Gina Cook

Washington, D.C.

Digital Content Producer at WRC-TV (Washington, DC)

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Chief says teen who broke into 121 cars in one night is out of jail

1 week ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook |Joseph Olmo

A Maryland police chief is calling for greater accountability in the case of a group of teens accused of breaking into 121 cars in one night during a rapid crime spree. Laurel police arrested a 16-year-old boy Wednesday morning in connection to car break-ins on the night of May 4. He and two other teens smashed car windows and stole items from 54 cars in Laurel and 67 more in Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Howard counties, police said.
Virginia man arrested in Memorial Day road rage shooting on I-95 in Maryland

1 week ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Maryland State PoliceA man from Leesburg, Virginia, faces attempted murder charges after he fired bullets at a car on Interstate 95 in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Memorial Day, police say. Leesburg police arrested 22-year-old Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel Tuesday morning, hours after the apparent road rage shooting. Maryland State Police said the shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. Monday on I-95. A man told troopers his vehicle was shot multiple times, police said.
Maryland man accused of killing 72-year-old mother

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

ShutterstockA man killed his mother and assaulted another woman at a home in Bowie, Maryland, on Sunday, police say. James Calero, 40, assaulted 72-year-old Susan Calero and the second woman during a fight at a home on Blackwell Lane, Prince George's County police said. Bowie officers found Susan Calero unconscious and suffering from severe trauma when they responded to the domestic incident just before 4 p.m., according to police. She died at the home.
ATV driver killed, woman hurt after Prince George's crash

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Getty ImagesAn ATV crashed into a pickup truck in Brandywine, Maryland, over the weekend, killing the driver and seriously injuring a woman riding on the ATV, police say. The crash happened about 6:20 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue, Prince George's County police said. The person driving the ATV was critically hurt. He died a short time later at a hospital, police said. The woman riding with him remains hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
GW Parkway closure for storm cleanup causes heavy traffic

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Megan McGrath |Gina Cook

Part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway remains closed as crews continue to clean up the damage left behind from Friday's big storm. All lanes of the road are shut down between Belle View Boulevard in Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria Avenue in the nearby Fort Hunt area. Drivers who rely on that section of the road have to take detours through neighborhood streets, which caused significant backups during the Monday morning rush.
Crowd of teens fighting partially closes Navy Yard Metro station

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Fights broke out in the Navy Yard area of D.C. Saturday night, causing Metro to close part of the nearby station. Video from a News4 viewer shows a large crowd of what appears to be dozens of young people at New Jersey Avenue and M Street SE. Multiple police cruisers responded to the block, and some people appeared to be running away. A spokesperson for WMATA said a large group of teens were fighting, which caused them to close the New Jersey Avenue side of the Navy Yard-Ballpark station.
Power still out for thousands in DC area after deadly storms

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook |Maggie More

Thousands of people in the D.C. region still don't have power after storms ripped through the area Friday, downing trees and killing two people. More than 2 million people in D.C., Maryland and Virginia lost power during the severe weather. As of about 9 a.m., Dominion Energy reported more than 2,300 of its customers didn't have power in Northern Virginia. Most of the outages are in Fairfax County. Pepco said it was down to 95 customers without power in the D.C. area.
Teen stabbed outside Takoma Park Metro

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

NBC WashingtonA teenager was stabbed and seriously hurt at the Takoma Park Metro Station Thursday afternoon, police say. About 2 p.m., Metro Transit Police officers responded to the report of a robbery outside the Metro station's entrance. Officers found a teenage boy with a stab wound to his upper body, police said. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Metro Transit Police arrested three suspects who ran off to nearby Takoma Park Elementary School on Holly Avenue, police said.
Federal judge orders release of Georgetown scholar detained by ICE

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Drew Wilder |Gina Cook

A federal judge has just ordered the release of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University professor and postdoctoral scholar who was arrested by immigration authorities in Northern Virginia in March. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said Wednesday Khan Suri has not been accused of or convicted of a crime. She said the order for his release is in the public interest because it will disrupt the chilling effect his detention has had on protected political speech.
Inmate stabbed, killed at DC jail

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

NBC WashingtonAn inmate was killed in a astabbing at the D.C. jail on Monday, police say. Officers found 29-year-old Carlos Shelley suffering from apparent stab wounds about 2:30 p.m., police said. Medics came to the D.C. Central Detention Facility on D Street SE and pronounced Shelley dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department said it is investigating the killing. Police did not give any information about a suspect or what might have led up to the stabbing.