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Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC
Video Released By MPD Of Fugitive Wanted For Fatal Stabbing In Northwest DC Look familiar?  The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a wanted suspect in connection to the fatal stabbing of Marcus Boatwright last week.  Late on Thursday, April 4, officers were called to the 3000 block of Georgia Avenue NW, where they found the 45-year-old Boatwright, who has no fixed address, suffering from a stab wound to the chest. He was treated at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel who responded and pronounced dead. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are inv…

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by Zak Failla
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American Dream Cut Short: Silver Spring Man Charged In Restaurant Murder American Dream Cut Short: Silver Spring Man Charged In Restaurant Murder
American Dream Cut Short: Silver Spring Man Charged In Restaurant Murder "Without touching his heart they took his life." The mother of a 23-year-old Hyattsville resident is speaking out in the days following his death. Lusvin España was out to dinner in Chillum when he was killed by 34-year-old Alexis Romero and 27-year-old Edward Mejia-Sandoval  on Wednesday night, April 10, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Both Romero and Mejia-Sandoval were complete strangers to España, who according to NBC Washington and Telemundo 44 was having dinner with his boss and colleagues when the two came in and began wreaking havoc.  España and an emplo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says
Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says A 20-year-old Maryland man wanted in connection to the burglary of a fire station in Charles County, as well as other crimes throughout the DMV region has been apprehended, according to the sheriff's office. Capitol Heights resident Kairon Andre Fuell has been arrested and is facing criminal charges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, following a string of incidents reported in the area. This week, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Prince George's County, and Metropolitan police departments served two warrants related to an investigation into a burglary reported in February at a Wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Videos Show Execution Of Trash Removal Worker In Maryland Videos Show Execution Of Trash Removal Worker In Maryland
Videos Show Execution Of Trash Removal Worker In Maryland Police have released surveillance footage of the suspects and vehicle linked to last week's murder of a 30-year-old man working for a trash removal company in Prince George’s County. Idongesit Udosen of Lanham was found with gunshot wounds in the roadway as officers were called to the 6800 block of Greenvale Parkway in Hyattsville for a shooting around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspects shown in the newly released footage are seen driving what appears to be a gray Kia sedan in the area of Greenvale Parkway shortly before the murder. When the t…

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by Valerie Musson
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19-Year-Old Shot Dead In Prince George’s County: Police 19-Year-Old Shot Dead In Prince George’s County: Police
19-Year-Old Shot Dead In Prince George’s County: Police A 19-year-old was shot dead in Prince George’s County Thursday evening, April 11, police said. Officers responded to the shooting report around 5:30 p.m. and found Tyrone Avent wounded near Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane in Oxon Hill, according to the PGPD. Avent, of Oxon Hill, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are working to determine a motive and identify a suspect(s). A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Anyone with information is asked to call 301-516-2512. Tips can also be submitted online, by using the …

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by Valerie Musson
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Motorcyclist, 38, Dies From Injuries 2 Days After Head-On Collision With SUV In Lanham: Police Motorcyclist, 38, Dies From Injuries 2 Days After Head-On Collision With SUV In Lanham: Police
Motorcyclist, 38, Dies From Injuries 2 Days After Head-On Collision With SUV In Lanham: Police A 38-year-old motorcyclist died from injuries two days after colliding with an SUV in Lanham, police said. Daniel Sanchez-Ramirez of Lanham was taken to the hospital after colliding head-on with an SUV on Cipriano Road near Hickory Hill around 1:20 p.m. Monday, April 8, according to the PGPD. He succumbed to his injuries Wednesday, April 10. The SUV driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, which remains ongoing, police added. Anyone with information is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.   Tips can also …

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by Valerie Musson
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Bruised Ego Lands Irate, Intoxicated Driver In Prison For Maryland Attack: Prosecutors Bruised Ego Lands Irate, Intoxicated Driver In Prison For Maryland Attack: Prosecutors
Bruised Ego Lands Irate, Intoxicated Driver In Prison For Maryland Attack: Prosecutors A Severn man will spend more than a decade in prison after he got behind the wheel while intoxicated and went on a small rampage that involved parked cars and pedestrians last summer, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney announced. On Thursday, Adam Rey Wolford, 34, was sentenced to 75 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended for striking three pedestrians and repeatedly ramming a parked SUV with two women inside after an incident outside the Cancun Cantina in Hanover last summer. Shortly before 2 a.m. on June 4, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Being Evicted From Northwest DC Apartment Threatened To Shoot US Marshals: MPD Woman Being Evicted From Northwest DC Apartment Threatened To Shoot US Marshals: MPD
Woman Being Evicted From Northwest DC Apartment Threatened To Shoot US Marshals: MPD The 59-year-old woman who barricaded herself inside a Northwest DC apartment and threatened federal officials attempting to evict her is facing multiple criminal charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Camille Ceasar didn't go down quietly and will have a new place to stay behind bars after she was arrested for pointing a gun at officers during an eviction situation that escalated rapidly, officials say. Shortly before noon on Wednesday afternoon, officers and members of the US Marshals Service were called to assist in the eviction of Ceasar from her apartment in the 4000 …

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Spring Armed Carjacking Suspect Arrested, 2 More At Large: Police Silver Spring Armed Carjacking Suspect Arrested, 2 More At Large: Police
Silver Spring Armed Carjacking Suspect Arrested, 2 More At Large: Police One of three suspects was identified and arrested almost two months after an armed carjacking in Montgomery County, police said. The incident occurred near Thayer Avenue and Mayor Lane in Silver Spring around 4:20 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, MCPD said. Three suspects were armed with handguns with blue lasers and an assault rifle when they exited a white Audi SQ5 and approached two victims who were inside a vehicle. They ordered the victims to get out and stole personal property before fleeing in the victims' 2017 Mercedes E300, followed by the white Audi. Both vehicles were later found unoccupi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police
Argument Leads To Deadly Stabbing At Prince George’s County Restaurant, 2 In Custody: Police One man was killed and another is in critical condition after a dispute led to a stabbing at a restaurant in Prince George’s County Wednesday night, April 10, police said. Alexis Romero, 34, of Fairmount Heights, and Edward Mejia-Sandoval, 27, of Silver Spring, were charged with first- and second-degree murder, according to the PGPD. Officers were called to the stabbing at a business on the 6500 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park around 10:50 p.m. There, they found Lusvin Espana Espana, 23, of Hyattsville, in a restaurant suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to …

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by Valerie Musson
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Suspects Charged In Prince George’s County Shooting Involving Unmarked Police Car Suspects Charged In Prince George’s County Shooting Involving Unmarked Police Car
Suspects Charged In Prince George’s County Shooting Involving Unmarked Police Car Two suspects, both 19, were arrested in connection with a shooting involving an unmarked police car in Prince George’s County Wednesday morning, April 10. The incident occurred on Crain Highway just prior to Trade Zone Avenue around 11:05 a.m., PGPD said. The suspects — later identified as Xavier Stewart of Clinton and Noreon Moody of Bowie — fired at the officer, who was inside an unmarked police car while in the area as part of an investigation, according to police. A pursuit had been authorized, though they were able to flee. The officer was not harmed, police added. The vehicle u…

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by Valerie Musson
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MD Man, 47, Sent Sexually Explicit Texts To Child In VA: Cops MD Man, 47, Sent Sexually Explicit Texts To Child In VA: Cops
MD Man, 47, Sent Sexually Explicit Texts To Child In VA: Cops A 47-year-old Maryland man is accused of sending sexually-explicit messages to a minor earlier this year in Prince William County, authorities said. Lamar Bobby Hopkins, of Oxon Hill, MD, was an acquaintance of the victim who received the disturbing texts in February 2023, in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. A family member found the messages and contacted police. Following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for Hopkins.  On March 25, Hopkins was served while incarcerated in Prince George’s County on an unrelated matter. He was extradit…

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by Cecilia Levine