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Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds A former police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been convicted for violating a man's civil rights, using excessive force, and crossing the line during an incident in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Officer Philip Dupree, 40, formerly of the Fairmont Heights Police Department in Prince George’s County, was found guilty on Monday, June 17 for abusing a suspect during a traffic stop that was recorded by his victim's sister. "We depend on law enforcement officers to protect our communities from crimes and to protect our civil rights while doing so,” US Attorney Matthew Graves…

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by Zak Failla
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35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds 35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington. Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said. Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo. Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024. While offic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reckless Mustang Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff's Office Says Reckless Mustang Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff's Office Says
Reckless Mustang Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff's Office Says A reckless Philadelphia driver was arrested after being pepper-sprayed in northern Virginia after police said she almost hit a motorcyclist then led a pursuit. Deputies were brought to the 3000 block of Warrenton Road in Stafford where the county sheriff's office said Carla Yengo Kahn, 32, had nearly struck a motorcyclist in her Ford Mustang, and was driving all over the roadway around 12:35 p.m. Sunday, June 2. Kahn's vehicle was found near Hartwood Road and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Kahn pulled over, only briefly, though, as she then took off, heading south on Warrenton Ro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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70-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprays Victim In Arlington Elevator Dispute, Police Say 70-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprays Victim In Arlington Elevator Dispute, Police Say
70-Year-Old Woman Pepper-Sprays Victim In Arlington Elevator Dispute, Police Say A 70-year-old woman is facing charges after police said she pepper-sprayed a person during a dispute in an Arlington elevator. Ruth Kile had apparently been arguing with someone in an elevator of a building on the 3000 block of Spout Run Parkway just before 2 p.m. on Friday, May 24, police said. Kile prevented the elevator doors from closing and kept the victim from exiting, police said. Kile ultimately pepper-sprayed the victim, who called police, authorities said. Medics responded and treated and released the victim on scene for injuries consistent with exposure to pepper spray…

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by Cecilia Levine
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ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says
ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says A 37-year-old Fredericksburg woman who made a scene at a Stafford County Wawa location is facing charges after getting violent with employees who wouldn't sell her a tobacco product, according to the sheriff's office. On Sunday night, deputies were called to Wawa on South Gateway Drive in South Stafford, where there was report of a woman who became irate after an employee asked her for an ID when she tried to make the purchase, officials said. Wawa at 9 South Gateway Drive in South Stafford Google Maps street view When prompted for the ID, Latarsha Gray began screaming at an e…

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by Zak Failla
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Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police
Kidnapper Burns Mom Trying To Get Toddler Back With Cigarette On Playground In VA: Police A man who burned a woman with a cigarette trying to get her child back from him after he snatched the child from a playground been arrested, authorities in Prince William County said. Abraham Cinto Jr., 27, was arguing with the 23-year-old victim as her son played on the playground the evening of Aug. 30 in Manassas, authorities said. When things turned violent, Cinto tried taking the woman's property then walked away with her toddler, PWC police said. Despite the woman's efforts to get her son back, Cinto Jr. physically prevented her from reaching the child by burning her with a cigarette…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police
Man Repeatedly Pepper-Sprayed Over Road Rage Incident In Manassas: Police An argument over parking lot etiquette took a nasty turn earlier this week when a Manassas man attacked someone with pepper spray, police said.  A 41-year-old man said he was driving in a parking in the 8300 block of Sudley Road on Wednesday afternoon when another car barrelled into the lot and nearly crashed into him, an incident report said. The man parked his car and confronted the offending driver, who was now walking into a store.   That's when police say Luis Amilca Ayala, 58, grabbed a can of pepper spray and showered the 41-year-old with burning chemicals several…

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by Josh Lanier