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'I feel like a god': 1 of 2 armed DC carjackers sentenced to over 2 years in prison 04/13/2022 04:00am • Two young men carjacked an Uber driver at gunpoint in D.C. last year, before crashing the stolen SUV. Now, one of them has learned his sentence. Jahlil Perry, 19, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months, or 2 1/2 years, after pleading guilty with another man for pulling Online marketplace for stolen data seized; founder indicted 04/12/2022 08:26pm • Federal authorities say they have seized a website that served as a marketplace for hacked data, and its founder now faces criminal charges. In a statement Tuesday, the Justice Department said authorities seized three domains associated with the RaidForums website: “Raidforums.com,” “Rf.ws� 10 dead in DC overdoses from 'bad batch' of drugs 04/12/2022 02:54pm • Ten people are dead after a series of drug overdoses in D.C.'s Ivy City and Trinidad neighborhoods in Northeast. Seven others required emergency medical care, with some taken to the hospital and some walking away after a dose of Narcan, authorities said Tuesday. More D.C. News Hearing continues for 2 charged with impersonating federal agents 04/11/2022 05:02pm • The prosecution — and, for the first time, the defense — weighed in Monday on the case of two men accused of impersonating federal officers in D.C. Judge G. Michael Harvey continued the hearing on whether Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, should continue to be held until their trial. Annual police report details rise in crime in Prince William Co. 04/10/2022 02:34pm • As more people move into Prince William County, Virginia, the county has also seen more crime. The nearly 6% jump in overall crime from 2020 to 2021 was joined by a population that increased by 1.7%, according to Prince William County police's annual report. More Prince William County What are the prospects for pursuing Putin for war crimes? 04/10/2022 09:18am • More than 50 innocent people trying to flee the fighting in eastern Ukraine were killed Friday in a Russian missile attack on a crowded train station in Kramatorsk. Among the first responders: investigators gathering evidence to determine if this is a war crime. War is full of unspeakable vio DC man steals over $2 million in COVID-19 funding 04/09/2022 10:17pm • D.C. Department of Justice officials say that Elias Eldabbagh, 30, of D.C., has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after carrying out a scheme with the potential to gain $31 million of CARES Act funding. He successfully stole $2,385,000. Eldabbagh is said to have stolen the money for a luxury c 4 sought in 'sick' Capitol Heights attack on senior citizen caught on camera 04/07/2022 03:07pm • Four suspects are being sought in a "sick and disturbing" assault on a senior citizen in Prince George's County, Maryland, last week in an attempt to steal her car. According to police, the four suspects approached the victim March 29 around 6:40 p.m. in her Capitol Heights neighborhood when she Fairfax County prosecutor's diversion program offers people help instead of putting them in jail 04/06/2022 07:20pm • Lula Kelly, of Opportunities Alternatives Resolutions, and Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano. (WTOP/Kristi King) Whether someone’s trying to get a job or rent an apartment, a criminal record can pose a problem. Fairfax County, Virginia's Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office With congressional redistricting done, Hogan has dozens of other veto decisions to make 04/05/2022 08:00am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) dispatched with one of the most closely watched bills sent to his office this legislative session on Former principal of DC Catholic school pleads guilty to embezzling $175,000 04/04/2022 05:42pm • The former principal of St. Thomas More Academy, in Southeast D.C., pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of wire fraud. In District Court, Bridget Coates, 48, of Falls Church, Virginia, admitted to stealing at least $175,000 from the school's Home School Association between 2012 and 2017. She resign 'You just can't argue with the math' -- DC mayor makes push for police hiring 04/04/2022 02:22pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference April 4, 2022. (WTOP/John Domen) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says a $30 million budget proposal to eventually hire 4,000 police officers for the District is necessary to improve 911 response times and increase the presence of officers in neighbor Va. could require training for hotel workers to spot human trafficking 04/04/2022 09:39am • Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that would require hotels operating in the commonwealth to provide employees with training on how to better recognize and report human trafficking. House Bill 258, authored by Del. Shelly Simonds, a Democrat from Newport News, would authorize the state's Depa East Coast MS-13 gang leader known as 'Reaper' sentenced to life in prison 04/02/2022 03:45pm • One of the U.S.-based leaders of the international gang Mara Salvatrucha, widely known as MS-13, will be spending the rest of his life behind bars. The U.S. Department of Justice said Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, also known as "Reaper," has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit mu Study examines whether Loudoun Co. should convert its sheriff's office into a police department 04/02/2022 09:08am • A new study addressed what Loudoun County, Virginia, could expect if it were to convert its sheriff's office into a police department. The study carried out by the International Association of Chiefs of Police focused on the costs and service changes that would come if the sheriff's office, which