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Wendel Palmer, D.C. officer, charged with sexually abusing 11-year-old girl
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A D.C. police officer has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl inside a D.C. church that his family runs. Charging documents state Wendel Palmer led the youth choir group and that is how he allegedly found his victim.
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ACLU sues MPD officer for 'attacking' 10-year-old boy
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Was it justified discipline or a police officer attacking a 10-year-old boy? The ACLU has filed a lawsuit claiming that while addressing students at Moten Elementary School, a D.C. police officer attacked the boy.
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David Millard arrested for alleged D.C. sex assault
A 60-year-old guest at a Northwest Washington hotel has been accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt on H Street.
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Body pulled from Potomac near 14th Street Bridge
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Authorities have identified the man but are not releasing the name pending notification of the man's family, police say. There were no outward signs of trauma.
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'Running gun battle' in Northeast leaves no victims, no witnesses
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After what one resident said sounded like a "running gun battle" in Northeast early Friday, police have found evidence of multiple shots fired but no known victims, and no definitive witnesses.
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Arlester Jay's body pulled from Anacostia River
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The body pulled from the Anacostia River Monday has been identified as 36-year-old Arlester Jay, an Iraq war vet. His father says his son suffered from PTSD.
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MPD: 1 in 4 cruisers are past recommended retirement age
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Another D.C. emergency agency is facing questions over the reliability of its vehicles. This time, it's Metropolitan Police, who admit that nearly 1 in 4 of their vehicles are past their recommended retirement age.
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Woman slashed on U8 Metrobus, suspect flees on foot
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Metro officials say two women got into a verbal altercation on a bus Saturday morning in southeast Washington. The incident escalated into a physical fight, and one woman slashed the other on the forehead.
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Murder investigated in downtown D.C.'s dual day and night personalities
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In Downtown D.C., streets are packed with people going home from work Friday afternoons. Then the nightlife crowd takes over. That's when surveillance video caught two men police are calling “persons of interest” in a murder case.
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D.C. budget: Gray proposes new spending on affordable housing, libraries, emergency vehicles
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is proposing a $10.1 billion budget that includes new spending on affordable housing, libraries and police and fire department vehicles.
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Man smashes D.C. jewelry store window, steals diamond rings
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A man smashed into a display window of a D.C. jewelry store and stole three trays of white diamond rings Wednesday morning.
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D.C. police vehicle rear ends MetroBus, injuring eight
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Several people were taken to the hospital after the MetroBus they were riding in was hit by a police officer's vehicle Saturday afternoon.
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Ruby Whitfield, Florida Avenue hit-and-run victim, dies
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The man accused in a fatal hit-and-run on Florida Avenue Thursday night had been drinking and may have been talking on a cell phone at the time of the crash, a police report says.
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Richmond Phillips sentenced for murder of Wynetta Wright, baby daughter
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Richmond Phillips, who was convicted in January of fatally shooting Wynetta Wright and then leaving their young daughter, Jaylin, to die was sentenced to two life sentences Friday.
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Report reveals new information about injured officer's wait time for ambulance
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Seven District employees have been referred for "appropriate personnel action" and multiple corrective measures has been put into place after an MPD officer had to wait nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance after being hit by a car.
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Demetrice Littles accused of trying to steal officer's car
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Demetrice Littles, 19, is accused of trying to steal an off-duty Prince George's County officer's car with his daughter inside Friday morning.
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Andrew Davon Allen, Craig Wilson persons of interest in North Capitol Street NW shooting
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D.C. police say Andrew Davon Allen and Craig Wilson, both 19, are wanted for questioning in the shooting, which took place in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street.
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Police chase ends with D.C. officer injured, teen shot, three arrested
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When police chased a carjacked red Dodge Challenger Saturday night, a D.C. officer on foot was rammed by the driver, another officer shot one of the occupants of the vehicle, and three teens were arrested.
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