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Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC
Hero Cops Celebrated For 'Quick, Thorough Response' To Reported Sexual Assault In DC Three top cops from the Metropolitan Police Department are being celebrated for their roles in diffusing a possibly deadly situation last year. Like a scene out of a movie, in late November, Officers Brian Lafranchise, Heather Lynn, and Ethan Way used all the tools in their police tool belt while responding to a reported sexual assault in the Seventh District, officials said. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a 911 caller contacted the department reporting that "they say a disturbing video of the assault, which the (they) believed to be in progress."  Lynn and Lafranchise were the first to ar…

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Sexual Abuse Suspect Sought After Attack In Northeast: Police Sexual Abuse Suspect Sought After Attack In Northeast: Police
Sexual Abuse Suspect Sought After Attack In Northeast: Police Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are looking for leads as they investigate an early morning sexual assault in Northeast. Members of the department's Sexual Assault Unit are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating a suspect who is wanted for first-degree sexual abuse and burglary for an incident that happened on Saturday, Aug. 6. At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, police said that the suspect entered an occupied residence in the 400 block of M Street in Northeast, where he engaged in a forced sexual act with his victim. The suspect then fle…

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Man Charged In Connection To 2005 Armed Sexual Abuse Incident: Metropolitan Police Man Charged In Connection To 2005 Armed Sexual Abuse Incident: Metropolitan Police
Man Charged In Connection To 2005 Armed Sexual Abuse Incident: Metropolitan Police A lengthy investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a minor who was threatened with a handgun in Southeast in 2005 led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man who is facing charges in DC Superior Court, authorities announced. Marquette Johnson, who has no fixed address, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 4 following a nearly two-decade-long investigation into alleged sexual abuse dating back to an incident in November 2005., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 28, 2005, police said that Johnson allegedly approached his juvenile victi…

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