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No charges for officers who shot, killed armed man at Springfield mall 10/13/2022 12:40am • Fairfax County, Virginia's, top prosecutor will not bring any criminal charges against the officers who shot and killed an armed man at the parking lot of Springfield Town Center. Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano said that his investigation found that the two officers who fire DC deputy mayor Geldart resigns in wake of assault charge, residency questions 10/12/2022 06:46pm • D.C.'s embattled deputy mayor for public safety and justice — facing scrutiny over an allegation of assault and battery and questions about his residency in Virginia — is stepping down. In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "saddened" to announce she Curfew consequences: Why crime dropped in Prince George’s Co. 10/12/2022 01:10pm • “I could go on with probably 25 or 30 more variables for why things like that happen," said Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz, shown in this file photo. All of that put together, he added, “can go any way on any given day, because the terrain constantly evolves.” (WTOP/Michelle Bowser continues review of DC deputy mayor charged with assault as residency questions grow 10/08/2022 05:02am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said a review of all claims against Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chris Geldart, including his compliance with the District's residency requirement, is ongoing after he allegedly assaulted a man in Arlington, Virginia. During a news conference Friday, Bowser responded to DC Deputy Mayor Geldart accused of assaulting man in Arlington 10/05/2022 04:48pm • Chris Geldart, D.C.'s deputy mayor for public safety and justice, has been charged with assault and battery after allegedly assaulting a man in an Arlington, Virginia, parking lot on Saturday. The Arlington County Police Department said Geldart is accused of grabbing a man by the throat after an Anne Arundel poll shows Haire with narrow lead over Pittman in county exec race 10/05/2022 10:34am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A new Democratic poll on the Anne Arundel County executive race shows the Republican challenger, County Councilmember Jessica Haire, with a Nurse found not guilty of falsifying records in Arlington County inmate's death 10/04/2022 05:32am • A nurse who worked for a private company providing health care to inmates at the Arlington County Detention Facility in Virginia has been found not guilty in connection with the death of an inmate. The inmate, Darryl Becton, died at the Virginia jail in October 2020. A Sept. 23 ruling in Arlin Odd crime scene leads to conflicting theories about shooting deaths 10/01/2022 11:08pm • When investigators entered the McLean, Virginia home of millionaire mother Pam Hargan, they discovered the bodies of Pam and her youngest daughter Helen, who was found with a rifle. Hours later, police told the family her wound looked self-inflicted. Did Helen shoot her mom and then take her own lif Former WMATA manager pleads guilty in procurement fraud scheme 09/29/2022 03:49pm • A former senior manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority pleaded guilty Thursday to a fraud charge after prosecutors say he helped rig $1.3 million in contracts. Scottie Borders, 61, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in D.C. to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The ch Prince George's Co. Council hears from candidates for Police Accountability Board 09/27/2022 09:28pm • The Prince George's County Council is working to fill five of the 11 spots on the county's new Police Accountability Board. On Tuesday, 17 candidates for those five spots spoke before the council to talk about why they would be good selections. Later this fall, the council will meet in execut DC corrections officer arrested, charged for bribery and smuggling drugs to inmates 09/26/2022 08:58pm • A corrections officer at the D.C. Jail was arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly taking bribes to smuggle drugs and other items to inmates at the facility. An inmate at the jail and an alleged supplier have also been charged for their part in the alleged operation. In a news release Mon Man charged with lying to grand jury investigating killing of U.Md. coach Locksley's son 09/23/2022 04:01pm • A man has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges in connection with the unsolved 2017 killing of Meiko Locksley, the son of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley. John Willie Kennedy Jr. is accused of lying under oath to a federal grand jury investigating Meiko Locksley's killing, a Prince George's Co. confronts spike in carjacking and youth crime 09/20/2022 09:43pm • The recent spike in carjacking crimes in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been marked by an alarming increase in youth crime. While there has been criticism against supporting the early release of first-time juvenile offenders who may commit more crimes, the numbers tell a different story. � AFI Silver Theatre presents Latin American Film Festival for Hispanic Heritage Month 09/20/2022 01:16am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4bF8mxml3k&feature=emb_imp_woyt The American Film Institute is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Silver Spring, Maryland. The 33rd annual AFI Latin American Film Festival returns to the historic AFI Silver Theatre from Sept. 22 to Oct. 12 for your cul Poll: Democrats lead in statewide Md. races 09/19/2022 06:43pm • A poll finds that Democrats are leading in all four statewide races in Maryland ahead of November’s election. The Goucher College poll finds Democrat Wes Moore leads Republican Dan Cox, 53% to 31%, with 9% undecided, 4% favoring Libertarian candidate David Lasher and 2% favoring the Green Party