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Courier robbed at gunpoint outside of bank in Temple Hills
PRINCE GEOREGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A courier outside of a bank in Temple Hills was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. Detectives are investigating the armed robbery that occurred in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue in Prince George's County. No word on any injuries or items that were taken at...
Car runs into tree off 295 in Prince George’s County; people taken to hospital
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Emergency workers pulled someone from a car after it ran off 295 and hit a tree Thursday morning. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS posted about the incident on the X platform. The post said that crews went to the southbound lanes of 295 past Landover Road for a […]
Prince George’s County officer shoots suspect during reported robbery at District Heights GameStop
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said an officer shot a suspect during a robbery at a District Heights GameStop on Thursday. During a news conference, PGPD said that officers were conducting surveillance on a carjacked car in the 5700 block of Silver Hill Rd. The […]
Three shot, one dead in Southeast DC shooting, police investigate
WASHINGTON (7News) — Three people were shot in Southeast, D.C. Wednesday evening, police said. One of them died the next day. On March 27, at around 7:45 p.m., officers said they responded to the 3400 block of Stanton Road, in Southeast, D.C. for a report of gunshot sounds. Shortly after, police said they received reports of three people suffering from gunshot wounds, being treated at a nearby local hospital.
Prince George's police officer shoots, injures robbery suspect at shopping center
A Prince George’s County police officer shot and injured a man suspected of trying to rob a District Heights store, the department says. The shooting occurred just after 3 p.m. at Pennsylvania Avenue and Silver Hill Road, in a shopping center parking lot. Prince George's County officers were conducting...
DC police officer shoots dog after it attacks child
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said a toddler is in the hospital after being attacked by a dog on Thursday morning. An officer responded to the attack in the 4500 block of Clermont Dr. NE at about 10:23 a.m. MPD said the officer shot the dog attacking the child. The […]
Bridge phobia: Key Bridge collapse has intensified fears in some drivers
BALTIMORE -- The world saw the unthinkable happen Tuesday morning when a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The iconic bridge in the Patapsco River instantly collapsed, plunging eight construction workers into the water amid a mess of metal and concrete.This disaster unlocked a new fear for many and intensified existing fears for others driving over tall bridges.Because our area is surrounded by water, bridges are difficult to avoid."I get hives and I shake and I can't talk and I just have the worst anxiety with it," a Maryland resident said. "Even if my husband drives, I have to...
DC woman accused of killing woman who disappeared in October
A Southeast D.C. woman is accused of killing a Southwest D.C. woman reported missing in October, police said. Chyna Crawford, 25, was last seen about 10 p.m. Oct. 23 in the 4000 block of S. Capitol Street SW. Her family reported her missing three days later, police said. Police say...
Man arrested for robbing people at DC gas stations
WASHINGTON — A D.C. man is facing charges after police connected him to multiple robberies at gas stations across several days. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 36-year-old Michael Allen Hines, of Southeast, faces three robbery charges. Investigators have connected Hines to at least three robberies. In two of...
Coyote shot, killed after attacking women in 2 locations in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police officers and people with Animal Services were in Burtonsville Thursday afternoon after they received a report of a coyote attack there. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) posted about the incident in the 3600 block of Bell Rd. on the X platform at 4:11 p.m. The […]
Black Maryland politicians respond to racist comments following Key Bridge collapse
With less than two weeks left before they adjourn for the year, the Maryland General Assembly has continued its work in the face of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But, for some lawmakers, it tinges the remainder of the legislating to be done and their role as elected officials. Sen. Charles Sydnor, a Black Democrat from Baltimore County, stood on the Senate floor at the end of ...
Virginia Woman Dies Following Collision In Prince George’s County
LAUREL, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred in the unincorporated section of Laurel on Sunday. The deceased passenger in one of the involved vehicles is 45-year-old Parbati Sharma of Herndon, Virginia. On...
DC police make arrest in 34-year-old cold case
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that it arrested a woman for a murder that happened over three decades ago in Northeast D.C. On March 28, 1990, officers found 34-year-old Norman Rich suffering from gunshot wounds in a home in the 500 block of M St. NE. He died there. […]
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