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June 19, 2013

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  • Cab driver killed in Adams Morgan, suspects in custody

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 02:30 PM

    A cab driver was killed and two men were captured after a shooting and police chase in Adams Morgan. At about 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to D.C. police, officers on patrol heard a gunshot, and saw a taxicab crash around Kalorama and Ontario NW. Two men jumped out of the taxi and fled on...

  • D.C. man sentenced in armed robbery of senior citizen

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 12:50 PM

    A 29-year-old D.C. man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for robbing a senior citizen in Northwest Washington. Reggie Gordon admitted to accosting a 69-year-old man on the afternoon of Feb. 8 in the area of 14th and Newton streets NW. Gordon pulled a knife and demanded, "Give me...

  • Woman sexually assaulted in Prince George's County apartment building

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 12:00 PM

    Prince George's County police are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a woman in Forestville. Around 1:30 a.m. Friday, the woman was approached by the suspect as she walked inside an apartment building in the 2100 block of Brooks Drive. The suspect grabbed the woman and began...

  • Pedestrian struck in downtown D.C. dies of injuries

    By Kytja Weir | 06/04/13 12:00 PM

    A 53-year-old homeless man who was struck crossing Connecticut Avenue last month in downtown Washington has died, according to D.C. police. The man, Dereck Audrey, was run over on May 16 when he was crossing Connecticut Avenue at K Street NW. A 2013 Mercedes Benz E35 hit him around 10 p.m....

  • Man tried to lure girls into vehicle in D.C.

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 10:50 AM

    District police are looking for a man who tried to lure three girls into his vehicle. Around 8:15 a.m. Monday, a man driving an older model black Honda pulled up to two girls in the 4900 block of Blaine Street NE, offered them money, and asked them to get into his vehicle. The girls refused,...

  • Supreme Court allows DNA samples after arrest

    By Scott McCabe | 06/03/13 08:55 PM

    A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that police may collect DNA samples from people who have been arrested but not convicted of a crime, an opinion that overturns a ruling by Maryland's highest court. "Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee DNA is, like fingerprinting and...

  • The Blotter for June 4

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 06/03/13 08:15 PM

    Ex-P.G. jail guard sentenced in prisoner's death A former Prince George's County corrections officer was sentenced to two years behind bars for obstruction of justice in the investigation into the 2008 death of a detainee who had been accused of killing a county police officer. Anthony...

  • Police investigating report of sex abuse at D.C. fire station

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/03/13 06:30 PM

    A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by two of her fellow firefighters while at a Northwest D.C. firehouse, officials said. The alleged incident took place at the station on the 2200 block of M Street NW, which is in the West End neighborhood. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Tim Wilson said...

  • Prince George's County prosecutors secure county's first conviction on gang charge

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/03/13 05:25 PM

    For the first time, there has been a conviction in Prince George's County Circuit Court on the charge of participation in a criminal gang, officials said. Wilfredo Rosales, 20, of Northeast D.C., was convicted late last week on the gang charge as well as a charge of retaliation for testimony,...

  • Flasher exposes self to girl at Silver Spring bus stop

    By Scott McCabe | 06/03/13 05:20 PM

    A 29-year-old man has been accused of exposing himself to a teenage girl at a Silver Spring bus stop. At about 8 p.m. Sunday, a 15-year-old girl was sitting at the Metrobus stop at the corner of University Boulevard West and Colesville Road in the Four Corners area when she noticed a man...


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