It’s not every day you see Seat Pleasant, Md. in a national TV commercial.
Yeesh. Police in Prince George’s County are now investigating yet another homicide, the seventh reported in the County in the last five-and-a-half days. NBCWashington.com reports that authorities received a report of a shooting on the 900 block of Central Hills Lane in Seat Pleasant around 11:45 this morning — a victim was found dead at the scene. This death is but the latest in a series of killings which police are mostly attributing to drug-related…
Some very quick work by the Metropolitan Police Department officers in the murder of Delonte Butler, a 29-year-old resident of Seat Pleasant who was shot early Saturday morning on the 3700 block of First Street SE. Police found Butler after responding to a report of a car accident. When they arrived, the car was on fire and Butler was found inside with a gunshot wound. Butler was pronounced dead after being transported to the Office…
Good morning, Washington. Last night’s Unbuckled concert at DC9 was a huge success, having sold-out in under an hour and providing a rocking good time for all those who made it inside — thanks to all of you who came out! We couldn’t be happier, and we’ll have some photos and other details to share later on, to be sure. In the meantime, the Washington Post has some video of yesterday’s topping off ceremony in…
A man died in Seat Pleasant, Md. on Saturday afternoon after he was subdued by officers during a confrontation, handcuffed, and then tasered after he was already restrained. The Post has more details on the story of how Marcus D. Skinner, 22, received two Taser shocks, one from each of two officers on the scene, a Fairmount Heights officer and a Prince George’s County officer. Skinner had been combative with the officers even after he…
Well folks, today is 06/06/06. If you’re unaware of the old wives tales associated with this date, Livescience.com may shed some light on it. And since it’s somewhat hard to avoid an entire day, just watch out for any folks named Damien, the apocalypse, or devilish things today. Officers Placed on Leave after D.C. Jail Break: In what sounds like a Hollywood storyline, the D.C. jail break continues to make news. WJLA tells us that…
Attention riders of metorail’s Red, Orange and Blue lines. Single-tracking along parts of the lines will slow travel heading across Capitol Hill and through Union Station this weekend. First up, the Red Line between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood will see some track maintenance Saturday until 4 p.m. and Sunday until noon. Second, due to switch replacement track work at the Stadium Armory station, some trains on the Orange and Blue lines will terminate…