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Sep 30, 2022

D.C. Man Files $1 Million Lawsuit After ‘Bizarre’ Arrest By Park Police

The man was arrested for unknown reasons, and released shortly after. “I’m just hoping for accountability and for professional behavior,” he said to reporters Friday.

Jan 21, 2021

Connecticut Man Charged With Assaulting D.C. Police Officer During U.S. Capitol Riot

Patrick Edward McCaughey III allegedly used a police shield to trap D.C. Police Officer Daniel Hodges in a narrow hallway leading into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Jan 19, 2021

Gallaudet Student Charged For Allegedly Trying To Storm U.S. Capitol With Taser

Gallaudet University student Vitali GossJankowski was shown on video holding a Taser, which police believe could have been used in an attack against a D.C. police officer.

Jan 18, 2021

Silver Spring Man Charged After GPS Unit Allegedly Shows He Was At Capitol Insurrection

Bryan Betancur of Silver Spring was allegedly outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, where he was tracked using GPS coordinates and images he posted to social media.

Jul 08, 2020

D.C. Police Arrest 11 Protesters Downtown On Tuesday

Tuesday marked more than 40 days of demonstrations against racial inequity and police brutality in D.C.

Sep 22, 2017

Police Arrest Court-Ordered Mentor On Underage Sex Charges

28-year-old Andrew Brooks was the 14-year-old girl’s court-ordered mentor, according to a report.

Sep 01, 2017

Suspect In Columbia Heights Metro Shooting Arrested At A Shopping Plaza In Wheaton

Cesar Morales was spotted hiding under a car at Westfield Wheaton Mall.

Aug 22, 2017

Police Arrested A Man With A Suspicious Package Near Capitol

The incident happened not long before officials shut down the White House to investigate another suspicious package.

Aug 08, 2017

Metro Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Taking ‘Upskirt’ Photos Of ‘Potentially Dozens’ Of Women

Detectives say there are “potentially dozens of female victims” who don’t know that photos were taken of them at Columbia Heights and possibly U Street stations.

Mar 20, 2017

Secret Service Arrest Two Men In Separate Incidents Near White House On Saturday

This makes three publicly known arrests related to the building in the past two weeks.

 
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