the suspect who was shot and killed by officers after stabbing two people - one fatally - at an apprenticeship training center on Infantry Ridge Road in Manassas. Officers were called shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 to investigate a reported stabbing-in-progress after two people were attacked by Brant, police say. Upon arrival, they ordered him to drop the kni…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (UPDATED) Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (UPDATED)
Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (Updated) Three officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were shot during a standoff with a barricaded man on Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed. Police say that the officers were called at around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE to reportedly serve an arrest warrant, leading to the barricade. DC Fire and EMS remains on scene to assist law enforcement at the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE. All further press inquiries should be directed to @DCPoliceDept — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 14, 2024 During the subsequent standoff, multiple shots were fired, and…

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Man Who Photoshopped Naked Prepubescent Girls Into Photos Around His Virginia Home Sentenced Man Who Photoshopped Naked Prepubescent Girls Into Photos Around His Virginia Home Sentenced
Man Who Photoshopped Naked Prepubescent Girls Into Photos Around His Virginia Home Sentenced A Fairfax County man will spend years in prison for downloading millions of images and videos of child exploitation, including child sexual abuse material and computer-generated videos depicting the violent rape of children, federal authorities announced. James Andrew Whitney, 62, has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after admitting to downloading, and creating projects where he would photoshop prepubescent children into photos around his home and narrated sexual encounters between them and himself. According to prosecutors, Whitney sought out and downloaded video an…

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Police & Fire
Reckless Hit-Run Driver Revved Engine Before Striking Good Samaritan In Virginia, Police Say Reckless Hit-Run Driver Revved Engine Before Striking Good Samaritan In Virginia, Police Say
Reckless Hit-Run Driver Revved Engine Before Striking Good Samaritan In Virginia, Police Say A road-raging man ran down a Good Samaritan checking on his well-being during a strange scene that started in Fredericksburg and ended in Stafford County. Nicholas Duran, 23, is behind bars after intentionally striking a pedestrian while driving on Tuesday morning in Fredericksburg, police say Officers were called at around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 6 to the intersection of William Street and College Avenue to investigate a reported pedestrian strike with one person down near the Trinity Episcopal Church. Google Maps street view According to a spokesperson from the Fredericksburg Police Departm…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Posing As Rideshare Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman At Virginia Park, Police Say Man Posing As Rideshare Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman At Virginia Park, Police Say
Man Posing As Rideshare Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman At Virginia Park, Police Say A predator possibly posing as a rideshare driver gave a woman a trip from Hell when he allegedly sexually assaulted her on New Year's Day, according to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department. Mohannad Yousef Abura, 39, is facing serious criminal charges following an investigation into a reported assault of a woman he was driving from Washington, DC to Virginia. According to police, the woman was leaving a location in Dupont Circle after midnight on the holiday, when a man offered her a ride home and was possibly posing as a legitimate rideshare service.  Instead, it …

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Gas Line Strike Leads To Road Closures In Fairfax County (DEVELOPING) Gas Line Strike Leads To Road Closures In Fairfax County (DEVELOPING)
Gas Line Strike Leads To Road Closures In Fairfax County (Developing) Traffic will be temporarily tied up in parts of Fairfax County as crews work to repair a gas leak in Chantilly.  Shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, an alert was issued by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department when crews responded to the 14800 block of Willard Road, where there were reports of a two-inch gas line that was struck. HazMat units were called, and Washington Gas responded, where they found that it was, in fact, an eight-inch gas line that was struck. The incident led to Willard Road being closed between Lee Road and Stonecroft Boulevard, and officials say t…

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