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DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say A purse snatcher from DC who targeted her victim and stalked her prey before a Frederick robbery is back in Maryland to face criminal charges, police say. District resident Nola Ann Michelle Bens, 59, is behind bars in Frederick County after she was arrested in Alexandria in connection to a February assault and robbery that left a woman with "significant injuries."  According to police, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, officers were called to the area of South Carroll Street and Carroll Creek in Frederick to investigate a reported robbery involving two women. The victim told investigators …
Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds
Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds The Maryland man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend's husband after he learned of their affair has been indicted on federal charges for a 2022 murder, authorities announced. Keyon Slaughter, 27, was arraigned on Friday on an indictment charging him with the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr. after confronting him in the Southeast DC apartment he shared with his wife.  According to court documents, early on Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered Bailey's apartment after the latter learned of his wife's affair with him earlier that year. During that incident, it is alleged that…
District Man Charged With Murder For Separate DC Slayings Facing Life In Prison: Feds District Man Charged With Murder For Separate DC Slayings Facing Life In Prison: Feds
Corde Fitzhugh-Clingman Killed Muntsier Sharfi Zekariya Elmi A 23-year-old District man is facing multiple murder charges following separate slayings and robberies in 2021 and 2022, federal authorities announced. Corde Fitzhugh-Clingman was indicted by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia this week on multiple counts of felony murder and other related offenses for his alleged role in the killing of Bristow resident Muntsier Sharfi in July 2021 and Zekariya Elmi, 26, in April 2022. On July 8, 2021, Prince George's County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3300 block of Southern Avenue SE, where they found Sharfi, 24, a…
Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police Three From DC Charged For Armed Robbery Before Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland: Police
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…
Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say
Shooting During Armed Robbery Now Being Investigated As Homicide In Northwest DC, Police Say What started as a probe into an armed robbery in Northwest DC has turned into a homicide investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, two suspects took out a pair of handguns and walked into a business in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue NW demanding money and property, to which the victims complied. During the robbery, police say that one of the robbers fired his gun, striking Silver Spring resident Philip Prendergast before the two fled the area and were caught on nearby surveillance cameras. #Update: The investigation i…
Driver Who Rammed Police Vehicle Fleeing Armed Robbery In MD Arrested In DC, Officials Say Driver Who Rammed Police Vehicle Fleeing Armed Robbery In MD Arrested In DC, Officials Say
Driver Who Rammed Police Vehicle Fleeing Armed Robbery In MD Arrested In DC, Officials Say 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…
Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds
Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds A teen carjacker who recently turned 18 is facing federal charges after being indicted by a Superior Court grand jury for an incident last summer, authorities announced. District resident Alvin Halmon-Daniels, now 18, was charged as an adult for armed carjacking and other offenses in connection to the June 2023 carjacking of a woman's vehicle in Northeast DC.  He was 17 at the time. According to court documents, at approximately 11:20 am on June 16 last year, an unidentified co-conspirator drove his car in front of the woman's sedan in the 200 block of 13th Street NE.  It i…
Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time
Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time The District man who got himself shot during an attempted carjacking in Northeast DC will spend years in prison after admitting to the crime in November.  Marcus Thompson, 28, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for an early morning carjacking last summer that resulted with him being shot by his would-be victim, who was carrying his own weapon and took matters into his own hands, authorities say. According to court documents, at around 6 a.m. on July 17, 2023, Thompson admitted that he approached his victim armed with a handgun, which he put to his back as he was taking items o…
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County. The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…
$2 Bill Bandit Busted After Wells Fargo Bank Robbery In Virginia: Police $2 Bill Bandit Busted After Wells Fargo Bank Robbery In Virginia: Police
$2 Bill Bandit Busted After Wells Fargo Bank Robbery In Virginia: Police A wanted bank robber who pulled a very specific heist at Wells Fargo in Fairfax County has been apprehended weeks after targeting the branch in Burke, police say. Hani Abdelmohsen Ahmed, 21, was arrested weeks after he allegedly stole more than 80 $2 bills from the bank that were later recovered following his arrest on Thursday afternoon. The wanted bank robber in Fairfax County Fairfax County Police According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, Ahmed stole the cash and left in a getaway vehicle that was later identified by detectives and surveilled for …
Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING) Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING)
Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (Developing) Two people were taken into custody in Northwest DC following a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department that led to several roads being closed in the area. The incident began shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday morning when an officer was flagged down regarding a possible armed robbery in the area of 8th Street and Florida Avenue NW that ended with two people running inside a building in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue and barricading themselves inside. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team were able to breach building near Howard University - which was not in…
District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ
District Man Who Crashed Handyman's Carjacked Honda During Police Pursuit In MD Convicted: DOJ The 21-year-old District man who carjacked a handyman at gunpoint and proceeded to crash his car days later will have years in prison to reconsider his actions, federal authorities announced. Gianni Saunders was found guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 30 of carjacking a handyman as he got out of his vehicle in the 2800 block of Denver Street SE in May last year after he was called to make repairs. According to prosecutors, on May 24, 2023, the handyman pulled up to make repairs inside a residential building; however, he was instead met by Saunders, who was armed with a handgun and extended magazine, …
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…
Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (VIDEO) Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (VIDEO)
Stickup Men Wanted After Daytime Convenience Store Armed Robbery In VA (Video) Employees and patrons at a popular convenience store got a scare on Saturday afternoon when heavily armed robbers stormed the business in Fairfax County. The Fairfax County Police Department released video of two men who burst into Chantilly Check and Convenience Store armed with weapons at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, officials say. The armed robbers Fairfax County Police Police say that there was one person in the store at the time the two men came inside and ordered an employee to open a safe before making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. In the video, one man can …
French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC
French Bulldogs Stolen At Gunpoint During Armed Daytime Dognapping In Southeast DC Precious cargo was stolen from a dog owner who was robbed of three French Bulldogs at gunpoint in Southeast DC on Tuesday, police say. The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a trio of small dogs that were taken from a man walking them early on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, "Chewy," "Coco," and "Buttercup" were taken from a man in the 5200 block of East Capitol Street SE by a group of three that approached him with handguns and demanded he hand over the animals, according to police. "Chewy," has brown fur and is approximat…
String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County
String Of ATM Thefts, Armed Robbery Minutes Apart Probed In Fairfax County Police in Fairfax County are investigating a string of ATM thefts and an armed robbery that happened minutes apart. Around 3:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, three suspect tried to force open an ATM at TD Bank of Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia, county police said. They were unsuccessful. Then, at 3:13 a.m., an armed robbery was carried out at the 7-Eleven at 4818 N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia, approximately one mile away. The suspects entered the store, implied they had a firearm and threatened the employee. They gained access to two separate ATMs at the business and left with an undisclos…
Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds
Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds The District man who pulled a switchblade on a Metro rider after stealing his backpack is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Nwabueze Igwe, 32, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted over the summer of robbing a man at knifepoint in Northwest DC earlier this year. According to court documents, on Monday, Feb. 13, Igwe approached a stranger on the Metro and began shouting at him as they were traveling on the Green Line, and when the train reached the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, he took the man's North Face backpack. When the victim asked Igwe t…
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds Quaysa Flumo and Emmanuel Sumo will have years to think about their actions behind bars after going on a four-week crime spree targeting victims throughout the DMV region, federal authorities announced. Flumo, a District resident, was sentenced to 234 years in prison, and Sumo, 29, of Takoma Park, was sentenced to 214 months for their roles in a string of armed robberies targeting gas stations, liquor stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the region. Prosecutors say that Flumo, Sumo, and Enyinna "Reggie" Onyewu, 31, of Silver Spring, were convicted earlier this year after bein…
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police A 20-year-old Washington DC man arrested for kidnapping last week was in custody after carjacking a juvenile and then crashing the car in Virginia, police said. At 4:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, an officer got a call from loss prevention about a suspect, Mecca Lee-Bey, who was seen stealing more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, Fairfax County police said. Upon approach, Lee-Bey fled the business and entered a nearby parking lot. Detectives from the Tysons Urban Team were asked for assistance. Lee-Bey attempted to open the door of a 2013 Kia Optima entering the garage. The victim, a teenager, …
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Sentenced For Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man who killed an innocent bystander in Northwest DC while firing a gun wildly at robbers will spend years in prison, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. District resident Demarcus Barnett, 20, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison after pleading guilty over the summer to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Lasanta Qumar McGill in June. McGill was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. In August, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by…
Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say
Men Arrested For Kidnapping, Crime Spree In Southeast DC, Police Say Members of the Metropolitan Police Department have arrested two men who were wanted for committing violent crimes in DC over the weekend. At around 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, officers from the department were called to the 3000 block of 30th Street SE, where there was a reported kidnapping involving a man who was robbed at knifepoint, assaulted, and held against his will in an area apartment. During that robbery, police say that Mecca Lee-Bey, 20, and Tumarcus Hawkins, 26, both of Southeast DC, took their victim's car keys and forced them to send money to them electronically before steal…
In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (VIDEO) In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (VIDEO)
In Sync Armed Robbers Stole Property, Cash At The Wharf In DC: Police (Video) Five men are at large after a tactical armed robbery at a popular Southwest DC restaurant. On Monday night, a group of masked gunmen pulled off an armed robbery in front of several popular restaurants in the 600 block of Wharf Street SW, when they popped out of a vehicle locked and loaded with handguns. In new video released by the Metropolitan Police Department that has quickly gone viral, a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows pulled up and the four gunmen ran toward their victim in sync while demanding patrons' money and property as they were leaving the eatery. The four men went…
DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says
DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says A District man may spend decades behind bars after crossing into Southern Maryland, robbing a Calvert County bank and fleeing from police with some friends, authorities announced. Silas Moore, 37, admitted to his role in the May robbery of M&T Bank in Dunkirk that resulted in a high-speed pursuit with deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that on Monday, May 1, Moore walked into the bank and handed one of the tellers a note demanding cash while brandishing a handgun.  He fled with $1,000, along with three others, prompting the short-lived police pursuit …
District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Maryland District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Maryland
District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Maryland A 19-year-old District man will join his teenage co-conspirator behind bars after being sentenced for a armed carjacking that ended in a violent crash in Maryland. Zyier Brown has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended after he and 17-year-old Upper Marlboro resident Victor Noel carjacked both an Uber and later a Toyota driver at gunpoint, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The prison term stems from a pair of separate carjacking incidents:  On Oct. 25, 2022 when they attacked an Uber driver in the 1500 block of Shady Gro…
Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police
Armed 7-Eleven Robber Captured In Nearby Metro Station: Police An armed 7-Eleven robber was taken into custody in Loudoun County this week, police said. Deandre G. Tyer, 29, went into the store at 21880 Ryan Center Way in Ashburn around 11:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, flashed a handgun, and took an undisclosed number of items before fleeing the store on foot, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Tyer fled on foot but was soon found in the parking garage of the Ashburn Metro Station, police said. He was charged with Armed Robbery, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Destroying a Phone Line with Intent to…
Wisconsin Inmate Arrested 900 Miles Away In Virginia After Breaking Out: Police Wisconsin Inmate Arrested 900 Miles Away In Virginia After Breaking Out: Police
Wisconsin Inmate Arrested 900 Miles Away In Virginia After Breaking Out: Police An escaped inmate made it across the country but couldn't outwit members of the Alexandria Police Department. Dustin Bone, 38, of Oneida, Wisconsin, a wanted fugitive who escaped from the Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center on Monday, Sept. 11, made it hundreds of miles before he was tripped up by the department's tech. Officials say that Bone was picked up by members of the department's Community Assistance Safety Team who used the agency's License Plate Readers to locate and apprehend Bone, who was found in a stolen vehicle and was taken into custody without incident.  "This a…
Two Charged For Roles In Death Of Aspiring Rapper Visiting Friends In Southeast DC: Police Two Charged For Roles In Death Of Aspiring Rapper Visiting Friends In Southeast DC: Police
Two Charged For Roles In Death Of Aspiring Rapper Visiting Friends In Southeast DC: Police Several suspects have been arrested in connection to an aspiring rap artist who was shot and killed in Southeast DC three years ago. On Sunday, June 14, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found 21-year-old Albert Smith suffering multiple gunshot wounds before he was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. The Tennessee native was an up-and-coming rapper in the South who traveled to DC with seven friends to meet up with friends - including those who are charged with killing him. In July, the Department of Justice announced that Temple Hills resident Johnny…
Carjacking Brothers Wreck Stolen Vehicle In I-95 Pursuit With Baby, Loaded Guns (DETAILS) Carjacking Brothers Wreck Stolen Vehicle In I-95 Pursuit With Baby, Loaded Guns (DETAILS)
Carjacking Brothers Wreck Stolen Vehicle In I-95 Pursuit With Baby, Loaded Guns (Details) Two carjackers and brothers were arrested after leading an Interstate 95 pursuit through Spotsylvania County with an 18-month-old child in the stolen vehicle, police said. Larique E. Leach, 18, of Maryland, and Larry Leach, 22, of Washington DC, were both being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Major Troy J. Skebo said. Trouble began on Saturday, Sept. 2 around 3:20 p.m., when a citizen reported he was carjacked at gunpoint by two men in the 11100 block of Salem Station Boulevard in Fredericksburg, Skebo said.  The suspec…
Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man accused of shooting and killing an innocent bystander in Northwest DC has copped to his crime, federal authorities announced. Lasanta McGill, 62, was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. Federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 28 that Southeast DC resident Demarcus Barnett has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection to the fatal shooting. As part of his guilty plea, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by two people, he chased after them and fire…
BB Gun-Wielding Man, Woman Charged In Virginia Armed Robbery BB Gun-Wielding Man, Woman Charged In Virginia Armed Robbery
BB Gun-Wielding Man, Woman Charged In Virginia Armed Robbery A Virginia pair has been charged in an armed robbery. Cresty Villeda, 23, and Adrian Barett Barett, 20, both of Woodbridge, wereeach charged with robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, Prince William County police said. The victim, a 20-year-old man, made arrangements to meet a female acquaintance on the 14300 block of Westway Lane in Woodbridge the evening of Thursday, Aug. 24, police said. While the parties were in the apartment building, an unknown man, later identified as Barett, approached the victim and pulled out a firearm before taking his money.  Villed…
Devious Duo Who Forced Man To Bank At Gunpoint Apprehended In VA, Police Say Devious Duo Who Forced Man To Bank At Gunpoint Apprehended In VA, Police Say
Devious Duo Who Forced Man To Bank At Gunpoint Apprehended In VA, Police Say A pair who exploited a 68-year-old man during an armed robbery in Prince William County have been apprehended, authorities announced on Tuesday. Julianne Esmerelda Luciano-Rosario, 18, of Dumfries, and Marvin Gnansounou, 27, of Stafford, are facing a host of charges after being picked up for their alleged roles in an armed robbery late last month. On Sunday, July 30, police say that officers were called to the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries, after the 68-year-old man arranged to meet up with a woman in the area. Shortly after Luciano-Rosario got into her victim's car, it i…