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DC police officer, Maryland woman indicted in bribery scheme 06/25/2021 05:27pm • A D.C. police officer and a Maryland woman have been indicted for a scheme in which the officer is accused of giving out identifying information of traffic crash victims in exchange for cash payments. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said Officer Vincent Forrest, 33, of Sta Chicago police arrest suspect in stabbing death of Md. woman 06/25/2021 04:20pm • A suspect has been arrested in connection to the stabbing death of a University of Maryland student who had been visiting friends in Chicago when she was killed last weekend, Chicago police said Friday. Anat Kimchi was stabbed around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 19 in the city's Loop District at South W Teens wanted for murder at Greencastle Park and Ride in Montgomery Co. 06/25/2021 02:05pm • Two 18-year-old suspects are wanted in the shooting death of a man earlier this week in the area of Fairland, Maryland, Montgomery County police announced in a news conference Friday. On Tuesday night, officers found 18-year-old Kennedy Merrit-Millit, of Rockville, on the ground near the Greencas DOJ announces strike force to tackle gun trafficking in DC and beyond 06/22/2021 03:07pm • The Department of Justice said Tuesday it is launching "strike forces" in D.C. and other large cities to deal with violent crime by cracking down on gun trafficking. The teams are slated to be deployed within the next 30 days. In addition to D.C., key corridors being targeted are those that ch U.Md. criminology student killed in Chicago identified 06/21/2021 10:18pm • The University of Maryland identified a researcher killed in downtown Chicago over the weekend. Anat Kimchi, 31, was a doctoral candidate studying criminology, described by the school as "a brilliant young scholar." The Israeli-born woman grew up in Maryland and was a graduate of Charles E. Smit DC man sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison after Maryland gun store burglary 06/17/2021 01:18am • A D.C. man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing firearms from a Maryland gun store. Justice Department officials said in a statement Wednesday that Xyavion Lawrence, 20, pleaded guilty in the burglary of an Essex gun shop in Baltimore County in August 2019. He's been Prison for swindler who cost Md. woman, 66, her home 06/11/2021 03:12pm • A Maryland man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he swindled a longtime public school aide out of her money by promising to get her a more affordable mortgage payment — for a home she eventually lost. Patricia Duckett, 66, was making plans to retire when her hairdresser told her Documents: DC crime lab says it never concealed findings 06/11/2021 02:09pm • Shell casings on display for analysis at the D.C. forensics lab's Firearms Examination Unit are seen in a September 2019 photo. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) Defending itself against allegations of “fraudulent behavior” that led to the loss of its accreditation, D.C.'s embattled crime lab says it ne Glen Burnie man guilty of impersonating US Marshal 06/11/2021 10:31am • There is not a new sheriff in town. A Glen Burnie, Maryland, man pleaded guilty Thursday to impersonating a U.S. Marshal. Renul Forbes, 32, also known as Michael Renul, faces a maximum of three years in prison followed by one year of supervised release. According to a release from the Depar Vigil held to honor Frager's Hardware employee shot to death on Memorial Day 06/05/2021 02:57am • Dozens of people gathered Friday night near where a beloved, longtime employee of D.C's Frager's Hardware was killed in Southeast on Memorial Day. The vigil was held to remember 40-year-old Frank Winchester, who was found shot Monday night near the intersection of 14th and L Streets SE. Police Daily school resource officer presence should end, says Arlington Co. superintendent 06/04/2021 12:12pm • Arlington County, Virginia, Superintendent Francisco Duran has recommended changing the focus of safety and punishment in public schools by eliminating the daily presence of county police officers. During a Thursday school board meeting, Duran presented his suggestions for altering the relationsh Anne Arundel County recognizes Juneteenth as a holiday 06/02/2021 11:47pm • Joined by community and elected leaders, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman signed an executive order recognizing Juneteenth as a county holiday. (Courtesy Anne Arundel County Government) Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is officially recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday this year, for t DC police chief wants community's help to prevent further rise in killings 06/02/2021 06:07pm • When the weather gets hot, crime traditionally spikes. And with restrictions lifting as well, D.C.'s police chief is concerned about a more violent summer. Facing an increase in homicides, currently up 23% over this time last year, Chief Robert Contee stressed the importance of the community's re 'I'm disturbed' — DC police chief seeks public’s help in road-rage shooting 06/02/2021 05:44pm • D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee identified the suspect the police are seeking in an alleged road-rage shooting last month that was caught on video. During a news conference Wednesday, Contee listed off details about suspects wanted in connection to five homicides and two gun assaults, including t Amid upheaval at DC crime lab, murder case that exposed problems remains on hold 06/02/2021 02:15pm • The trial of two men charged with murder in D.C., whose cases exposed serious forensic errors, remains on hold amid ongoing upheaval at the D.C. crime lab. A D.C. Superior Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, at which Judge Milton Lee was to hear arguments about whether to dismiss the first-deg