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Serial rapist could face life in prison for DC attack 02/06/2023 09:08pm • A serial rapist could get life in prison for his attack on a woman from Adams Morgan in D.C. A jury convicted 48-year-old Ronald Berton Jr. in the June 12, 2010, rape of a woman who was asleep in her ground level apartment, according to a Justice Department statement. More DC News M DC's mayor wants to make changes to controversial criminal code 02/06/2023 02:02pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants criminals to be held accountable, and she says the changes she's proposing to the District's new criminal code to increase penalties for certain crimes will send that message. The District's new Revised Criminal Code that passed last month generally keeps police, pr In response to SCOTUS opinion, Senate committee will consider bills this week to limit concealed firearms possession 02/06/2023 01:49pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Denise Reid has an unfortunate level of knowledge about gun violence, with 11 family members shot or killed. That includes her son, Tevon Te Ghost gun use in U.S. crimes rose over 1,000% since 2017, report says 02/03/2023 09:55am • ▶ Watch Video: ATF director on sweeping report tracking ghost guns The use of ghost guns — homemade firearms that can be built from parts bought online or with 3D printers — in U.S. crimes has risen more than 1,000% since 2017, the Department of Justice said in a federal report rel 'He took my baby': Karon Blake's mother speaks out, demands justice 02/02/2023 06:01am • Karon Blake's mom spoke publicly for the first time, Wednesday since her 13-year-old son was shot dead last month in Northeast D.C. Jason Lewis, the man charged this week with second-degree murder in the boy's death, had told police that Karon Blake and others were breaking into cars in his Brook DC police chief worries criminal code overhaul doesn't support victims of violence 02/01/2023 05:45am • While Congress considers a revamp of D.C.'s archaic criminal code, one of the bill's most outspoken critics has a message for federal lawmakers during their review process: Justice for the victim matters, too. In an interview with WTOP's "DMV Download" podcast, D.C. police Chief Robert Contee sai DC man charged with 2nd-degree murder in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Karon Blake 01/31/2023 06:30pm • A D.C. man, who fatally shot a 13-year-old who was reportedly breaking into cars, has been charged with second-degree murder after police say video evidence turned up discrepancies in the man's account of what happened. Jason Lewis, 41, of Northeast D.C. turned himself into police about 8 a.m. Tu Stafford Co. deputies arrest man for DUI, allegedly staggering around Target while drunk 01/29/2023 09:09pm • A man is facing several charges after allegedly driving drunk and staggering around a Target store while intoxicated, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. In a news release, deputies said they responded to the Target on Stafford Market Place in Virginia on Jan. 26 after getting a ca North Carolina man pleads guilty for 2021 bomb threat near Library of Congress 01/28/2023 09:39am • On Friday, a North Carolina man pleaded guilty for calling in a bomb threat to the Library of Congress in D.C. in August of 2021. Floyd Ray Roseberry, 52, of Grover, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to one charge of threats to use explosives during a standoff with police that lasted four hours near Auto thefts, carjackings in major U.S. cities spike, new report finds 01/26/2023 05:01am • Motor vehicle thefts across 30 major cities have increased by 59% from 2019 to 2022, spiking amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of crime trends released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ). The data also showed motor vehicle theft more than doubled DC leaders seek statehood, defend criminal code against Congressional Republicans 01/24/2023 03:51pm • Before passing a controversial crime bill, D.C.'s council members and criminal justice experts worked for 16 years to craft it. Now, it's getting pushback from Congressional Republicans, who could block it. D.C. leaders point to their involvement as yet another reason why the city deserves stateh What to say to support Asian American friends after Lunar New Year shooting 01/23/2023 09:47pm • It can be tough to know what to say in wanting to support the D.C.-area Asian American and Pacific Islander community following the deadly mass shooting Saturday in Monterey Park, California. But one member of the community said it can be as easy as a simple greeting. The shooting at a Lunar New Falls Church man convicted of illegally owning gun silencers 01/21/2023 05:19pm • A man from Falls Church, Virginia, was convicted Friday for illegally possessing unregistered firearm silencers, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that a jury convicted Hatchet Speed, 41, on charges related to his purchase of three sile Moore talks crime and public safety on first full day as Maryland governor 01/20/2023 11:14am • Wes Moore, Maryland's new governor, spent his first full day in office Thursday announcing millions of dollars in funding for various programs, holding his first cabinet meeting, and meeting with Maryland's top two prosecutors to discuss crime and public safety. During his meeting with new Maryla Alexandria woman accused of stealing car with child inside 01/19/2023 04:50pm • An Alexandria, Virginia, woman faces abduction and grand larceny charges after police say she stole an SUV on Sunday — while a 6-year-old girl was sitting in the back seat. The Fairfax County Police Department said 40-year-old Tanisha Hall was arrested Wednesday evening after officers tracked d