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Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds
Gunman Who Fired At Car With Infant In Backseat Outside Northeast DC McDonald's Convicted: Feds A District man who got into an altercation with a family outside a Northeast DC fast food joint was convicted of shooting at a car with an infant sitting in the backseat, federal authorities announced. Diandre Caeser, 30, was found guilty on Monday by a Superior Court jury of two counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence following a five-day trial on Monday, April 8. According to court documents, at around 1 p.m. on June 28, 2022, Caesar got into a verbal argument with his victims, who were trying to drive out of the McDonald’…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Pelted With Pepper Balls In Stafford Standoff: Police Fugitive Pelted With Pepper Balls In Stafford Standoff: Police
Fugitive Pelted With Pepper Balls In Stafford Standoff: Police A woman wanted out of Pennsylvania for a weapons violation was arrested after a standoff with Virginia authorities, they said. On Saturday, March 23 around 1:45 a.m., deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office got a tip that Anya Dibiase was at the McDonald's on Wonder Road, Sheriff David Decatur said. Dibiase had been wanted out of Ridley Park, PA for a felony weapons violation, and was noted to be possibly armed and dangerous, the sheriff said. As deputies were arriving, they saw the suspect leaving in her Dodge Charger. Deputies quickly got behind the vehicle and conducted…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds
Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds A former member of the Metropolitan Police Department will be spending time on the other side of the prison bars after being sentenced for violating the rights of at least two men with illegal chokeholds, federal authorities announced. Mark Lamont Clark, now 57, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted last year on multiple counts of depravation of civil rights under the color of law after two incidents involving a pair of men days apart in the summer of 2018. Prosecutors say that while wearing his police uniform, on July 13, 2018, Clark applied a prohibited chokehold out…

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by Zak Failla
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McDonald's Shooter Arrested In Alexandria: Officials McDonald's Shooter Arrested In Alexandria: Officials
McDonald's Shooter Arrested In Alexandria: Officials A 20-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting last month at an Alexandria McDonald's, authorities said. City resident Michael Anthony Carr Jr., was charged with robbery, malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, police in Alexandria said. Police at the time said shots were fired during a fight that escalated at the Duke Street McDonald’s on Dec. 27. The case remains active and anyone with information is urged to call APD Detective Riley at 703-746-6225. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops
Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops A man who racked up a $20,000 bill just in the property he destroyed at fast food restaurants across Loudoun County is in custody, authorities said. Reyan H. Ibrahim's night of destruction began around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the McDonald's at the Ashburn Shopping Plaza, when he destroyed an electronic menu board in the drive-thru lane, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. At dawn, Ibrahim moved on to the Sheetz on Windmill Parc Drive in Sterling, where he broke a bottle of wine, and hit the front door entrance with a wrench, causing it to shatter, police said. At 8 a.m., I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Robs Victim With 3 Live Parrots Perched On His Head In Fairfax County Man Robs Victim With 3 Live Parrots Perched On His Head In Fairfax County
Man Robs Victim With 3 Live Parrots Perched On His Head In Fairfax County Maybe the little birdie on his shoulder told him to do it? Police are seeking the identity of a man who they say robbed a victim at knifepoint in Fairfax County, all with three live parrots perched on his shoulders and head. The bird bandit approached his victim near the McDonald's at 6165 Arlington Boulevard in the Seven Corners on Tuesday morning, Aug. 22, and brandished a knife.  He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and is being described as a Hispanic man between 28 and 32 years old with tattoos. He was captured on surveillance footage wearing a black cowb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hamburglar Hands Over Bogus $100 Bill At Northern VA McDonald's Hamburglar Hands Over Bogus $100 Bill At Northern VA McDonald's
Hamburglar Hands Over Bogus $100 Bill At Northern VA McDonald's A $100 bill handed to a McDonald's employee in northern Virginia turned out to be fake authorities said. The cash was used to purchase a meal at the McDonald's on Garrisonville Road in Stafford County on July Fourth, around 3:20 p.m., Sheriff David Decatur said. "While at first glance the cash looks rather real, on further inspection, it was discovered to be fake," police said. "Staff was not loving it when they discovered this fact." Decatur urged businesses to check for fraudulent money, "whether you work for a clown or a king," and report all incidents. Want breaking news in …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newborn Who Lost Fort Washington Mother In DC Shooting Fighting For Life Newborn Who Lost Fort Washington Mother In DC Shooting Fighting For Life
Newborn Who Lost Fort Washington Mother In DC Shooting Fighting For Life A newborn is clinging to life after her mother was killed in a double shooting in DC weeks before she was scheduled to arrive. Community support is pouring in for the family of 22-year-old Samya Gill after the pregnant woman was shot during a midday shooting on Thursday, June 15 in the 300 block of 37th Street SE. The Fort Washington, Maryland resident and a second man were rushed to the hospital, where she died from her injuries, but her daughter, Zailey, was delivered by an emergency C-section, according to her grandfather. “At the time of my daughter's death she was also pregnant…

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by Zak Failla
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Pregnant Woman Gives Birth After Fatal DC Shooting, Baby In Critical Condition: MPD Pregnant Woman Gives Birth After Fatal DC Shooting, Baby In Critical Condition: MPD
Pregnant Woman Gives Birth After Fatal DC Shooting, Baby In Critical Condition: MPD A pregnant Maryland woman was able to give birth before dying from injuries sustained in a double shooting in Southeast DC on Thursday. Samya Gill, 22, of Fort Washington, has been identified by Metropolitan Police investigators as the victim who was killed after two men wielding assault rifle-style weapons fired into a parked car. The incident was reported at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15 in the 300 block of 37th Street SE. Interim Executive Assistant Chief Andre Wright provides an update on the shooting in the 300 block of 37th Street, Southeast https://t.co/51oBlmmEf…

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by Zak Failla
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Former DC Police Officer Used Prohibited Chokeholds To Violate Victims' Civil Rights: Feds Former DC Police Officer Used Prohibited Chokeholds To Violate Victims' Civil Rights: Feds
Former DC Police Officer Used Prohibited Chokeholds To Violate Victims' Civil Rights: Feds A former member of the Metropolitan Police Department has been convicted of violating the rights of at least two men with illegal chokeholds, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Mark Lamont Clark was found guilty on Tuesday, May 23, of two counts of depravation of civil rights under the color of law following a pair of separate incidents involving two men days apart in July 2018. Prosecutors say that while wearing his police uniform, on July 13, 2018, Clark applied a prohibited chokehold outside of an area McDonald’s causing his victim, “D.T.,” bodily harm. That incident came after C…

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by Zak Failla
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U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd
U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd Dramatic footage of a Fairfax County officer being attacked in his own police cruiser before one of his colleagues fatally shoots the assailant is going viral on social media (scroll for video). The officer was called to Richmond Highway to investigate a stolen U-Haul truck on Thursday afternoon, May 11, where he found the driver, identified as 38-year-old Brandon Lemagne, of Newport News, outside of the vehicle, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Soon after, Lemagne shoved the officer into the open front driver's door of his patrol car and was violently assaulting the officer, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting
Manhunt Launched For Man Who Gunned Down DC Teen At McDonald's Minutes Away From Mass Shooting A teenager was killed after being gunned down inside a Washington, DC McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, investigators say that 19-year-old Northeast DC resident Andre Wallace, Jr. was inside the restaurant when an unknown assailant shot him. Wallace was pronounced dead at the restaurant and his body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause and manner of his death. The latest shooting came a day after there was a mass shooting further down Benn…

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by Zak Failla
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Side Of Cries: Driver Asleep In McDonald's Drive-Thru Busted For Sixth DUI In Stafford County Side Of Cries: Driver Asleep In McDonald's Drive-Thru Busted For Sixth DUI In Stafford County
Side Of Cries: Driver Asleep In McDonald's Drive-Thru Busted For Sixth DUI In Stafford County Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. A 32-year-old man familiar with members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office was busted for his sixth reported driving under the influence offense after he was found slumped at the steering wheel in a McDonald’s drive-thru line, authorities announced. Shortly before 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, deputies from the sheriff’s office were called to the fast food joint on Chatham Heights Road, where there were reports of a man asleep at the wheel. Upon arrival at the restaurant, deputies found Shane Bond, still in a silent slumber. Once stirred, i…

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by Zak Failla
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Stabbing Suspect At Large After Attacking McDonald's Employees In DC: Police Stabbing Suspect At Large After Attacking McDonald's Employees In DC: Police
Stabbing Suspect At Large After Attacking McDonald's Employees In DC: Police So she wanted some extra assault with her fries. Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a woman wanted in Washington, DC for stabbing a man and woman at an area McDonald’s restaurant. Officers were called at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 to the 2400 block of 18th Street in Northwest, DC, where there was a report of an assault that had just taken place. Police say that the suspect entered the establishment and demanded cash from the employees, who refused to comply. At that point, a physical alterca…

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by Zak Failla
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Vandal Who Goes By Two Names Busted Tagging The Letter 'Z' On Stafford County Property: Sheriff Vandal Who Goes By Two Names Busted Tagging The Letter 'Z' On Stafford County Property: Sheriff
Vandal Who Goes By Two Names Busted Tagging The Letter 'Z' On Stafford County Property: Sheriff A man who goes by many names and made his mark across Stafford County is in custody for spray-painting the letter “Z” around town, the sheriff’s office announced. Prince William County resident Peter Brown, 22, who refers to himself as “Zack Black,” was busted by members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into mysterious letters that were tagged on property throughout the region. Peter BrownStafford County Sheriff's Office In North Stafford, questions were first raised on Sunday, Jan. 22, when deputies were called to investigate a report of a garage door…

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by Zak Failla
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Anti-Semitic Spewing Suspect From DC Busted For Strong Armed Robbery At Area Food Store: Police Anti-Semitic Spewing Suspect From DC Busted For Strong Armed Robbery At Area Food Store: Police
Anti-Semitic Spewing Suspect From DC Busted For Strong Armed Robbery At Area Food Store: Police A 30-year-old Washington DC man has been arrested after authorities said he attacked a victim at a grocery store in Montgomery County, causing him to lose consciousness, and then stole his keys. Eugene Thompson, who also goes by Michael Stewart, was confronted by the victim inside of the Giant store on Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 25, county police said. "The adult male victim stated that he was shopping inside the store when he observed Thompson along with a group of male suspects acting disorderly," police said. "When the victim approached the suspects a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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What's The Beef? Golf Club-Wielding Woman In Custody For 'McDonald's Melee' In Stafford What's The Beef? Golf Club-Wielding Woman In Custody For 'McDonald's Melee' In Stafford
What's The Beef? Golf Club-Wielding Woman In Custody For 'McDonald's Melee' In Stafford Police say that a Stafford County woman shanked her Saturday afternoon after allegedly drunkenly swinging a golf club at patrols and staff at an area fast food restaurant before she could be calmed by sheriff deputies. Chavonne Thomas, 38, of Stafford, was apprehended and charged after brandishing a golf club - an iron or wedge - at McDonald's at Town Center Boulevard over the weekend and creating a disturbance, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to the restaurant when witnesses at McD…

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by Zak Failla
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101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor 101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor
101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor One couple's company was forced to pay $57,332 in fines for violating child labor laws at 13 McDonald’s franchises in Pennsylvania, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on Dec. 5. Bridgeville-based Santonastasso Enterprises, owned by John and Kathleen Santonastasso, had 101 teenage employees "working outside permissible hours," as stated in the release. The violations included having the 14-and 15-year-old employees work: More than 3 hours per day and after 7 p.m. on school days when the law forbids work beyond that time. Later than 9 p.m. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunk Man Busted After Beefing With McDonald's Employee In Virginia, Police Say Drunk Man Busted After Beefing With McDonald's Employee In Virginia, Police Say
Drunk Man Busted After Beefing With McDonald's Employee In Virginia, Police Say An intoxicated McDonald's customer is facing charges after beefing with an employee in Virginia, authorities said. Deputies responded around 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to the fast food restaurant in the Towne Center at Aquia on a report of a disturbance, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Officers met a worker, who said that a drunk man had been asked to leave after throwing trash at an employee. The man, later identified as 34-year-old James Beach, had paired his breakfast with an alcoholic beverage he brought into the eatery, and became loud and belligerent, polic…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bystander Heroically Chases Down 20-Year-Old Walmart Robber In Stafford Bystander Heroically Chases Down 20-Year-Old Walmart Robber In Stafford
Bystander Heroically Chases Down 20-Year-Old Walmart Robber In Stafford Stafford police have one brave Good Samaritan to thank for helping them bring a 20-year-old robber into custody, officials said.At around 1:30 p.m. on August 29, Shai-an Winslow snatched a fellow customer's purse in the Walmart located at 11 Village Parkway, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. As Winslow grabbed the victim's purse, she fled from the store, mildly injuring the victim and knocking over a Walmart employee, authorities said. A witness decided to chase after Winslow, following her through the parking lot, past a nearby McDonald’s…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Not Lovin' It: Two Charged With McDonald's Robberies In DMV Area Not Lovin' It: Two Charged With McDonald's Robberies In DMV Area
Not Lovin' It: Two Charged With McDonald's Robberies In DMV Area Two men have been arrested after a string of armed robberies at fast food joints throughout the DMV area, police in Maryland announced. Upper Marlboro residents Zachary Kinnell, 21, and Brian Elzey, 20, were apprehended and charged by police in Montgomery County after an armed robbery at McDonald’s in the 2700 block of University Boulevard West in Kensington. The initial investigation determined that two suspects - later identified as Kinnell and Elzey - entered the drive-thru in a silver Chevrolet Cruze and ordered food on Wednesday, Aug. 3, police said. One of the suspects then allegedly…

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by Zak Failla
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Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru
Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru Police are searching for the suspect who robbed a Loudoun County McDonald's drive-thru.At around 11 p.m. on August 3, a rear passenger of a car grabbed the cash register through the drive-thru window, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Police said the silver Chevrolet sedan fled the scene with the register.  The suspect was described as a black man in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, red vest, and a blue disposable mask, police reported. Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident should call police at 703-777-1021.

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Manassas Man Who Went Missing In 2020 Exposed Himself At McDonald's: Police Manassas Man Who Went Missing In 2020 Exposed Himself At McDonald's: Police
Manassas Man Who Went Missing In 2020 Exposed Himself At McDonald's: Police A 29-year-old Manassas man, who went missing back in 2020, was arrested for indecent exposure, police said. Sometime before 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, Dwight McFadden exposed himself to a 33-year-old woman in the McDonald's drive-thru near Sudley Road and Portsmouth Road, according to the Prince William County Police Department. McFadden went missing for over a month beginning in September of 2020, officials noted. Police said he was found safe on Oct. 12, 2020, after law enforcement notified the community to keep an eye out in the greater Manassas area. McFadden's recent incident ended i…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust
Pills, Pounds, And Pistols: One Stafford Traffic Stop Scores Major Drugs, Guns Bust A chase in Stafford County this week netted deputies 1,000 fentanyl pills, 10 pounds of weed, 16 pistols, several bottles of liquid codeine, and $20,000 in cash, authorities said.  Damion Lambert, 24, faces several charges after he ran from deputies during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday, June 22, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  Deputies attempted to pull over Lambert around 10 a.m. at a McDonald's in north Stafford. But instead of stopping, Lambert circled the building twice before throwing a bag out the window and taking off along Staffordboro Boulevard, the Sher…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Tosses Gun Then Takes Off Running From McDonald's In Stafford Driver Tosses Gun Then Takes Off Running From McDonald's In Stafford
Driver Tosses Gun Then Takes Off Running From McDonald's In Stafford Authorities were on the hunt for a suspect who tossed a gun and other items from a car into a McDonald's parking lot and then took off running in Stafford County Wednesday, June 22. Sergeant A.I. Assur had a short vehicle pursuit that ended when the suspect tossed the items into the McDonald's parking lot and then ran from the car around 1 p.m. in the Sunningdale Meadows off Staffordboro Boulevard, the sheriff's office said. The gun and other items were recovered, but deputies were still attempting to locate the suspect. He is described as a black male, 5'7" tall, 160 pounds wearing a whit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dumfries Man Pulls Gun On McDonald's Drive-Thru Employee: Police Dumfries Man Pulls Gun On McDonald's Drive-Thru Employee: Police
Dumfries Man Pulls Gun On McDonald's Drive-Thru Employee: Police A 54-year-old Dumfries man pulled a gun on a McDonald's employee while sitting in the drive-thru earlier this week, police said.  Allyn Anthony Shaw and the employee got into a shouting match just before 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, after he refused to turn down the music blaring from his car's stereo, Prince William police said.  The disagreement escalated until the fast-food employee said Shaw pulled out a gun, an incident report notes. When police arrived at the 17340 Dumfries Road McDonald's, they arrested Shaw without incident.  No shots were fired, and no one was injured.…

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by Josh Lanier
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DC Man Gets 25 Years For Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend To Death With Screwdriver DC Man Gets 25 Years For Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend To Death With Screwdriver
DC Man Gets 25 Years For Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend To Death With Screwdriver A man from Washington DC was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death with a screwdriver, the US Attorney's Office for DC said.  Robert Dean, 64, stabbed 38-year-old Tamiya White in the neck in Northeast DC on March 31, 2018, the office reports. White drove herself to a nearby McDonalds to seek help before she later died at a nearby hospital, NBC Washington reports.  She left behind her children who where in her apartment at the time of the stabbing, the office reports. Dean has been in custody since his arrest on April 5, 2018,…

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by David Cifarelli