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Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data, AP source says 08/19/2025 02:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data, AP source says. Kohberger's sexist, creepy behavior alarmed university faculty and students before Idaho murders 08/18/2025 08:13pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators. His behavior was so problematic that one Washington 20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds 08/18/2025 04:37pm • A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit fil Editorial Roundup: United States 08/18/2025 02:25pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 14 The New York Times says shrinking crime rate is encouraging America is in the midst of a historic decline in crime. In 2023, murders fell 10 percent, which was then the largest annual drop since reliable records began in 19 Black mayors of cities Trump decries as 'lawless' tout significant declines in violent crimes 08/17/2025 01:46pm • As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes. The president's characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing l White House says National Guard members deployed to D.C. 'may be armed' 08/16/2025 08:52pm • ▶ Watch Video: D.C. police retain some control after deal with Justice Department A White House official told CBS News Saturday that the National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump's effort to address crime in the nation's capital and take control of the Weekly breakdown: What are federal forces doing in DC? 08/16/2025 09:41am • Only five days have passed since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to federalize the D.C. police force. Since then, the city has seen everything from a sandwich-throwing Department of Justice worker to bulldozers tearing down homeless encampments. So where does the city stand n Man to serve 20 years in prison for deadly Promenade at Manassas shooting 08/16/2025 09:41am • A 39-year-old man will serve 20 years in prison followed by 25 years probation in connection with a November murder in the parking lot of the Promenade at Manassas. Zahir Abdul-Rahman Mujahid, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in the Nov. 23 shooting death of 45 GOP seeks broader federal control of DC police; Democrats have new bill to terminate it 08/15/2025 02:46pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congressional Republicans are ramping up a wide range of plans and proposals that seek to extend federal control over D.C. police and the District's sentencing guidelines, 'These are human beings': Religious leaders criticize President Trump's grim portrayal of DC 08/14/2025 08:45pm • After President Donald Trump declared D.C. was plagued with "bloodshed, bedlam and squalor," the National Cathedral issued a statement saying his language increases the risk of "indiscriminate arrests and the use of excessive force." The message, entitled "Fear is not a Strategy for Safety," was Is the extra law enforcement presence in DC working? 08/14/2025 06:28pm • President Donald Trump's administration has released data detailing arrests in D.C., and it's ramped up the number of National Guard troops and federal agents lining city streets, but it's still unclear whether that effort will be effective. It’s been three days since Trump took control of the Advocacy group warns police-led crackdowns could be harmful for youths 08/14/2025 05:10am • As the D.C. crackdown continues, one advocacy group warns that when it comes to youth crime, simply locking people up does not pay off in the long run. Felicity Rose, vice president of criminal justice research and policy with the advocacy group FWD.us, said that the number of arrested youths i Law enforcement experts say DC needs more judges to fight crime 08/12/2025 01:21pm • President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to take over the operations of D.C.'s police department for up to 30 days, under the D.C. Home Rule Act, and sending in hundreds of National Guard Troops. If that means more arrests, is the D.C. court system equipped to handle it? Judici Terry Cole named interim federal administrator for DC police 08/12/2025 01:09pm • Terry Cole has been selected by President Donald Trump to be the interim federal administrator for D.C.'s police department. Cole has a long history in both federal and Virginia law enforcement circles, but it's still not clear how extensive his role as leader will be. His appointment come Manager of DC store trashed by teens says Trump gives him hope 08/12/2025 05:22am • Not long after nearly 40 teenagers trashed the convenience store Ibrahin Hossain manages in the Hechinger Mall in Northeast D.C. on Friday night, he told the owner of 24/7 Best Tobacco & Wireless that he no longer wants to work there because he doesn't feel safe. Almost everyone could und