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SHOOTING --- South Walter Reed Dr at Columbia Pike in Arlington. The patient has been shot multiple times. Police need more officers for crowd control. Bullet holes in the window of one business. h/t
~11:15PM Friday, flames rapidly extinguished with an ABC Fire Extinguisher. Incident confined to a small area within a mechanical closet. Units working on ventilation (smoke removal).
ALERT - SHOOTING at Fairfax Towne Center in SB lanes of West Ox Rd. Suspect vehicle is a Wht SUV. Victim shot in hand while driving. Transported NLT to Fairfax Inova. 6 bullet holes in his car. #NoVaCrime#FCPD
MPD seeks a suspect in reference to a Robbery (Fear) of an Establishment offense that occurred on Thursday, February 2, 2023, in the 1900 blk of 18th St, NW.
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Ward 1 resident here. Residents want to see crime decline, not penalties weakened. Good for House for intervening & joining same side as the Mayor and Chief of Police.
The GOP House ought to get its nose out of our tent. The merits of the two bills they are trying to disapprove are irrelevant. We govern ourselves in the District of Columbia.
BREAKING NEWS: Today around 3 pm in front of 1200 Bl. Of North Capitol, St N.W police were chasing a vehicle when the vehicle then hit a parked cruiser, before the suspects fled on foot.
UPDATE: The suspect fled and crashed into a parked car nearby while being pursued by MTPD. The suspect was placed in custody and the vehicle was recovered. There were no injuries to citizens or officers. #WMATA
UPDATE: The vehicle, a 2021 Hyundai Kona, has been located. The victim’s iPhone and a bag from the car were recovered in Southeast DC. The suspect is in custody and the vehicle was recovered in Northwest DC. #WMATA twitter.com/AllisonPapson/…
UBER DRIVER ROBBED BY PASSENGER: 14100 block of Weeping Willow Drive (at the apartment complex) in Aspen Hill-- male armed with a handgun obtained cash from the rideshare driver & ran into one of the apartment complexes nearby. Manhunt underway. h/t
HOMICIDE SHOOTING w/ ONE CRITICAL: 1000 block of Balboa St in Coral Hills-- victim found fatally shot inside of a house; second male patient found in the roadway with two gunshot wounds.
I doubt there is a shortage of bandits getting arrested in the city. It's a question of what happens to them after they are arrested. More than likely, these
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING ARREST: On Thursday, February 2, 2023, 68-year-old Reginald Battle, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Kidnapping. #MPD
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING: The suspect was in a vehicle, approached a juvenile female victim on the 1500 Block of Benning Rd NE at 3:57pm & demanded the victim enter the vehicle, the victim refused. The suspect exited the vehicle & grabbed the girl. She was able to flee. #MPD
TEEN SHOT --- 13300 blk Demetrias Way in Germantown. ~16yr-old boy shot several times mostly in the legs. He has serious injuries. Two male suspects fled on foot. H/T @alertpage
Update - Sardis, N Frederick Rd, Near Delmar St., Gaithersburg, fire contained, things opened up, building inspector, code enforcement &health inspector notified, some roads in aria are closed/blocked
ARMED ROBBERY AT ATM: 1175 University Blvd (the Wells Fargo) in Takoma Park-- as soon as the victim withdrew cash from the ATM, a male racked his gun (leaving behind a bullet) & stuck it to the victim’s body, demanding the cash.
This comes after *4* previous food truck robberies in the past two weeks or so in Takoma Park. The suspects in custody match the description of the previous suspects.
ANOTHER FOOD TRUCK ROBBERY w/ APPREHENSIONS: Greenwood Ave & Piney Branch Rd in Silver Spring-- two men held up the Pupuseria food truck in the Bestway Parking lot & obtained $400. After a foot pursuit down Piney Branch Rd, both of the suspects are in custody. @SourcetheSpring
ANOTHER CANADA GOOSE JACKET ROBBERY --- 2400 blk I St NW DC near New Hampshire Ave. These are possibly the same robbery suspects as yesterday who are using a white Hyundai with DC tags. GW put out an advisory! #FoggyBottomDC
TEEN SHOT --- 13300 blk Demetrias Way in Germantown. ~16yr-old boy shot several times mostly in the legs. He has serious injuries. Two male suspects fled on foot. H/T
#DupontCircleDC MANHUNT --- Man in stolen auto fled on foot up New Hampshire Ave NW DC from Dupont Circle. One man is being detained. Falcon is canvassing.
This is the second critical stabbing in the Mount Vernon District this week, and it occurred a block from the Moon Inn, made infamous as the crime scene of the "Shopping Cart Killer."
CRITICAL STABBING--- 5900 blk Richmond Hwy in Belle Haven area of Fairfax Co. Crime scenes are at adjacent motels. Victim taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. h/t @HCBright10 cc: @ffxnow
CRITICAL STABBING--- 5900 blk Richmond Hwy in Belle Haven area of Fairfax Co. Crime scenes are at adjacent motels. Victim taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. h/t
Fred. City - ***Barricade*** 1405 Key Pkwy - (Hickory Hills Apartments) - Male ran back inside apartment - Unknown sercomstances - Possibly armed with a weapon - 10-3 on the TG - Units surrounding the complex - Negotiator responding
ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING: The suspect was in a vehicle, approached a juvenile female victim on the 1500 Block of Benning Rd NE at 3:57pm & demanded the victim enter the vehicle, the victim refused. The suspect exited the vehicle & grabbed the girl. She was able to flee. #MPD
CRITICAL INJURY PEDESTRIAN STRUCK: MD-124 Montgomery Village Avenue near Centerway Road and the Montgomery Village Center Shopping Center. ~7:35PM Wednesday, pedestrian struck, transported to an area Trauma Center with critical traumatic injury. #MDTraffic