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Case of man killed by Gaithersburg police likely headed to grand jury, attorney says 08/24/2021 04:00am • The case of Kwamena Ocran, who was shot and killed by the Gaithersburg, Maryland, police in January, is likely to be sent to a grand jury, his family's lawyer said. Brian McDaniel, the attorney representing Ocran's mother, told WTOP that Christopher Sandmann, the Howard County assistant state’s Judge to decide immunity for US Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar killing 08/23/2021 05:05pm • A federal judge will decide whether two U.S. Park Police officers deserve immunity and a dismissal of state charges in the 2017 killing of unarmed Virginia driver Bijan Ghaisar. Officer Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard's attorneys argued in U.S. District Court in Alexandria that the federal offi 30-year-old secret reveals real killer just before start of murder trial 08/22/2021 09:20pm • ▶ Watch Video: The 30-Year Secret – The Tracey Harris Murder Dale County District Attorney Kirke Adams and Assistant DA Jordan Davis spent years building a case against Carl Harris for the murder of his ex-wife, Tracey. "Tracey Harris was a hardworking, young mother that disap 2 photojournalists sue DC police, claim use of illegal chemical irritants at protest 08/14/2021 01:25pm • Two photojournalists who covered a protest at D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza against police brutality last August are suing the District and eight members of the police, claiming officers used chemical irritants and stun grenades that had been banned by D.C. law. The ACLU of DC, which brought th Md. man accused of ripping off elderly in romance scheme 08/10/2021 07:57pm • A Maryland man is accused of ripping off elderly victims in a romance scheme, and he could face 20 years in prison. He is 28-year-old David Annor, of Gaithersburg. Prosecutors said that between May 2017 and October 2020, Annor was involved in enticing isolated and elderly people to send money tha Officers investigated after viral video shows DC cop punching man in Southeast 08/09/2021 07:10pm • D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said Monday that a violent incident caught on camera Sunday, in which an officer is shown repeatedly punching a man as other officers tried to handcuff him, has been referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution. "This is not the way we train ou Fairfax man gets 20 years for child pornography 08/05/2021 08:18am • A Fairfax, Virginia, man was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Wednesday for downloading images and videos depicting children as young as 4 being sexually abused. The Department of Justice said in a release that, according to court documents, Christopher Robert Sueiro, 40, used the Darknet to sol Baltimore Co. reaches $3 million settlement agreement with Korryn Gaines’ family 08/04/2021 08:34pm • Supporters gathered Monday evening at a rally calling for justice after the fifth anniversary of the death of Korryn Gaines, a Black woman killed by a Baltimore County Police officer in 2016. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Hannah Gaskill) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s ne Only on WTOP: Fairfax Co.'s top prosecutor on digging out of courts' pandemic backlog 08/04/2021 04:14pm • Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano holds a news conference outside the county courthouse in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat) Fairfax County courts are slowly reopening, but with the new COVID-19 delta variant on the rise, Commonwealth's Attorney Md. Democrats press US senators to pass voting rights legislation 08/04/2021 08:57am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. U.S. Senate Democrats joined with dozens of state legislators at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon, demanding that the Se 'Bring them to justice': After deadly weekend, Prince George’s Co. police chief on what it would take to drive crime down 08/02/2021 08:15pm • It was a deadly weekend in Prince George's County, Maryland, after a spate of shootings left six people dead, and four others wounded, and the police chief weighed in on what it would take to drive crime down. Chief Malik Aziz said the killings follow a rise in crime seen not only locally but acr Montgomery Co.'s top prosecutor on how courts handled pandemic: 'We didn't bat a thousand' 07/30/2021 04:48pm • High-profile cases in Montgomery County, Maryland, have experienced the largest delays of justice as COVID-19 continues to slow courts throughout the region. The county's top prosecutor spoke to WTOP about the challenges still at play and acknowledged some offenders let out of custody during the DC judges respond to mayor's accusation of a lack of urgency to justice 07/30/2021 02:05am • D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring says 25 courtrooms are open, but half of those are hearing cases virtually. Judge Juliet McKenna, on the right, who leads the criminal division said that courtrooms will be fully operational in September. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) D.C. Mayor Muriel DC Council members push for info on what's being done to prevent gun violence 07/29/2021 01:49pm • D.C. Council members held a hearing Thursday on gun violence prevention. Many questions surrounded the District's current programs and if they're working given recent area shootings. "What makes someone a shooter and how do our programs right now prevent that from happening," said D.C. council DC mayor asks council for $11M for more police officers 07/28/2021 05:38pm • The D.C. mayor and the police chief Wednesday stressed the need for additional recruits for the police department and increased community engagement with both violence-interruption programs and police in order to combat violent crime in the District. In a Wednesday news conference announcing the