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Here is a write up of the accident. There was one fatality.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/349933

Today the D.C Council votes on The omnibus bill that would

  • Increases maximum sentences for some gun-related crimes from one to five years
  • Allows judges to hold adults accused of violent crimes, and juveniles accused of certain violent crimes, in jail until their trial. This would include carjacking. Judges who release such suspects during pretrial will have to give a written explanation supporting their decision
  • Makes it easier to charge someone with first-degree retail theft and felony retail theft
  • Creates a new felony charge for someone who organizes/directs retail theft
  • Makes permanent a temporarily enacted offense of endangerment with a firearm that makes it a crime to shoot into a crowd even if no one was hit
  • Prohibits gun possession for people who have been convicted of stalking
  • Expands the definition of carjacking to make it a crime anytime the victim is not just in their car but in the vicinity of their car
  • Allows MPD to declare “drug-free zones” for up to 120 hours in high-drug activity areas. Officers can arrest anyone in a group of two or more people who refuses to disperse after being told to, as long as police believe the group was meeting for a reason related to drugs, but includes a provision that they cannot arrest people waiting for medical services such as a methadone clinic.
  • Bans mask-wearing for purposes of committing a crime or intimidation (Pinto’s office says the purpose is not to have police arrest people over a mask but to make it easier for police to stop someone before they believe the person will commit a crime)
  • Gives police authority to enforce civil offenses for Metro fare evasion
  • Creates a “pre-arrest diversion task force” aimed at better getting drug and mental health treatment to those who need it
  • Creates a hospitality and culinary arts training program for inmates in the jail in the hope they will get jobs in those industries after being released
  • Adding eligibility for security camera rebates for small businesses that install interior cameras and glass break sensors
  • Prevents officers from being disciplined for “incidental contact” related to neck constraints or if the officer is trying to protect the suspect, but continues a rule banning officers from chokeholds and asphyxiation
  • Establishes a “blue light” pilot program that installs at least one station with video surveillance and a button for emergency communication in each ward
MAN KILLED BY MPD OFFICER AFTER HAVING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

A man was shot and killed by D.C. Police and an EMT Worker suffered a minor injury during an early morning incident in D.C. on Wednesday. At 6:43 am a 911 call went out for a man in crisis in the 2500 block of Benning Rd N.E

The initial responding officers were trained crisis intervention officers which has been a main focus area by Mpd to have officers who are trained in dealing with mental health crisis.

Once officers arrived on the scene they engaged in an hour-long crisis intervention with the man who agreed to go to the hospital for treatment. The man was then placed in the back of Medic 27 to be transported to an area hospital. DC Police followed behind the EMT. (protocol)

During the transport, D.C. Police Chief Smith says that the man “became agitated and assaulted a firefighter and paramedic inside the ambulance as they came through the tunnel on North Capitol Street N.W

While Police were following. The man jumped from the ambulance and crawled under.
He came from the other side allegedly holding an object in his hand. The officers gave him several commands to drop what he was holding.
He didn’t and ran toward the officers. One pepper sprayed him, which didn’t work. Another opened fire, killing him.

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gang Unit arrested and charged nine suspects in connection with the recovery of nearly 14,000 fentanyl pills and multiple firearms from an apartment in Riverdale.  

 

Following an extensive investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 5400 block of Hamilton Street. During the execution of that warrant on January 18, 2024, investigators recovered 13,825 fentanyl pills, cocaine and three firearms. Detectives arrested nine suspects who were in the apartment at the time.

The nine suspects are identified as:

 

31-year-old Sean Floyd of Bladensburg

31-year-old Steven Abdul Johnson of Greenbelt

30-year-old Francisco Orellana of Riverdale

22-year-old Antonio Sanchez-Ramirez of Riverdale

28-year-old Javier Reyes-Guzman of Hyattsville

33-year-old Fernando Guzman of Glen Burnie

22-year-old Marbin Hernandez-Alavarez of Riverdale

20-year-old Erick Rivera-Arguera of no fixed address

22-year-old Walter Flores-Mejia of Riverdale

 

Each of the suspects faces multiple charges to include drug trafficking offenses, firearms offenses and numerous drug-related offenses. The suspects are in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

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