February 2021

Arrest Made in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense: 3800 Block of 2nd Street, Southeast

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in the 3800 block of 2nd Street, Southeast.   At approximately 1:36 am, the suspects entered the victim’s occupied vehicle at the listed location. […]

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Updated with Video Suspect Sought in an Armed Robbery (Gun): 1200 Block of 4th Street, Northwest

Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) that occurred on Monday, February 15, 2021, in the 1200 block of 4th Street, Northwest.   At approximately 8:40 pm, the suspect and victim arranged a

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Updated with Video Suspects and a Vehicle of Interest Sought in an Armed Robbery of an Establishment (Gun) Offense: 3700 Block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast

Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in locating suspects and a vehicle of interest in reference to an Armed Robbery of an Establishment (Gun) that occurred on Sunday, February 14, 2021, in the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast.   At approximately 1:56 pm,

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Updated with Video Suspects Sought in a Burglary One Offense: 3000 Block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast

Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to a Burglary One offense that occurred on Monday, February 15, 2021, in the 3000 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast.   At approximately 9:17 pm, the suspects forcibly entered an occupied residence at

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The Solomon Northup Effect – The Enslavement of Free Black People Then and Now

I\’m going to pull the thread one more time. Writing about the slave trade in D.C. led me to the story of Philp Reed. His marker at Harmony Memorial Park was beside Solomon Northup, the author of 12 Years a Slave. The connection lies in the fact that Northup, a free Black man, was kidnapped

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Suspects Sought in a Robbery (Force and Violence) Offense: 900 Block of New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Second District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in reference to a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that occurred on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in the 900 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest.   At approximately 2:19 pm, the suspects entered an establishment at

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Suspect Sought in a Robbery (Snatch) Offense: 400 Block of L Street, Northwest

Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s First District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Robbery (Snatch) offense that occurred on Friday, February 5, 2021, in the 400 block of L Street, Northwest.   At approximately 5:44 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the

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Updated with Video Vehicle Sought in a Traffic Fatality: 500 Block of Oakwood Street, Southeast

Tuesday, February 16, 2021   Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a traffic crash that occurred on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the intersection of Malcolm X Avenue and Oakwood Street, Southeast.   At approximately 7:58 pm, members from the Seventh District responded to the

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