DC Police urge caution after online marketplace robberies - Saturday, December 9, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | December 09, 2023 [Web version](   [‘You never know until the last step if it's some kind of scam': DC Police urge caution after online marketplace robberies]( D.C. police arrested 19-year-old Elijah Porter without incident after he robbed four separate victims who fell for digital selling scams through Facebook Marketplace. [READ MORE](   [Prince George's Co. officer just acquitted of murder pleads not guilty to fraud charges]( A police officer in Prince George's County acquitted of murder on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a federal fraud case two days later. 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