2021

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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MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: February 8, 2021 to February 15, 2021

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: February 8, 2021 to February 15, 2021   (Washington, DC) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit

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Suspect and a Vehicle of Interest Sought in an Attempted Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense: 1500 Block of Gales Street, Northeast

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect and a vehicle of interest in reference to an Attempted Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense that occurred on Monday, February 15, 2021, in the 1500 block of Gales Street, Northeast.   At approximately 12:56 pm, suspects

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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 9:15 pm, the suspects forcibly entered an occupied residence at the

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Suspect Sought in a Robbery (Snatch) Offense: 5400 Block of 16th Street, Northwest

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Robbery (Snatch) offense that occurred on Saturday, February 13, 2021, in the 5400 block of 16th Street, Northwest.   At approximately 10:50 am, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location.

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Arrest made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) Offense: Unit Block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northeast

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Monday, February 15, 2021, in the unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northeast.   At approximately 10:19 am, the suspect approached the victim at

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