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Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash New details have emerged after members of the United States Park Police apprehended a driver who was implicated in a triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway earlier this year in Northwest DC. Washington, DC resident Nakita Marie Walker, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Monday, May 22, for her role in the fatal crash that took the lives of three people in March. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of…
Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC
Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Shock and sadness spread following a Washington DC crash that killed a rideshare driver, restaurant worker and his friend early Wednesday, March 15. The US Park Police identified the victims of the Rock Creek Parkway crash as Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, MD (driver); Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, VA; and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, of Arlington, VA. According to NBC Washington, Kamara had been living with his siblings and working as a Lyft driver, sending money home to his family in Sierra Leone. His 5-year-old daughter is among those who survive him, th…
Park Police ID Arlington Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash Park Police ID Arlington Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Park Police ID Arlington Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash New details have emerged as members of the United States Park Police continue to investigate the triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway crash this week in Northwest DC. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of the Honda were pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, March 16, investigators identified the victims of the crash as : Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland; Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, Vi…
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Two Prince George’s County residents were hit with lengthy prison sentences after being convicted by a jury in Washington, DC for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teens, federal officials announced. Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, will both be spending years behind bars after being found of multime criminal charges for the illegal operation involving two minors. Specifically, Lewis was sentenced to life, while Jones got 14 years for trafficking a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girl between April and May 2019. According to prosecutors, J…
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ
No Charges For Secret Service Officers Who Killed Teen Outside Ambassador's DC Residence: DOJ Two US Secret Service offers will not face charges who were involved in the fatal shooting of a teen near an ambassador’s residence in DC earlier this year, federal officials announced. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against two officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division who were involved in the April shooting of 19-year-old Gordon Casey outside an ambassador’s residence in Northwest Washington. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, of…
Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Man Who Pinned DC Police Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building. Patrick McCaughey III, age 25, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.  Earlier report - Fairfield County Man Charged With Pinning Police Officer Between Doors During Capitol Hill Riot Tristan Chandler Stevens, age 26, of Pensacola,…
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building. Patrick McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield, CT, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.  Tristan Chandler Stevens, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, and David Mehaffie, 63, of Kettering, Ohio were also convicted on Tuesday. The US Attorney's Offi…
US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run
US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run A US Capitol Police Officer was charged for trying to cover up a hit-and-run he committed in Georgetown nearly two years ago.  Officer Thomas Smith was on a high-speed chase of two motorcyclists when he collided with one near Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Northwest around 11:30 p.m. on June 20, 2020, according to a release from USCP.  During the pursuit, Smith was driving in a "reckless and dangerous manner and was deliberately indifferent to the risk of harm he created," the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.  In addition, "USCP policies and …
'You Are Not American': DC Man Sentenced For Racially-Charged Attack On Chinese Family 'You Are Not American': DC Man Sentenced For Racially-Charged Attack On Chinese Family
'You Are Not American': DC Man Sentenced For Racially-Charged Attack On Chinese Family A man from Washington DC pleaded guilty to assaulting an Asian family in the Northwest quadrant of the city, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.  Patrick Trebat, 39, was sentenced to 210 days in jail for an assault that happened in the 3700 block of Fulton Street, Northwest around 9:30 p.m. on August 7, 2021, the office reports. A family of three - including a father, mother and son - were walking near the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue NW and Fulton Street NW when Trebat started shouting profanities at them. These included, "You are not American,” a…