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A Spike In Carjackings in Washington, D.C. Leads to Arrest of Four Teenagers

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Amidst a skyrocketing number of carjacking incidents this year, Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to a series of 13 violent carjacking robberies by arresting a 17-year-old boy and three girls aged 13, 14, and 17. The news of the arrests has come as a relief to a community severely affected by the escalating rate of carjackings in the nation’s capital. The teenagers were connected to a five-day carjacking crime spree. According to reports, …

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Congresswoman fights attacker using a hot cup of coffee

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Rep. Angie Craig, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, was reportedly bruised in an altercation that occurred in the elevator of her D.C. apartment building on Thursday. The attacker was swiftly taken into custody and charged with simple assault. According to the police report, the assailant appeared to be under the influence of a substance and entered the elevator after Craig. After randomly performing pushups, the man punched Craig and grabbed her neck, …

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