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Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW PHOTOS) Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW PHOTOS)
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: MPD (NEW Photos) Recognize this suspect or vehicle?  A new alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month. Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW. He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say.…

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by Zak Failla
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Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds
Couple Tricked Cousin Into Indentured Servitude In Virginia: Feds A couple who attempted to bring slavery back to Virginia are facing captivity of their own after being convicted by a federal jury of coercing a family member into the country to work for them under false pretenses. Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 43, are facing prison time after being found guilty following a two-week trial for enticing the former's cousin to provide services for them at a gas station and convenience store in North Chesterfield in questionable conditions. “(This couple) engaged in an egregious bait-and-switch, luring the victim with false promises of an education i…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Accused Of Murdering Homeless Man In Southwest DC: Metropolitan Police Shooter Accused Of Murdering Homeless Man In Southwest DC: Metropolitan Police
Shooter Accused Of Murdering Homeless Man In Southwest DC: Metropolitan Police An arrest has been made days after the Metropolitan Police Department released a photo of a man wanted for a fatal shooting in Southwest DC. Northwest resident Donte Vondell Spicer, 36, has been arrested in connection to the murder of 27-year-old Tyvez Monroe earlier this week. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, police say that officers were called to the 600 block of Maryland Avenue SW to investigate a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival they found Monroe, who has no fixed address, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died later on …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Issue BOLO For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting Police Issue BOLO For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting
Police Issue Bolo For White Jeep With Maryland Plates Used In Double Fatal Drive-By DC Shooting New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after two people were killed and two others hospitalized in a shooting in Southwest DC near Nationals Park. Chief Pamela Smith said that at around noon on Thursday, officers were called to investigate a shooting near the intersection of O Street SW and Half Street SW involving multiple people who were struck. MPD is on the scene of multiple people shot near the intersection of O Street, SW and Half Street, SW. PIO en route to the scene. Media staging and additional details to follow. — DC Police Department (@DCPoli…

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by Zak Failla
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Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds
Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds Loyalty cost a District man who was convicted of a Southeast DC shooting, federal authorities announced. Vincent James, 39, was convicted by a jury in DC Superior Court following a three-day trial after a shooting outside a Southeast DC liquor store in July 2020. Prosecutors say that at around 2 a.m. on July 30, 2020, James shot a complaining witness several times in the torso while in the parking lot of Spar Liquors on South Capitol Street SE. The victim collapsed at a nearby bus stop before being rushed to Washington Hospital Center, where he was treated for multiple gunshot wounds. Acc…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Targeting Women Alone At Metro Stations In DC Heading To Prison: Prosecutors Man Targeting Women Alone At Metro Stations In DC Heading To Prison: Prosecutors
Man Targeting Women Alone At Metro Stations In DC Heading To Prison: Prosecutors A District man will spend years behind bars after robbing one woman at knifepoint inside a Metro Station and stabbing another days later during a separate assault, federal authorities announced. Christopher Wade, 40, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for first robbing a woman at the Eastern Market Metro Station and then stabbing another at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station. According to court documents, shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, Wade saw a woman alone in the Eastern Market Metro Station, and he laid in wait at the bottom of the escalator until she reached him, at whic…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl
Suspect In Rachel Morin's Murder Tied To Los Angeles Home Invasion, Assault Of Young Girl A suspect has been identified in the murder of Rachel Morin, authorities said. Col. William Davis, of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, said on Thursday, Aug. 17, that DNA analyzed by Maryland State Police came back as a match tied to a home invasion and assault of a young girl in Los Angeles. The suspect was captured in surveillance footage shared by the sheriff's office. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in identifying the below depicted individual in relation to... Posted by Harford County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, August 17, 2023 The news comes 12…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison
Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison A relationship between a former corrections officer and inmate led to a drug bust in a Virginia prison, state officials said. Detailed investigation techniques and hours of surveillance by Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) staff members led to the seizure of suspected drugs and contraband intended for an inmate in late May 2023, the VADOC said. Officials did not disclose the name of the prison, or the name of the CO. VADOC Drug Task Force staff initiated the investigation in March 2023, following a tip that a former corrections officer had been involved in an inappropriate relation…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Group On The Loose After $500K Jewelry Store Heist In Virginia, Police Say Group On The Loose After $500K Jewelry Store Heist In Virginia, Police Say
Group On The Loose After $500K Jewelry Store Heist In Virginia, Police Say The search is on for a ragtag group of men and women who are suspected of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Fairfax County jewelry store. Surveillance photos have been released by police investigators in Falls Church as they attempt to locate three men and four women who are believed to have stolen approximately $500,000 worth of goods from Tri State Jewelers on Broad Street last week. City of Falls Church Police request help in identifying grand larceny suspects. Anyone with information should contact Detective Clyde Gandionko at 703-248-5284 (TTY 711) or cgandionko@fall…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Strikes Innocent Bystander, Kills Baltimore Man In DC (VIDEO) Gunman Strikes Innocent Bystander, Kills Baltimore Man In DC (VIDEO)
Gunman Strikes Innocent Bystander, Kills Baltimore Man In DC (Video) New video has been released as police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man suspected of murdering one and injuring another in DC. The suspect was caught on a nearby surveillance camera after the shooting around 1:20 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 in the 2400 block of 18th Street, Northwest, according to Metropolitan police. Police arrived at the scene to find two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. The male victim, identified as Avon Perkins, 30, of Baltimore, was pronounced dead on the scene and the female victim was rushed to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threateni…

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by Annie DeVoe
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VIDEO: Police In Virginia Search For Shirtless Gunman Wanted For Suspected Murder VIDEO: Police In Virginia Search For Shirtless Gunman Wanted For Suspected Murder
Video: Police In Virginia Search For Shirtless Gunman Wanted For Suspected Murder New video and information has been released in Virginia by police investigators in Prince William County who are attempting to locate a shooting suspect who gunned down a Woodbridge man last month. Demetrious Levar Graham, 44, was shot and killed shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 in the area of Morgan Court and Old Triangle Road in Dumfries by an unknown assailant who proceeded to flee on foot, police say. After being shot several times, Graham rolled across the street unconscious before his vehicle came to a rest against a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene by firs…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say
Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say Police are investigating a bizarre burglary of a Smoothie King in D.C. after a thief was caught on video breaking into the restaurant to steal beverages from the refrigerator, authorities say. Surveillance video from the store located in the unit block of H Street shows the thief stealing the drinks around 4:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, according to DC Police. The thief entered the store through a broken glass door, heading straight for the refrigerator to grab an armful of drinks before rushing back out.  MPD seeks a suspect in a Burglary Two of an Establishment offense that occurred o…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Killers Stalked Virginia Beach Native Gunned Down In NJ, Investigators Say (VIDEO) Killers Stalked Virginia Beach Native Gunned Down In NJ, Investigators Say (VIDEO)
Killers Stalked Virginia Beach Native Gunned Down In NJ, Investigators Say (Video) Two men stalked a man born in Virginia Beach before one of them is seen on video shooting the 28-year-old victim dead outside a New Jersey barber shop, authorities charged. Footage retrieved from several area surveillance cameras show Dior Alston and Malik Abel, both 21, following Vidal Nieves down Essex Street around 5 p.m. this past Saturday, Nov. 12, they said. Alston then hops out, chases the single dad down and shoots him outside the Minyety Barbershop near Lehigh Street, investigators allege. The gunman is seen on surveillance video firing the shots that killed Vidal Nieves.Dail…

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by DAILY VOICE
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Peek-A-Boo: Armed Rapist Caught Staring At Surveillance Camera In Custody, Police Say Peek-A-Boo: Armed Rapist Caught Staring At Surveillance Camera In Custody, Police Say
Peek-a-boo: Armed Rapist Caught Staring At Surveillance Camera In Custody, Police Say An alleged armed rapist who made no attempts to hide his identity after bursting into a woman’s hotel in Virginia has been apprehended, police announced. The suspect - whose name and age have not been released by the Fairfax Police Department - is facing pending charges after being arrested for an alleged incident on Saturday, Oct. 1 just hours after new surveillance photos and footage were released of him by investigators overnight. According to police, the man physically and sexually assaulted his victim at a hotel in the 8600 block of Westwood Center Drive in Vienna, the department stat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Gunman Calmly Robs Virginia Jewelry Store (VIDEO): Police Maryland Gunman Calmly Robs Virginia Jewelry Store (VIDEO): Police
Maryland Gunman Calmly Robs Virginia Jewelry Store (Video): Police Police in Virginia are seeking a 25-year-old Maryland man who they say robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint last month (scroll for video). Surveillance footage appears to show Lamont Marble walking into Sonia Jewelry and Boutique on Backlick Road in Springfield, and calmly pointing his gun at the owners as he takes what he wants from the cases on Sept. 20, Fairfax police said. Anyone with information about his whereabouts or information about this case is asked to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800 and choose option 3.  Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting
Video Released Of Suspects Wanted For DC Shooting Recognize this vehicle? The Metropolitan Police Department released a new video of a suspect vehicle and group of suspects who are wanted for an early morning shooting. Investigators from the MPD's Seventh District are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspects and vehicle involved in the shooting on Thursday, Sept. 1 in the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue in Northeast DC. The incident happened shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Thursday morning. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that officers located a man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area with non-life-threa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Police Seek Young Baltimore Jewish Dad's Killer DC Police Seek Young Baltimore Jewish Dad's Killer
DC Police Seek Young Baltimore Jewish Dad's Killer Authorities in Washington DC have released footage of the alleged gunman who killed a 25-year-old dad from Baltimore working in the city last week. Aryeh Wolf was shot and killed on the 5100 block of Call Place around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, DC Police said. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. Meanwhile, the alleged suspect was captured on by a nearby surveillance camera. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each hom…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-NJ High School Basketball Star Cuts Deal, Gets 22 Years For Killing Tijuana Sex Club Worker Ex-NJ High School Basketball Star Cuts Deal, Gets 22 Years For Killing Tijuana Sex Club Worker
Ex-NJ High School Basketball Star Cuts Deal, Gets 22 Years For Killing Tijuana Sex Club Worker UPDATE: A former New Jersey high school basketball star who walked onto the Rutgers University team was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Mexico after admitting that he killed a sex club worker in Tijuana last year, according to multiple reports. Authorities had collected surveillance video from the notorious Adelita nightclub that shows Logan Kelley coming up from behind 20-year-old Isis Montoya, pulling a four-inch knife from his hoodie pocket and slicing her throat in February 2021. They charged him with what's known there as femicide, a hate crime in Mexico. Rather than face tria…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dead Baltimore County Music Teacher Was Recording People Without Their Knowledge: Police Dead Baltimore County Music Teacher Was Recording People Without Their Knowledge: Police
Dead Baltimore County Music Teacher Was Recording People Without Their Knowledge: Police Numerous of recordings taken of people without their knowledge were recovered from the home of a deceased Baltimore County music instructor, authorities said.  Scott Tiemann, 46, taught music lessons at several schools in the area as well as at his Pikesville home up until his death, Baltimore County Police said. Tiemann was to have died by suicide, Fox Baltimore reports. Police did not reveal exactly if the recordings were of Tiemann's students, how many there were or detailed their content. Tiemann had been teaching in the Baltimore area since 1997, according to his obituar…

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by David Cifarelli