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WATCH: DC police search for suspects in armed robbery at the Wharf 10/19/2023 01:44am • D.C. police are asking for the public's help in locating four suspects and a vehicle that they believe are connected to an armed robbery in Southwest earlier this week. Surveillance video captured the suspects in the 600 block of Wharf Street SW shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, where they got o Montgomery Co. police say reported kidnapping of 13-year-old 'unfounded' 10/18/2023 02:20pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, say the report of a kidnapping of a 13-year-old has turned out be "unfounded." According to police, the girl reported she was approached by two men in a dark grey car near the intersection of Waring Station Road and Stoney Bottom Road in Germantown at around Maryland highway agency cited for 'serious violation' connected to crash that killed 6 highway workers 10/17/2023 05:50pm • Traffic control signs to warn drivers and protect workers were not posted near a work zone where six highway workers were killed along Interstate 695 in Baltimore County, Maryland, in March. Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health Office cited the State Highway Administration with a "serious vi After air bag thefts, residents of Prince George's Co. complex say they 'don't feel safe anymore' 10/17/2023 05:45pm • Thieves break into a car to steal air bags in Prince George's County, Maryland. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) Residents living at the Jefferson Square Condominiums on Metzerott Road in Adelphi, Maryland, are being asked to be vigilant when it comes to their vehicles. There have been reported thefts of Fairfax Co. police make arrest in vehicle break-in, package theft cases 10/17/2023 08:25am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have arrested a suspect believed to be connected to a series of burglaries in the area earlier this month. Ajohnny Jordan, 20, of Herndon, was arrested Friday and has been charged with two counts of petit larceny and two counts of possession of burglarious tool Man cleared in Loudoun Co. reckless driving incidents; police continue search after recovering vehicle 10/16/2023 09:20pm • Leesburg, Virginia, police have cleared an initial suspect of charges in a series of reckless driving incidents in Northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the department Monday. Pablo Enrique Orellana-Flores, 34, a resident of Northern Virginia, was arrested by t Maryland officials 'begging' White's Ferry, land owner to reopen service nearly 3 years after abrupt closing 10/16/2023 03:02pm • Almost three years after the historic White's Ferry stopped running between Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia, lawmakers are calling for an agreement between the ferry and the landing site. On Monday, the Transportation and Environment Committee of the Montgomery County Co 'We want a safe campus for all students': Bowie State Univ. on new security measures following homecoming shooting 10/16/2023 05:47am • Bowie State University students are heading back to school on Monday after a shooting rocked the historically Black university during homecoming events. After the Oct. 7 shooting that injured two 19-year-olds, students were given a week off to take care of their mental health. The school is now taki Car Review: Honda CR-V gets more room, sophisticated new look and keeps the recipe that makes it a top seller 10/16/2023 03:54am • The compact crossover is one hotly contested segment in the marketplace. For more than 25 years, Honda has been in a big player with the CR-V, and the latest version looks to stay toward the top. For 2023, the redesigned Honda CR-V sports a new look that has a very sophisticated, grown-up styling. T Car rolls off Maryland parking garage with 2 people inside 10/15/2023 11:01am • Two people were inside of a car that rolled off a parking garage in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday. Montgomery County police told WTOP that officers responded with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue to reports of a "traffic collision" around 3:11 p.m. in the 10600 block of Nash Place in Increased security at Bowie State University after homecoming shooting 10/14/2023 05:51am • Bowie State University is tightening security after a shooting during homecoming events this past weekend. In an online message posted by University President Dr. Aminta Breaux on Friday, she outlined the security measures students can expect to see when they return to the Prince George's County, Colleges and universities work to balance safety with community connection 10/13/2023 11:33pm • After a mass shooting at Baltimore's Morgan State University that injured five people on Oct. 3, university president David Wilson said the school's proposing security upgrades, including a $6.4 million "security barrier" to protect the campus. This week, American University sent out a letter to Police: Teens suspected of Tysons mall carjacking threw liquid candy on driver, told him it was 'acid' 10/13/2023 06:03pm • A 14-year-old Maryland boy has been arrested after police say he and another young person carjacked a man's BMW from Tysons Corner Center by threatening to throw "acid" on him that later turned out to be liquid sour candy. It happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday in a parking garage near the WTOP Top Kids: Vienna brothers give back by selling pumpkins 10/13/2023 05:41am • Now through Oct. 27, 2023, WTOP is accepting nominations for the WTOP TOP Kids program sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union. In addition to being featured on-air and online, winning kids also get a chance at $500. You’re never too young to start giving back, and two Vienna, Virginia, Prince George’s Co. Council tables move that would have raised tipped minimum wage 10/12/2023 09:14pm • A measure that would have made major changes to how restaurant workers in Prince George's County, Maryland, are paid was tabled by the county council on Thursday. The bill would have pushed aside the tipped-wage credit commonly seen in the restaurant industry. If passed, the bill would have ra