District of Columbia

40-year sentence for Md. man who stabbed friend, friend’s mother

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area April 6, 2018 - 10:32 am 269

WASHINGTON — A Maryland man who was convicted in a double stabbing has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. A Montgomery County judge Thursday handed down the sentence to Da’Von Mobley, 28, for the attack that nearly killed one of the victims. Investigators said Mobley was at a party at an apartment in Germantown in […]

Man arrested in fatal Northeast stabbing

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area April 5, 2018 - 10:30 pm 1647

WASHINGTON – A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was stabbed in Northeast D.C. Saturday. D.C. police arrested 60-year-old Robert Wilson Dean Jr. on a charge of first degree murder while armed. Dean has no fixed address. Officers responded to the 1900 block of 19th Street Northwest at […]

Man Arrested in Deadly Stabbing Near DC McDonald’s

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area April 5, 2018 - 7:50 pm 388

Police have arrested and charged a 60-year-old man for stabbing a woman to death Saturday evening near a McDonald’s restaurant in Northeast D.C. Tamiya White was found with a stab wound to the neck about in the 1900 block of 9th Street NE near Gallaudet University. Medics took White to a hospital, where she died. […]

School resource officer accidentally fires weapon at Alexandria middle school

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area March 13, 2018 - 11:23 am 237

WASHINGTON — A school resource officer with the Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department accidentally fired his weapon Tuesday morning at George Washington Middle School, police said. The officer discharged his weapon inside the school at 1005 Mount Vernon Ave. at about 9:10 a.m., police said. No one was injured, and the officer contacted his supervisor and […]

Man arrested near White House after allegedly assaulting police officer

District of Columbia National Crime Washington Metropolitan Area March 9, 2018 - 8:24 am 1499

A 44-year-old Ohio man who apparently demanded to get into the White House Thursday night was arrested by the Secret Service after he allegedly assaulted a police officer and resisted arrest, authorities said. Peter S. Theado of Elyria, Ohio, was ordered held Friday for a competency screening after a court appearance. According to a D.C. […]

Suspect held in death of DC woman whose body was found in burning car

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area February 13, 2018 - 12:57 am 1701

WASHINGTON — Three Dec. 28 murders in D.C. and Prince George’s County, Maryland, are believed to be connected, with the connection being a credit card scam they were involved in, police said in court documents. One man, 23-year-old Ashton Briscoe of Northeast, faces first-degree murder while armed in the murder of Kerrice Lewis, 23, of […]

Man Killed by Bus in DC Dove in Front of It, Police Say

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area February 8, 2018 - 12:42 pm 280

A man who was fatally struck by a bus on the National Mall intentionally threw  himself in front of the vehicle, police say.  The victim has been identified as a 39-year-old man from Springfield, Virginia.  The OmniRide Bus driver told police he was driving past the National Museum of African American History and Culture when […]

Arrests made after two burglaries in Henrico

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area February 8, 2018 - 11:51 am 308

Gabriel John Montez, left, and Kishen Devang Vashi were arrested in connection with two burglaries on the same day. (Source: Henrico Police) HENRICO, VA (WWBT) – Henrico police arrested two men suspected of robbing two stores within hours of each other. Gabriel John Montez and Kishen Devang Vashi were charged with two counts of burglary, […]

Driver ran over 4-year-old, later fled after learning authorities coming

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area February 8, 2018 - 11:44 am 304

SAN ANTONIO — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who ran over a 4-year-old boy, then sped off when she learned the police were coming. The woman allegedly hit Angel Robles around 6:10 p.m. on Oct. 16 with a vehicle as the boy was walking with his grandmother […]

Man arrested, 13 animals seized in dog-fighting probe

District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area February 8, 2018 - 11:37 am 1243

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One man was arrested and 13 dogs seized as police investigate a suspected dog-fighting operation. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that among the items seized from the suspect’s home were syringes, a weight attached to a leash, a treadmill and what investigators described as “dog paperwork.” A police spokeswoman referred the