Retired Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond was convicted of obstructing justice and making false statements after leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, Enrique Tarrio, who was under investigation for burning a Black Lives Matter banner.
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Judge hands down five year sentence to former D.C. police officer for fatal shooting of man
Former Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Enis Jevric was sentenced to five years in prison for fatally shooting 27-year-old An’Twan Gilmore, who had been sleeping in the driver’s seat of a car stopped at a traffic light.
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Shooting in Southeast D.C. leaves MPD searching for suspect
MPD is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a May 20 shooting on the 800 block of Yuma Street in Southeast, D.C.
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D.C. mayor opens safe commercial corridor hub in Anacostia
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has opened a second Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Anacostia neighborhood of Ward 8, providing residents with access to city services and outreach teams from various agencies to respond to community challenges.
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Man surrenders in connection to DaVon Fuller shooting
By Chrisleen HerardSpecial to the AFRO More than two months after DaVon Fuller was shot and killed in a parking lot near his home, a man walked into a D.C. police station and surrendered himself in connection to his murder. “The loss of our beloved nephew, DaVon Fuller, has been an ongoing struggle for our […]
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DC Council confirms Police Chief Pamela A. Smith
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor, afields@afro.com The AFRO sends congratulations to Pamela A. Smith for being selected as the permanent Police Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. Smith is the first Black female police chief in the organization’s 162 year history. She was unanimously confirmed by the DC Council on Nov. 7. “Our community […]
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Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping and trafficking woman out of D.C. home
By Chrisleen Herard Special to the AFRO The D.C. Superior Court issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 5 for a man who was allegedly holding a woman captive and forcing her to engage in sexual acts with individuals for money. That man, later identified as 27-year-old Donjoeve Preston, was arrested and taken into custody on […]
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Bullets from Southeast shooting hit D.C. elementary school
By Chrisleen HerardSpecial to the AFRO An elementary school was struck by bullets after a nearby shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19. Authorities responded to shots fired in the 2300 block of Raynolds Place around 1 a.m. on Sept. 19,, just a one-minute walk away from Rocketship Rise Academy and hours before the […]
