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Pursuit In Maryland Ends With Three Minors Apprehended Following DC Carjacking, Police Say Pursuit In Maryland Ends With Three Minors Apprehended Following DC Carjacking, Police Say
Pursuit In Maryland Ends With Three Minors Apprehended Following DC Carjacking, Police Say Seat Pleasant police stopped a carjacking chase in its tracks Sunday night, capturing three juveniles and recovering a handgun after a pursuit that stretched across town, officials say. The chase began around 9:45 p.m. when officers spotted a stolen vehicle in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway after it had been reported carjacked out of Washington, DC.  With help from the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter, officers attempted to pull the car over, police say, but the driver refused to stop, sparking a lengthy pursuit. The chase ended around 10:30 p.m. in the 28…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say
DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say An 18-year-old District resident has been identified as the person found with fatal gunshot wounds in a Maryland park on Sunday night.  At approximately 6:45 p.m. on April 14, first responders were called to a park in the 800 block of Birchleaf Avenue in Seat Pleasant, where they found Michael Delonta Cooper suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Maryland-National Capital Park, Seat Pleasant, and Prince George's County police departments all responded to the Seat Pleasant Neighborhood Park, where they treated Cooper and paramedics rushed him to an area hospital where he later…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police K9 Recovering After Getting Injured During Carjacking Bust In Maryland Police K9 Recovering After Getting Injured During Carjacking Bust In Maryland
Police K9 Recovering After Getting Injured During Carjacking Bust In Maryland A police K9 is recovering in Maryland after being injured on the job. Last week, Seat Pleasant Police K9 Theo was among the officers sent to bust a carjacker who stole a 2022 Dodge Charger in the 3300 block of Benning Road in Northeast DC before crossing into Prince George's County. At around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, with an assist from a state police helicopter, officers were able to track down Capitol Heights resident Adam West, 18, after the stolen sports car came into Seat Pleasant. Officers attempted to apprehend West, though he was undeterred and a police pursuit was launched …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO
Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: Video Detectives have released video of a murder suspect who fled the scene after killing a man in Seat Pleasant last month, authorities say. The suspect is pictured running from the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway around 1 a.m., on Sunday, Aug. 14 after the shooting that took the life of LaDainain McMillian, 20, according to Prince George’s County Police. The suspect was caught on video running north on Eastern Avenue, and walking down 62nd Avenue into Fairmount Heights. Detectives say that the shooting may have stemmed from a verbal dispute. A reward of up to $25,000 is bein…

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash The victim of a violent fatal collision in Seat Pleasant has been identified as a 28-year-old Hyattsville man, authorities said. Jose Hernandez Chaves was killed after the driver of a pickup truck rear ended Chaves at a red light, pushing Chaves's vehicle into a third vehicle, on the 8400 block of Central Avenue around 3:45 p.m., Monday, May 23, Prince George's County Police say. Chaves was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other drivers involved were not injured.  Police ask that anyone with information that could help investigators to call the Collision Analysis …

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report
Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report The police chief of an embattled Maryland department has been suspended with pay amid an investigation into accusations of mismanagement of personnel — two years after he was probed for misconduct, NBC Washington reports. The investigation into Seat Pleasant's Devan Martin comes after City Council received a complaint saying the five-year chief was not managing his officers properly, the outlet said. Martin defended one of his officers seen using foul language and use of force in dash and bodycam footage obtained by News4. Daily Voice's request for comment was not immediately returned…

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by Cecilia Levine