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Couple arrested for assaulting DC officers during Capitol riot 04/24/2021 10:05am • A Texas couple has been arrested and charged with assaulting two D.C. police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Mark Middleton, 52, and Jalise Middleton, 51, both of Forestburg, Texas, were arrested Wednesday and made their initial appearance in a Texas court on Thursday, according to a ne Board appoints Kevin Davis as new Fairfax Co. police chief 04/23/2021 04:17pm • Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis will take over as Fairfax Count police chief on May 3, 2021. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has appointed former police commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, Kevin Davis, as the new chief of police in Fairfax County, Virginia. Park Police officers indicted in Bijan Ghaisar's death have cases moved to federal court 04/23/2021 12:37pm • Two U.S. Park Police officers, who shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 and were indicted in Fairfax County on manslaughter and weapons charges, will have their criminal cases moved out of a Virginia state court and into an Alexandria federal courtroom, a judge ruled Friday. Officers Alejandro A Bladensburg police officer charged with sexual abuse of minor, assault 04/22/2021 06:15pm • An officer for the police department in Bladensburg, Maryland, was arrested Thursday by the Baltimore County Police Department on charges stemming from an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of a minor. The Bladensburg Police Department said LoQune Brown, an eight-year veteran assigned to the Anton Black’s family raps Frosh for celebrating Chauvin’s conviction 04/21/2021 05:47pm • As many other elected officials in Maryland did, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) on Tuesday celebrated the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death, turning to Twitter to call for further criminal justice reform. “This verdict confirms Judge orders release of Black DC firefighter, says conviction obtained by fraud 04/21/2021 12:00pm • A Fairfax County Circuit Court judge has overturned the 2019 conviction of a Black D.C. firefighter, saying the case was built on false representations from the arresting county police officer. The opinion and ruling from Judge Daniel Ortiz was expected after he announced Friday he was inclined t DC region lawmakers and officials respond to Chauvin verdict 04/20/2021 07:40pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'f791eb78-e8fc-43aa-aa74-4c3523dd61c2' }).render("861536c9ac3e01");}); The jury has made its decision and found a Grant will help clear backlog of rape kits in Md. 04/20/2021 02:35pm • A new grant will help Maryland test rape kits in order to help potentially solve thousands of sexual assault cases, some dating back to the 1990s. The grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance totals $2.6 million over three years to the Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Northern Va. doctor indicted on rape, abduction charges 04/20/2021 02:02pm • A Springfield, Virginia, doctor has been indicted on charges of rape, abduction and unlawful filming. Drew John Steiner, 58, a physician who practiced family medicine at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and in a practice in North Carolina, is accused of sexually assaulting two women he met online $15,000 reward offered in fatal Manassas Mall parking lot shooting 04/20/2021 11:41am • A $15,000 reward is being offered in the double shooting at Virginia's Manassas Mall April 2 that left a Baltimore man dead and another man injured. Jahmar Graves, 34, and the second victim, who is recovering, were in the area for contract work, Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham sa Judge to throw out Fairfax Co. conviction of DC firefighter after claims of officer bias 04/16/2021 01:06pm • A Virginia circuit court judge will throw out the 2019 conviction of a Black D.C. firefighter from prison, agreeing with claims by the firefighter's lawyer and Fairfax County's top prosecutor that the arresting officer lied about the traffic stop that led to his arrest and was racially biased. Co Pentagon officer charged in Takoma Park shooting accused of assault for separate incident 04/11/2021 12:50pm • Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul speaks at a news conference Friday. (Courtesy Takoma Park police) Takoma Park police have charged the off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer they say shot and killed two men Wednesday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland. The officer has also Florida man charged with assaulting DC police officer with skateboard during Capitol riot 04/09/2021 02:46am • A 21-year-old man from Winter Park, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury for assaulting a D.C. police officer with his skateboard during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Grady Douglas Owens was arrested on April 1 in Florida pursuant Hogan vetoes bill prohibiting life without parole for juveniles 04/08/2021 09:51pm • 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) announced Thursday evening that he’d vetoed the Juvenile Restoration Act, a bill to prohibit life without p 'Beltway Bank Bandit' sentenced for multiple holdups, gets 21 years 04/06/2021 11:56pm • A D.C.-based man, dubbed the "Beltway Bank Bandit" by authorities, was convicted in a series of armed robberies from 2018 and 2019 and sentenced to 21 years in prison Tuesday. According to a Department of Justice news release, Freddie Lee McRae, 35, robbed five banks and an apparel store in North