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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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St. Patrick's Day 8K to close several streets
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Several streets in downtown Washington will be closed for the St. Patrick's Day 8K race Sunday.
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MPD: Woman's death in Rock Creek Park investigated
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Early Saturday, a cyclist found a woman's body under the bridge that carries Massachusetts Avenue traffic over Rock Creek. Police are investigating whether or not the woman was pushed or jumped from the bridge.
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D.C. officials address ambulance responses in the city
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District of Columbia public safety officials held a news conference Friday to discuss concerns over ambulance response times.
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Donte Graves, 18, accused of murders in 2008 and 2013
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Multiple sources tell ABC7 that Donte Graves,18, is responsible for two murders, more than four years apart. Graves is accused of killing Tyrone Joyner, 22, over a coat two weeks ago, and was also arrested in the murder of attorney Mark Blank, 56, in Southwest D.C. in 2008.
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Controversy grows over struck MPD officer's wait time for emergency service
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Controversy is growing surrounding the D.C. police motorcycle officer who was severely injured by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday night and then forced to wait, lying in the street, for an extended period of time before getting emergency help.
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Three charged in hit-and-run that injured officer
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Kevin Burno, 24, faces a felony assault charge while Antonio Parks, 22, and Darrin Twisdale, 25, were both charged with obstruction of justice and possession of an open container of alcohol.
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Woman abducted, sexually assaulted in SE, police say
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The woman was walking in the 2700 block of Naylor Road SE when the suspect forced her into his car at gunpoint, police say.
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Police disable 'Pepsi' machine that dispensed beer in Northeast
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It looked like a soda machine in front of an apartment building in Northeast D.C., but police say it wasn't as advertised. The Pepsi machine on Meigs Place in Trinidad dispensed cans of beer for $3.
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Cathy Lanier ignored officer misconduct claims in 2010, board says
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The head of a Washington police oversight board says Police Chief Cathy Lanier has ignored findings of officer misconduct three times since 2010.
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Thefts of high-tech devices increase on Metro
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In what has been called the high-tech version of purse snatching, an alarming surge of thefts has occurred lately on the Metro system, targeting smart phones and other high tech devices.
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Driver in high speed police chase crashes near Nats Park, escapes
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A high speed police chase from Virginia into D.C. at speeds exceeding 100 MPH resulted in the fleeing driver crashing into three other cars near Nationals Park.
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Tommy Wells to offer bill allowing expanded police surveillance in D.C.
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D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells will propose a bill to allow police officers to monitor surveillance cameras in real time in neighborhoods. But Wells predicts robust opposition from privacy advocates.
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Court tosses DC police retaliation verdict
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in its opinion Friday that a lawyer for the officers made inappropriate comments to the jury during closing arguments.
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D.C. sexual assault study, City Council looks at cases
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Some sexual assault victims in D.C. say the Police Department is not doing enough to respond to their concerns. And the MPD is now responding to a report about how they’ve handled these cases.
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Homeland Security rape: Woman claims repeated rape inside facility
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Allegations of rape inside the Homeland Security facility on Nebraska Ave. are being taken very seriously by D.C. police according to sources.
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D.C. police officer injured, suspect wounded in shooting
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A D.C. Police officer was injured Tuesday evening after a police-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital.
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Pennsylvania Avenue bicycle lane U-turn crackdown to be enforced
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Authorities in the District of Columbia are set to crack down on drivers who make U-turns across the bicycle lanes that run down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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