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The man who sprayed a police officer with pepper spray on January 6 was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison
Joseph GodwinWashington, DCPopular retail chain opening new Maryland store location
Kristen WaltersSilver Spring, MDPresident Biden Expected to Soon Announce Re-Election Campaign
Jordan ArthurWashington, DCFDA proposes changes to blood donation restrictions: Equality for gay and bisexual men in sight
Edy ZooLongstanding U.S. Shopping Mall Permanently Closing March 31
Joel EisenbergGaithersburg, MD
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CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (7News) — A pair of women are charged with stealing a Kia in Capitol Heights Thursday, and are also facing weapons charges after a loaded gun with no serial number was found in a purse, Prince George's Police (PGPD) said. Police said they conducted a traffic...
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MPD looking for this man in connection to fatal shooting near Minnesota Ave. Metro Station
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Three men commit carjacking in Crystal City, leave vehicle in Prince George's Co.: Police
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Arlington County police are investing a carjacking that took place in Crystal City Wednesday night, police said. Shortly after 8 p.m., police responded to the 2200 block of Crystal Drive for the reported carjacking. Upon arrival, officers determined that a man was parked inside his car when another car with three men in masks pulled up alongside him, officials said.
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WATCH: DC police release surveillance video of wanted Northwest homicide suspect
WASHINGTON (7News) — The Metropolitan Police Department released surveillance footage of a suspect it believes is tied to a December homicide, police said. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Dec, 17, an alleged homicide occurred in the 2400 block of 18th Street, Northwest, officials said. Nearby surveillance was captured and police are hopeful it helps lead to an arrest.
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SEE IT: Man steals giant gorilla statue from Montgomery Co. antique store
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Police released surveillance video on Wednesday of a man stealing a gorilla statue from a Montgomery County antique store. The theft happened around 3:15 a.m. outside Design Emporium Antiques in the 4000 block of Howard Avenue in Kensington, police said. Watch the surveillance video...
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Arrests made in string of gaming machine thefts at several 7-Eleven stores in Fairfax Co.
FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — The Fairfax County Police Department announced Wednesday that they've made two arrests after a recent string of convenience store gaming machine thefts. That update comes after multiple 7-Eleven stores were hit, with a total of seven cases in the past month. Police said the most...
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Search continues 20-year-old woman missing since December
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — Police need help searching for a woman who has been missing since December. According to Montgomery County Police, said 20-year-old Keylin Yolibeth Chavez-Dominguez of Silver Spring was last seen on Dec. 30, 2022, around 6 p.m. at her apartment near the 12300 block of Braxfield Court.
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Md. bank robbery suspect arrested at Gaithersburg mall, police say
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Metro honors 2 women operators for quick thinking during DC shootings
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5+ years later, Maryland man found guilty of fatally stabbing 3 children while babysitting
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86-year-old woman identified as the one fatality from December Fairfax County home fire
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15-year-old from DC arrested for 8 separate crimes, police say
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On heels of its own loss, DC school prepares for 'deep emotions' over Memphis police video
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DC protesters demand justice for Tyre Nichols amid traffic stop body camera video release
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Odenton, Md. man shot, killed at shopping center in Anne Arundel County, say police
HANOVER, Md. (WBFF) — A man was shot and killed on Wednesday night at a shopping center in Anne Arundel County, according to police. Police say that officers were called to the Ridgeview Plaza Shopping Center in the 2600 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover at about 9 p.m. on January 25.
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Medical pot cardholders smoke to help Montgomery Co. police better understand impairment
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Help find Ciaira! Police searching for 11-year-old girl missing from Greenbelt
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DC man sentenced to 13 years in prison after killing father in front of his 2 children
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. man was sentenced to a 13-year prison term on Thursday for killing a man in broad daylight in March of 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. 28-year-old Jarell Harris was arrested in May of 2022 after he became...
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Manassas City Public Schools to deploy new security screening technology at Osbourn HS
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