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4-year-old with autism left DC elementary school unsupervised
The mother of a 4-year-old boy with autism went to pick him up from a Capitol Hill elementary school Monday afternoon only to find out no one seemed to know where he was. “Everybody’s just running around the building looking for my child,” Diane Cook said. She described what she estimates to be 10 to 15 frantic, excruciating minutes after…
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‘My baby's gone': Body found in Northeast DC building identified as housing advocate
The body found encased in concrete inside a refrigerator at a Northeast D.C. apartment building has been identified as a 44-year-old woman and housing advocate. Chandra Brown was remembered as a talented writer and poet. “That’s my baby. My baby’s gone,” Sheila Brown, Chandra’s mother, said. Brown, who lives in North Carolina, says she and her daughter spoke by...
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Man hurt in police shooting at Rosslyn Metro station
Police say a suspect was seriously hurt in an officer-involved shooting just after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Rosslyn Metro station in Northern Virginia. He was taken to a hospital. Before going to the Metro station, the suspect went to a Safeway on Wilson Boulevard just before 4 p.m., witnesses said. He wanted food but did not want to pay…
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Man ‘born and raised in Maryland' charged with murder in NYC CEO killing
A 26-year-old Maryland native is being questioned as a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the executive gunned down on video last week on a busy New York City sidewalk.
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‘Pushed to the side': Students with disabilities denied tables at Cracker Barrel
A group of students who have developmental and learning disabilities were denied service at a restaurant while taking part in a life-skills learning program with teachers, Charles County Public Schools said. In a community email, CCPS Superintendent Maria Navarro wrote 11 students and seven staff members visited a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, Tuesday after notifying the restaurant in advance...
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Commuters voice safety concerns after weeks without lights at park-and-ride lot
Commuters who rely on a park-and-ride lot in Bowie, Maryland, say the lot’s lights have been out for weeks and they don’t feel safe there after dark. Dozens of people leave their cars at the lot on Northview Drive every day to take public transit to D.C. and elsewhere. At 5:45 p.m. Monday, a News4 crew went to the...
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‘No water': Broken main disrupts Thanksgiving for many in Northeast DC
A broken water main proved a major obstacle for Thanksgiving plans in Northeast D.C. The break, reported after 10 a.m., left people without water in a neighborhood just off Rhode Island Avenue. Four apartment buildings and 75 homes were affected. “My neighbor called and said, ‘Is your water on?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’m doing laundry.’ And she said,...
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Suspect arrested in $400K gold bar scam
Police arrested a man suspected of taking a Bethesda, Maryland, couple for $400,000 in a gold bar scam. A text message reading “Contact us about an unauthorized charge on your Apple account” led the couple down a scam rabbit hole, police said. They were led to believe they were talking by phone to real Apple employees and eventually, according to…
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Crash involving MD police officer serves as drunken driving warning this holiday
A Maryland police officer was struck head on by a suspected drunken driver while on duty early Thursday morning. The Laurel officer’s SUV was struck by a dark-colored Kia about 2:30 a.m. on Van Dusen Road near Laurel Oaks Lane while he was responding to a call, police said. The officer was taken to a hospital and is home...
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Forensic artist creates 3D likeness of victim in 1973 Loudoun County cold case
The bare details of a murder in Loudoun County, Virginia back in 1973 have come into a vivid three dimensions. A forensic artist has created a likeness of the victim in hopes it will help identify her. She’s no longer an abstract. She looks like she’s about to speak. Blood-stained scraps of fabric from the 1973 murder investigation were used…
