10 arrested in Mellon Street SE raid seizing marijuana, other drugs
U.S. Park Police arrested 10 people in a search-warrant raid near Mellon Street SE in Southeast Washington, seizing marijuana plus cocaine, PCP, fentanyl and MDMA. Officers also recovered 10 firearms; no separate cannabis weight and no charges were disclosed.
🇺🇸 Mellon Street SE, Southeast Washington, D.C. · District of Columbia, United States
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U.S. Park Police took 10 people into custody after raiding a block near Mellon
Street SE in Southeast Washington on Wednesday night.[1]Officers executed a
search warrant in the area of Mellon Street SE at about 7:45 p.m.[1]Officers
took all suspects into custody without incident.[2]Police have not disclosed
the names, ages, or any charges facing the 10 people taken into custody.[1]
Officers seized large quantities of marijuana along with cocaine, PCP, fentanyl
and MDMA.[1]Police put the combined street value of the narcotics haul at
more than $100,000.[2]Officers also recovered 10 firearms from the scene,
three of which had been reported stolen.[2]
No separate weight or valuation was published for the marijuana portion of the
seizure.[1]The reports do not indicate whether the suspects have appeared in
court or what comes next in the case.[1]
No separate weight or valuation was published for the marijuana portion, so no kg_seized or value figure is counted; the reported more-than-$100,000 figure is a combined total for all narcotics.
The sources say Wednesday night with publication on 29 October 2026; 28 October is used as the incident date with no separate calendar date given.
No names, ages, charges or court outcome were disclosed for the 10 people taken into custody.
Only a Hoodline summary and a Yahoo reprint of the DC News Now report were opened; no separate U.S. Park Police statement was opened.
No photo showing the event itself was available; the submitted lead image is a Google Street View of Mellon Street SE and is not listed as media.
Arcata police arrested Thomas Michael Burch, 35, on drug charges early on 30 October 2026, then served a search warrant at his home later that day and booked him on cannabis sale and possession-for-sale charges. He had posted bail after the first arrest; the booking sheet records no release after the second.
Hoke County sheriff's deputies searched a home in the 600 block of Saunders Street in Raeford, North Carolina, on 29 October 2026 and arrested four people. Officers found 15 grams of marijuana laced with suspected methamphetamine, suspected crack cocaine, six guns and a bulletproof vest; Bratcher and Clegg were held on $50,000 bonds and a warrant was issued for Travis Bratcher.
Dothan police arrested Cedric Ladon Dawkins, 56, on 29 October 2026 after narcotics investigators searched two homes in the 600 block of Alabama Avenue. He faces four charges, including second-degree marijuana possession, after officers seized 19 firearms, 25 grams of cocaine, eight grams of marijuana and more than $7,000 in cash.
District of Columbia regulators and police padlocked D.C. Tobacco and Gifts Palace on Connecticut Avenue NW on 28 October 2026, saying the shop sold cannabis without a licence. Adil Khan was arrested and charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute, and officers seized 7.5 pounds of marijuana plus THC edibles, vape cartridges, concentrate, wax and resin.
