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Prince George's Co. police seeking to identify car in fatal Laurel hit-and-run
LAUREL, Md. (7News) — Prince George’s County police are seeking to identify a car in connection with a hit-and-run in Laurel, Md. that left a man dead on April 21. Officers responded to the 9000 block of Contee Road around 8:10 p.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian.
Two Flee, Crash Into Trooper, Resist Arrest, Released On Unsecured Bond
Delaware State Police arrested Zion Adeduwon (Left), 22, of Bowie, Maryland, and Bryce Jenifer (Right), 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on drug charges and resisting arrest following a pursuit that took place early yesterday morning in New Castle County. Officials said on April 24, 2024, at approximately 1:45 a.m., a...
DC Police Union: 12 senior police officers to be dismissed
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The DC Police Union said that 12 senior police officers (SPOs) will be dismissed from service. The SPOs retired from the department but since had come back to continue serving as sworn officers. The DC Police Union said that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) pointed to the Comprehensive Policing and […]
Suspects tried to carjack person delivering food in DC, police say
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was looking for three suspects accused of carjacking a food delivery worker on Wednesday. MPD said that around 11:50 p.m., the victim was delivering food in the 1100 block of 4th St. SW. While he was returning to his car, the suspects approached him. One […]
3 killed in DC shootings as violence erupts overnight
WASHINGTON - Three people, including a teenager, were killed, and several others were wounded when gun violence erupted overnight in the nation’s capital within the span of just a few hours. The deadly night began just after 10:45 p.m. Wednesday near Bruce Place and Ainger Place in southeast Washington....
PHOTOS: Crews put out house fire in Prince George’s County
CLINTON, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department (PGFD) said a house fire displaced three people Wednesday. The fire broke out at around 5 p.m. in the 7100 block of Branchwood Place in Clinton. There, PGFD crews saw a 3-story townhouse on fire. No injuries were reported.
Senior Skip Day Ends in Tragic Shooting at Schrom Hills Park
Friday, April 19 was Senior Skip Day for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) senior students. This year the day ended in an eruption of violence at Schrom Hills Park, leaving five teens shot, two of whom remain in the hospital. The day is a tradition dating back decades in which seniors skip school for a day sometime during their finals weeks of classes and gather to have fun together. It’s not organized or sanctioned by PGCPS but it’s well known and recurs each spring. One parent said flyers about the day had been circulating in area high schools.
Man, 2 dogs displaced by Northeast DC apartment fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS crews were on the scene of an apartment fire in Northeast D.C. on Friday morning. In a post made on X just after 6 a.m., the department said they responded to the 3300 block of East Capitol St. NE. There, a fire broke out on the […]
22-year-old Maryland man killed, found shot in car after crash in Durham
A 22-year-old Maryland man was killed Thursday in a Durham shooting. Myles Amadi Gresham, 22, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was shot on Rose Garden Lane, according to police. Around 3:30 p.m., officers with the Durham Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 11000 block of Rose Garden Lane. Officers discovered a vehicle had crashed into two other parked, unoccupied vehicles.
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