District Heights
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District Heights couple victimized by unusual home burglary
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A District Heights couple came home and found a hole in a bedroom wall and their possessions gone – including a child’s piggy bank. Someone broke into the townhouse next door, and then cut through the wall to get into their home.
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Aaron Kidd, Andre Shuford shot, killed in Forestville
The deaths of two more teens - Andre Shuford, 18, of Forestville and Aaron Kidd, a Suitland High School freshman - capped off a murder-filled 48 hours in Prince George’s County that have taken the lives of three teens and taken a toll on the community.
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Antonio Ross shot dead in District Heights
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Police are investigating the shooting death of 23-year-old Antonio Ross. He was found suffering from gunshot wounds around 9:20 p.m. Friday.
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Sgt. Johnnie Riley indicted after September suspect shooting
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A District Heights police officer who shot and paralyzed a man while he was handcuffed in September was indicted Thursday on multiple charges, including attempted murder.
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William Fitts sentenced to 60 years for murdering 92-year-old woman
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More than a year after he admitted to killing Thelma Steele, the 92-year-old neighbor who watched him grow up in the neighborhood, 16-year-old William Fitts was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday for her murder.
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District Heights police-involved shooting: Suspect was handcuffed, police say
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The suspect who was shot by a District Heights Police officer after being accused of stealing a motorcycle Thursday night was handcuffed at the time of his shooting, Prince George's County Police say.
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Girl, 7, taken from family by court after unexplained bleeding
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A court has removed a 7-year-old District Heights girl from her family home after hospital personnel couldn't explain unusual bleeding. And even though the bleeding has continued since she's been in foster care, she has not been allowed to return home.
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PGPD officers rescue 7 from burning apartment building
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Two Prince George's County Police officers are being hailed as heroes after running into a burning apartment building and rescuing seven people and several dogs in District Heights.
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District Heights fire leaves dozens displaced
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Investigators are searching for the cause of a three-alarm fire in District Heights that left nearly 30 residents displaced.
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Mariah Kendra Hood candlelight vigil set for Sunday night
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Nearly two weeks after a 2-year-old girl died after being rescued from a District Heights house fire, the community will hold a candlelight vigil Sunday night near the home to remember the young girl.
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Mariah Kendra Hood dies days after District Heights fire
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Prince George's County Fire officials say that Mariah Kendra Hood passed away on Sunday afternoon, two days after she was pulled out of a burning home in the 6100 block of Hil-Mar Drive in District Heights.
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Child in critical condition after District Heights house fire
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A 2-year-old girl remains in critical condition Friday afternoon after she was pulled from burning DIstrict Heights home. A 9-year-old boy and three adults were also inside the home when it caught fire.
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Two killed in separate Prince George's County shootings
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Two men were killed in separate shootings in Prince George's County late Tuesday night. Police have identified the victims as Andre Morton, 51, of Northwest D.C. and Marvin Tomlinson, 31, of District Heights.
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12-year-old saves lives during fire
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A 12-year-old girl’s quick action in an emergency may have saved the lives of victims of a fire trapped inside a building.
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Woman reports sighting mountain lion in District Heights
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Leslie Johnson says state wildlife officials brushed off her sighting when she reported it.
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92-year-old woman found dead in District Heights
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Authorities say the victim was found inside a house in the 2900 block of East Avenue in District Heights after receiving a call for a welfare check.
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Jalmalda Durrell Redish arrested in connection with Wachovia robbery
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Jalmalda Durrell Redish is being charged with armed robbery in connection with the June 13 crime at a Wachovia branch in the 5800 block of Silver Hill Road.
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Man barricades himself in District Heights house
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The man, wanted on carjacking and armed robbery charges, is holed up in the 7200 block of Lansdale Street.
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