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Maryland Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds Maryland Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds
Maryland Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds A Maryland man will spend decades in prison after admitting to his role in the fatal shooting of a popular 34-year-old man in Northeast DC over Thanksgiving weekend last year, authorities announced. Andre Hicks, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of Southeast DC resident Daniel Adams in November 2023.  Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced Hicks to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, authorities announced on Friday. On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Police …

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Police & Fire
Teens Targeting Women Terrorize Downtown DC During Carjacking Spree: MPD Teens Targeting Women Terrorize Downtown DC During Carjacking Spree: MPD
Teens Targeting Women Terrorize Downtown DC During Carjacking Spree: MPD Three teens who terrorized drivers during a three-hour carjacking spree throughout DC have been arrested, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Officers from the agency were able to quickly apprehend two of three teens - the third was caught by Mount Ranier police officers in Maryland - after they went on a tear earlier this week. The eventful night began at around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, when a woman was exiting her vehicle in the 1200 block of Hamlin Street NE when the three surrounded her and demanded her keys; however, she was able to flee before they could steal the car. …

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DC Dognapping Victim Shares Footage In Desperate Plea For Help: 'He Threatened To End My Life' DC Dognapping Victim Shares Footage In Desperate Plea For Help: 'He Threatened To End My Life'
DC Dognapping Victim Shares Footage In Desperate Plea For Help: 'He Threatened To End My Life' Tragedy struck twice in less than a year for a dog-lover from DC who has now lost two puppies. Teffiney Worthy got a French bulldog puppy shortly after she lost her other dog during floods last August at District Dogs NE daycare facility. On Saturday, Nov. 25, Worthy was met by an armed dognapper at the door of her Northeast DC home, she and police said. Armed with a taser, the man demanded Worthy's 6-month-old puppy Hendrix, then got into a black Nissan with tinted windows and paper tags and fled eastbound on Monroe Street NE, police said. Worthy shared a photo of the dognapper and vide…

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Police ID Teen Gunned Down Leaving Northwest DC High School Police ID Teen Gunned Down Leaving Northwest DC High School
Police ID Teen Gunned Down Leaving Northwest DC High School New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 16-year-old was shot and killed leaving his high school on Tuesday afternoon in DC. Maurice Jackson, of Northeast DC, was walking at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, when he began talking with another group of teens, police say. During that altercation near the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and P Street, NW, someone in the group pulled out a gun, fired multiple shots that struck Jackson. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, officials confirmed.  The shooting came on the s…

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