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Nov 17, 2015

D.C. Woman Arrested In Animal Cruelty Case

Vets didn’t expect the dog to last through the night, but she has made a full recovery.

Dec 11, 2012

Fundraiser Tonight for Victim of Eastern Market Beating

The family and friends of Thomas C. Maslin, a D.C. man who was savagely beaten in August are holding a fundraiser on his behalf tonight to help cover the cost of his extensive medical bills.

Sep 27, 2012

Three Arrested in Connection to Eastern Market Beating

Three men were arrested yesterday in connection to a beating in Eastern Market that has left a man in the hospital fighting for his life.

Aug 29, 2012

Police Release Video of Car Tied to Eastern Market Beating

D.C. police have released a video of a silver car they say is linked to the brutal beating of a 29-year-old in Eastern Market earlier this month.

Aug 19, 2012

Man Found Severely Beaten on Porch Near Eastern Market

A man was found severely beaten on a front porch of a house near Eastern Market.

Jun 29, 2011

Third Officer Under Investigation In Nightclub Beating

An update now to a story that we mentioned in this morning’s Roundup: a third D.C. police officer has now been implicated in the beating of a man outside the Lotus nightclub at 1420 K Street NW on June 10.

Jan 06, 2011

Man Beaten On L’Enfant Plaza Platform For No Apparent Reason

Occasionally, we’re presented with stories that make us really wonder about our collective humanity. This is certainly one of those stories.

Apr 13, 2010

Watch: Video of College Park Police Beating

In the event you haven’t yet watched the video that was released by an attorney for one of the University of Maryland students who claims he was beaten by Prince George’s County police officers last month, take a minute to do so now. You’ll recall that 27 people were arrested on March 3 in the wake of post-game celebrations in College Park — celebrations that by all accounts got out of hand. But this video…

Oct 15, 2009

Hannah Sentenced to Six Months in Beating Death

The tortured case of the beating death of gay Maryland man Tony Hunter has at last drawn to a close, as D.C. Superior Court Judge Rafael Diaz sentenced defendant Robert Hannah, 19, to 180 days in jail on Wednesday, the Washington Blade reports. The sentence represents the maximum jail time allowable for Hannah’s conviction on a misdemeanor assault charge. Hannah will also get credit for time served, the Blade says, which is about two months…

Jul 29, 2009

Elderly Man Dies After Random Attack

Well this is absolutely horrible. A 76-year old Southeast D.C. man died earlier this week after being attacked and beaten by two young men, WJLA is reporting. Clarence Dews was walking along Martin Luther King Avenue when two guys ran him down with a bicycle before slamming him over the head with a club. He died a few days later from blunt force trauma. Dews was a fixture in his southeast D.C neighborhood, living in…

 
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