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Serial Metrobus Groper Who Targeted Women In DC Learns Prison Fate In Maryland Serial Metrobus Groper Who Targeted Women In DC Learns Prison Fate In Maryland
Serial Metrobus Groper Who Targeted Women In DC Learns Prison Fate In Maryland A serial sex offender who repeatedly preyed on women riding public transit in Maryland and DC is now behind bars for good after a determined victim caught him in the act, officials said. Kokouvi Apetoh, 45, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to 26 years and 231 days in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and admitting to violating his probation in a previous metrobus groping case, according to Montgomery County prosecutors. Authorities say Apetoh, a registered sex offender, was a repeat predator who systematically targeted unsuspecting women on their daily commu…

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by Zak Failla
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Child Critical In Metrobus Crash In Fairfax County: Police Child Critical In Metrobus Crash In Fairfax County: Police
Child Critical In Metrobus Crash In Fairfax County: Police A child is in critical condition following a crash with a Metrobus in Fairfax County over the weekend, police said. Police said only that the crash, involving the bus and a sedan, happened at Gallows Road and Anderson Drive Saturday night, March 2. The child was riding in the sedan and Gallows Road was closed for investigation. Daily Voice has reached out to police for more details.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say
Maryland Woman Who Tried To Kidnap Child From Stroller On DC Metrobus Arrested, Police Say The woman who was wanted for a kidnapping incident on a Metrobus last week has been apprehended, authorities announced on Friday. Christina Marie Acker, 38, has been arrested by Metro Transit Police in DC following an incident on a P12 Metrobus on Friday, Dec. 15, ironically on public transit. An alert was issued by the agency on the day of the attempted kidnapping after the Silver Spring resident allegedly attempted to take a young child from a stroller while riding the bus. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Southeast DC near the Maryland state line. CASH REWARD…

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by Zak Failla
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Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds
Bank Robbing Imposter Who Threatened To Blow Up Tellers With Bomb In DC Convicted: Feds The 65-year-old bank robber who disguised himself as a DC Department of Transportation worker and threatened to blow up tellers with a bomb has been convicted by a jury, federal authorities announced. District resident Mark Stubblefield was found guilty on all counts for robbing and threatening to blow up the Truist Bank branch at Dupont Circle in Northwest DC. On Oct. 20, 2022, prosecutors say that Stubblefield disguised himself and marched into the bank on Connecticut Avenue NW, where he threatened to blow up bank tellers while demanding cash. Fearing for their lives, the tellers compli…

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by Zak Failla
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Girl Safe After Investigation Into Possible Abduction From Metrobus In DC, Police Say (VIDEO) Girl Safe After Investigation Into Possible Abduction From Metrobus In DC, Police Say (VIDEO)
Girl Safe After Investigation Into Possible Abduction From Metrobus In DC, Police Say (Video) Metro Transit Police say that a girl thought to have been the victim of an abduction on a Metrobus late on Friday night at the Anacostia Station has been found and is safe. A community was on edge on Saturday afternoon when the department released a video of a possible abduction involving a young girl and man involved in an apparent struggle on the bus. The video was taken at 11:47 p.m. on Friday, June 23.  VIDEO: MTPD seeking to ID individual in possible abduction at Anacostia Stn last night ~11:47 p.m. Suspect boarded bus, told female victim "let's go!" before removing her & forc…

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by Zak Failla
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'Idiot With A Gun' Shoots Children Coming Home From School On DC Metrobus, Police Say 'Idiot With A Gun' Shoots Children Coming Home From School On DC Metrobus, Police Say
'Idiot With A Gun' Shoots Children Coming Home From School On DC Metrobus, Police Say Two children coming home from elementary school on Wednesday afternoon were among three shot by “an idiot with a gun” coming off a Washington DC Metrobus, officials announced. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said that at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, a fight started inside a bus near 14th Street and Fort Stevens that resulted in the children accidentally being struck by errant gunfire. Chief Contee provides an update to the shooting that occurred in the 6000 block of 14TH Street, Northwest. https://t.co/T3u3ApbPK2 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 11,…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report
Suspect At Large After Two Shot On Metrobus Near Southeast DC School: Report A suspect was at large after two people were shot on a Metrobus near a Southeast DC school on Thursday, Nov. 17, WJLA reports. The shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. on the 800 block of Yuma Street close to KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory school, which is located on 8th Street, according to DC police and the outlet. A man and teen girl, who was on her way to school, were taken to a local hospital, where both are expected to survive, the outlet says. No arrests have been made and police say they are looking for a 17-year-old Black man who stands 4-foot-8 to 5 feet tall. Alert: Shoot…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus
Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus Multiple people are being extricated from a suspect vehicle that crashed into a metrobus in Silver Spring following a high speed police pursuit, reports NBC Washington. At least three people have been extricated from the suspect vehicle after the fiery crash on Georgia Avenue that occurred around 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, continues the outlet. #BreakingNews High speed police pursuit ends in fiery crash into metrobus in downtown #SilverSpring, Maryland, at least two in custody #BREAKING @nbcwashington #mdtraffic @WTOPtraffic pic.twitter.com/7ocv3zV4SN — ʙʀᴀᴅ ꜰʀᴇɪᴛᴀꜱ (@Chopper4Brad) Octobe…

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by Annie DeVoe