All posts tagged "police"
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Plea Deal Offered in Transgender Shooting Case
A man accused of shooting and trying to rob a transgender woman in Southeast D.C.'s Shipley Terrace neighborhood appeared in court for a preliminary status...
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Arrest Made in Trans Shooting
The Metropolitan Police Department announced this morning that an arrest has been made in the case of a transgender woman shot in the early hours...
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MPD Fields Transgender Crime Questions
Metropolitan Police Department officials held a news conference Sept. 12 intended to address a shooting and the death of an unidentified person, but were bombarded...
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Going Public with Anti-Trans Attacks (UPDATED)
Metropolitan Police Department officials held a news conference Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, to ask the press and public for help in the death investigation of...
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Trans Woman Found Dead in Columbia Heights
[UPDATE: Metro Weekly received a Metropolitan Police Department email at 5:59 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, identifying the victim as Gaurav Gopolan, 35. For further developments,...
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Trial Date Set for Columbia Heights Altercation
Two brothers accused of attacking a group of lesbians in Columbia Heights in July appeared in D.C. Superior Court this morning for a preliminary hearing....
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No Bail for Cop in Trans Shooting
The off-duty police officer arrested for allegedly shooting at a car containing two transgender women and three others was denied bond at a preliminary status...
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Transgender Shooting Prompts Rally
Local community organizations and advocacy groups are holding a rally to bring attention to an increase in violence against transgender individuals after an altercation with...
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Sit Down with the Chief
Leaders from local LGBT organizations sat with Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier for nearly two hours on Aug. 16, in closed-door meeting at which...
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Critical Mass
Community members expressed frustration earlier today during the third hate crime oversight hearing within the past four years. Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At large), chair of...
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Arrest in King Homicide
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced today, Aug. 14, that an arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Delando King. At approximately 2:30...
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Gay Florida officer wins right to keep police certification despite porn past
”I’m feeling so happy, I can’t even describe it. It’s been over two years, struggling for this. It’s not over yet, but this is a...
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MPD Sounds Alarm (Updated)
The Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 10, shortly after 4 p.m., outside of an apartment complex at 1117 10th St....
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NY Police officer shoots her lesbian lover during fight over text message
”The complainant hit the defendant with a handheld laundry iron about the head several times. The defendant pulled out her service revolver, which was loaded,...
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Police seek details in stabbing death [video]
The Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 10, shortly after 4 p.m., at 1117 10 Street NW, outside of an apartment...
