It turns out that there was another cop vs. snowball fight incident today. We reprinted an e-mailed account of the snowball incident which took place outside Wonderland shortly after the bar closed. Police officials confirm that a woman was arrested as a result of the incident. She has been charged with assaulting a police officer, [...]
At about 10 a.m. this morning, Seventh District officers and D.C. Fire and EMS personnel responded to the 3300 block of 18th Street SE for the report of a suicide attempt. Officers were unable to gain entry into the apartment. After forcing their way in, an adult male allegedly armed with a knife "lunged toward [...]
A domestic dispute at the Columbia Heights Village apartments last night ended in homicide.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived at 2806 14th St. NW at 7:37 p.m. Wednesday to find a man holding Todd Angelo Jackson, 28, in a headlock, according to the police report. After the officers ordered the man to release Jackson, they [...]
Beer Bullies: There was a fracas at Glover Park bar Gin & Tonic on Jan. 30. A man told police he was hanging out at the watering hole—at 2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW—at around 2 a.m. when three guys poured beer on him. For revenge, the victim threw his own brewski onto one of the alleged [...]
During the lunch hour today, protesters gathered outside the Pepco Building chanting for clean energy policies. Tensions between the protesters and D.C. Police intensified with individuals entered the building. Chants inevitably turned to the classic "fuck you pigs!"
*Video by Ryan J. Reilly.
Yesterday, Kristopher Baumann won another two-year term as Chairman of the FOP/MPD Labor Committee.This will be his third term playing the sharpest thorn in the side of police brass. The preliminary vote tally shows that the rank and file more than approve of Baumann's work. Out of the 1800 or so that voted, Baumann received [...]
Talk about sending the lamb to the slaughterhouse. On January 7, Office of Unified Communications employee Denise Alexander sat down for a deposition in the last remaining Pershing Park case. Let's just say she was ill-prepared for any questioning.
But first a little background on Alexander: Two years ago, she had submitted an affidavit [PDF] swearing [...]
It was 11 a.m. A security guard at Spingarn Senior High School saw someone on the school's second floor with what looked like the butt of a gun sticking out of a pocket. The guy ran. There was a lockdown. That much you know.
But here's what you don't: The whole world doesn't stop for a [...]
City Desk now provides weekly updates on crimes throughout the District.
I Have Some Good News, Some Bad News, And Some More Bad News: On Dec. 16, the Examiner broke news that the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department executed a major sting at a faux auto body shop in Langdon Park in Northeast over several months, [...]
City Desk has identified the D.C. Police detective who brandished his weapon during Saturday's controversial snowball fight at 14th and U Streets NW. According to two D.C. Police officials, the gun-toting cop is Detective Mike Baylor. Baylor apparently works out of the Second District police station covering everything from property to gun crimes. At one [...]
"That's fucking DeOnte Rawlings shit!" a man screamed at the police. Not really. The off-duty cop jumped out of his Hummer, waved a gun around and didn't identify himself immediately. Later, police officials appeared to blatantly misinform the public on what the D.C. detective actually did. But the similarities end there. No one was shot [...]
We reported earlier today about the incident involving the D.C. Police detective drawing a gun during a snowball fight at 14th and U. D.C. Police have denied that the detective brandished his weapon. We posted photos of the detective with his gun out, and a video of the cop admitting that he had. Here's video [...]
According to an eyewitness, a D.C. Police detective (pictured above w/ gun) went nuts after kids pelted his Hummer with snowballs at 14th and U Streets NW this afternoon. The veteran detective got out of his car and eventually grabbed for his gun, displaying it to the crowd. He did not immediately identify himself as [...]
D.C. Police just announced they've canceled its Toys for Tots distribution for today and tomorrow:
"The Metropolitan Police Department has canceled Toys for Tots distribution scheduled for Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, 2009, due to inclement weather. Distribution is expected to resume during regularly scheduled hours from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, December [...]
The Examiner is reporting that D.C. Police have arrested Officer Reggie Jones, a "gun-recovery specialist," on murder charges in connection with a the death of Arvell Alston.
