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MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police
MPD Officer Fired Shots At Dog During Attack That Hospitalized Toddler In DC: Police An investigation has been launched in Northeast DC following a dog attack that left a toddler hospitalized, police say. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, an officer from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Clermont Drive NE, where there was a report of an animal attack involving the child. During the incident, the responding officer discharged his weapon toward the dog to help defuse the situation. According to police, a toddler was treated and taken by paramedics to an area hospital for evaluation of what were described as non-life-threatening in…

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Maryland Woman Charged With Murder 34 Years After BF Found Dead In Northeast DC Home: Police Maryland Woman Charged With Murder 34 Years After BF Found Dead In Northeast DC Home: Police
Maryland Woman Charged With Murder 34 Years After BF Found Dead In Northeast DC Home: Police Thirty-four years after 34-year-old Norman Lawrence Rich was found shot to death in a Northeast DC house, an Annapolis woman has been arrested for his murder, the Metropolitan Police Department announced.  Sheila Brown, 66, is facing murder and other charges in connection to the death of Rich - also known as "Semo" and "Mo - who was killed on March 28, 1990 in the 500 block of M Street NE. Upon arrival, officers called to investigate reports of shots fired in the afternoon, they found Rich inside a bedroom in the home suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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TWINS! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog TWINS! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog
Twins! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, are now parents to twin baby groundhogs, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced on Wednesday, March 27. "The babies are currently in with mom and dad at the zoo that is located at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, and can be viewed thru the viewing window!" the club stated in the release.  Our excitement continues with a short video of our new arrivals! Phil and Phyllis were not far from these little ones in... Posted by Punxsutawney Phil on Wednesday, March 27, 2024  The names of the babies were not released.  Phil predi…

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Annapolis Man Dead After Crash, MPD Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland State Police Annapolis Man Dead After Crash, MPD Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland State Police
Annapolis Man Dead After Crash, MPD Officer-Involved Shooting: Maryland State Police One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash and officer-involved shooting in Anne Arundel that may be connected, according to state police. Annapolis resident Ian Tilton, 28, was shot and killed by an off-duty lieutenant from the Metropolitan Police Department after he allegedly attempted to assault a Prince George's County Police officer with a knife on Wednesday night. According to police, troopers were called to the area of Crain Highway near Village Drive to check on a reported crash where the driver of one o the vehicles fled on foot from the scene at approximately 5 p.m. on March…

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Man Airlifted To Hospital With Serious Injuries From Propane Tank Fire Near Lincoln Memorial Man Airlifted To Hospital With Serious Injuries From Propane Tank Fire Near Lincoln Memorial
Man Airlifted To Hospital With Serious Injuries From Propane Tank Fire Near Lincoln Memorial A man suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to an area hospital by US Park Police when a fire broke out at a kiosk near the Lincoln Memorial. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday morning to a small concession kiosk outside Lincoln Memorial Circle NW, where there were propane tanks in danger of exploding. Update kiosk fire Lincoln Memorial Circle. Continue to overhaul the kiosk. Investigators on scene to determine cause. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/v2SPeAEgaJ — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 28, 2024 One person was injured and taken to t…

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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…

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Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…

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Alleged Kidnapper Charged With Murder Of Chyna Crawford In DC: Police Alleged Kidnapper Charged With Murder Of Chyna Crawford In DC: Police
Alleged Kidnapper Charged With Murder Of Chyna Crawford In DC: Police An arrest has been made in connection to the disappearance of Chyna Crawford, who has been missing since October last year in Washington, DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Southeast resident Lashawn Washington, 32, has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and obstruction of justice, authorities announced on Wednesday morning, as the search for Crawford continues. MPD Searching for Critical Missing 25-year-old Chyna CrawfordRead more: https://t.co/hqsbBpM7YT pic.twitter.com/XZwKCeT3U8 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 3, 2023 Crawford was reported missi…

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6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard 6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard
6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard The search for six missing construction workers in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has become a recovery effort, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday night, March 26. UPDATE: Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse The Brawner Builders employees are presumed dead after they were sent plunging into the Patapsco River at 1:30 a.m., when one of the bridge's beams was struck by a container ship that had lost power, officials previously said. Miguel Luna, 49, is one of the men missing, his wife María del Carmen Castellón told our sister station Telemundo... …

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Repeat Offender Gets Prison Term Five Times Maryland Sentencing Guideline: State's Attorney Repeat Offender Gets Prison Term Five Times Maryland Sentencing Guideline: State's Attorney
Repeat Offender Gets Prison Term Five Times Maryland Sentencing Guideline: State's Attorney A Maryland man who ran afoul of the law one too many times was sentenced to a prison term five times longer than the traditional guidelines for illegal possession of weapons in Harford County in front of a child, the state's attorney's office announced this week. William Quinton Yourman, 34, was sentenced to 46 years in prison, with all but 40 suspended after being found guilty earlier this year by a jury on multiple charges for illegal possession of weapons. According to officials, prosecutors "argued that the facts surrounding the case, (Yourman's) violent tendencies, and the fact that th…

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Former DC Corrections Officer Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say Former DC Corrections Officer Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say
Former DC Corrections Officer Admits To Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say A former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer who assaulted a handcuffed inmate has admitted to using unreasonable force, federal authorities announced. Marcus Bias, 27, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law after being charged late last year for an alleged incident more than three years ago. According to court documents, while working as a corrections officer, Bias pushed a handcuffed pre-trial detainee's head into a metal doorframe while escorting him within the Department of Corrections on June 12, 2019, causing an …

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French Bulldog Taken In Stolen Car Reunited With Owner; Dognapper At Large In DC: Police French Bulldog Taken In Stolen Car Reunited With Owner; Dognapper At Large In DC: Police
French Bulldog Taken In Stolen Car Reunited With Owner; Dognapper At Large In DC: Police A French Bulldog who was sitting in a parked car that was stolen in Northwest DC has been reunited with his loved ones, though the dognapper remains at large. On Sunday morning, detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department were called in to investigate reports of a stolen vehicle and kidnapped dog that had been taken in the 1900 block of 14th Street NW.  The incident was reported shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 24. Police say that the victim parked the car, and when he returned, found that it had been taken with 4-year-old Recardito inside. The vehicle was recovered on Mo…

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