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CRIME & SAFETY
Two Suspects Wanted For “Drive-By” Armed Robbery Friday Evening
On July 26, at approximately 7:06 pm, Takoma Park Police responded to the 1000 block of University Blvd for a report of an armed robbery that had occurred earlier in the evening. The suspects drove up to the victim, committed the armed robbery, and drove off, police say. According to...
MARYLAND NEWS – Silver Spring man accused of brutally beating landlord sentenced to 27 years
Geofrey Gaitan, a 31-year-old man from Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the near-fatal attack on his landlord in 2020. After two trials ended in hung juries, Gaitan was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April. The incident occurred on April 19, 2020, when police found the 63-year-old victim unconscious in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. Witnesses reported hearing commotion and seeing Gaitan assault the victim before calling the authorities.
Two rescued after car plunges off 75-foot embankment in Southeast D.C.
WASHINGTON (7News) — Early Friday morning, first responders pulled two people from a car that jumped over a railing and fell off a steep embankment in Southeast D.C., D.C. Fire and EMS Department (DC FEMS) officials confirmed this morning. Shortly after a call came in to DC emergency services...
Woman dead, 2 drivers hospitalized after 4-vehicle crash in Prince George's County
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A woman is dead, and two drivers are hospitalized after a crash in Friendly, Maryland Friday evening, according to Prince George’s County police. Officers said they responded to the area of Fort Washington Road and Indian Head Highway around 6:15 p.m. for...
Man killed in broad daylight shooting in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man was killed after being shot in Northeast D.C. in the middle of the day on Friday. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the shooting happened in the 2100 block of I Street NE at around 4 p.m. At the scene, officers found a man who was not conscious […]
Nearly 50 Charges: 3 Officers Hurt, Suspect Crashes Into Cruiser In Springfield
Davey Quinones, 20, faces 46 charges, many of them felonies, after his arrest, Springfield police said. Police were investigating Quinones for allegedly having an illegal firearm with a 50-round drum magazine when he spotted the surveillance team on Lombard Street around 3:45 p.m. He jumped into a car and sped away, slamming into multiple vehicles as he made his hasty exit, authorities said.
Man found guilty of a string of violent robberies sentenced to over 10 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A judge has sentenced a D.C. man to more than 10 years in prison for a string of robberies across the District. On Friday, Stephon Lee was sentenced to 129 months in prison, following his guilty plea on April 19. Lee pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery, two counts of robbery, one count of attempted armed robbery, and one count of second-degree theft.
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