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3 men arrested, charged in killing of Norfolk State U. student from Prince George's Co. 12/01/2023 03:28pm • Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in the deadly September shooting of a Norfolk State University student from Prince George's County, Maryland. Norfolk State University student Jahari George, who was from Accokeek in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was shot and killed near 'Never, ever seen crime this bad': residents give passionate testimony on DC crime bill 11/29/2023 08:00pm • More than 80 people signed up to tell the D.C. Public Safety Committee their thoughts on Mayor Muriel Bowser's crime bill. While the focus was on the Addressing Crime Trends Now Act (ACT Now), witness after witness talked about the impact of the increase of crime in the District. "I have never Days after her puppy was stolen, DC woman reunited with French bulldog 11/28/2023 04:00pm • A D.C. woman's puppy that was stolen last weekend has been found, police said Tuesday. D.C. police posted a photo of the reunion on Tuesday on the social platform X. #update Hendrick has been located and reunited with their owner! pic.twitter.com/iB33CUGhGP — DC Police Department (@DCPolice Maryland man sentenced to life in prison in fatal 2021 Applebee's shooting 11/22/2023 12:42pm • A Suitland, Maryland, man who shot and killed an Applebee's employee and wounded two others more than two years ago was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, plus 80 years. The fatal shooting happened at the Applebee’s Grill and Bar on Donnell Drive in Forestville, Maryland, in May 2021, accordi Member of Maryland hate crime commission temporarily suspended for social media posts on Israel-Hamas war 11/21/2023 09:54pm • The leader of the Maryland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been suspended from a state commission tasked with coming up with solutions to combat a rise in the number of hate crimes. Zainab Chaudry was taken off the commission by Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown aft How much is retail theft costing you in the checkout aisle? The answer may surprise you 11/20/2023 05:25pm • It is frustrating to have to wait for an employee to unlock a glass case so you get razors or laundry detergent, but retail theft is eating up more than just your time — it’s also eating up your dollars. “Approximately a nickel on every dollar of sales is for crime and crime prevention,” Alleged cross-country drug ring busted 2 years after DC mother overdosed with single pill 11/20/2023 02:34pm • More than two years after a young D.C. mother died of a fentanyl overdose, federal law enforcement have announced the additional arrests of members of a sprawling drug ring connected to the case. "As of this morning, I can share that we have in custody 23 defendants named in this indictment, amon Philadelphia man sentenced to 8 years in drunken driving crash that killed promising GW business student 11/17/2023 08:29pm • The Philadelphia man who prosecutors said downed several drinks at a D.C. bar before getting behind the wheel last January and crashing into an Uber, killing a promising George Washington University business student, was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. Before handing down his sentence, Crossroads of a Crisis: Spies use global chaos as cover 11/16/2023 05:21am • Declining Western support for Ukraine. A massacre in Israel followed by war in Gaza. The disarray in the U.S. Congress. In his new series “Crossroads of a Crisis,” WTOP’s National Security Correspondent J.J. Green’s delves into the three weeks in October when the world changed dramatically. Md. GOP calls on Democrats to join them in getting tough on crime legislation 11/15/2023 10:36am • House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers act in the coming session. They called on Democrats to join with them to pass measures t 13-year-old boy charged with killing father in Northwest DC 11/14/2023 08:52am • Police in D.C. have arrested a 13-year-old boy and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of his father. On Sunday, Nov. 12, Third District officers responded to a call for a man down inside a building located on 16th Street NW in Columbia Heights, according to a news release. A ma Maryland lawmakers assess whether juvenile services are effective, how law enforcement could help 11/11/2023 09:13pm • As reforms continue to take effect in Maryland, lawmakers in Annapolis this week debated how to best support the state's juvenile justice system. The House Judiciary Committee held a more than three-hour briefing on juvenile justice on Wednesday. Almost 90 minutes of the discussion focused on U.Md. denounces 'hateful, antisemitic' expressions from rally in support of Palestinians 11/11/2023 03:33am • The University of Maryland has issued a statement condemning "in no uncertain terms" the "hateful, antisemitic statements" expressed during a Justice for Palestine rally held on campus Thursday. "The offensive actions of a few should not reflect on the vast majority of protesters who were there t Feds seize 220 pounds of illegal drugs, including heart-shaped pills 11/07/2023 05:30am • Law enforcement seized 220 pounds of illegal substances worth an estimated $8 million in street value in Massachusetts, the Justice Department announced Monday. According to court documents, the seized drugs included about 900,000 individual doses of powdered fentanyl and 20 pounds of pink, heart Accountability, not punishment, is the goal at some Md. juvenile justice programs 11/01/2023 07:45am • People who work in the field of restorative justice say two things have to happen to make the practice of "community conferencing" work: all parties have to agree to the process, and everyone must agree to a resolution once it is decided upon. As the Montgomery County Council examines using the m