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Why did crime go down in DC? Here's what leaders say Why did crime go down in DC? Here's what leaders say 12/09/2024 05:23pm • D.C.'s mayor joined other leaders Monday in crediting public safety initiatives and community outreach with sinking violent and overall crime rates below pre-pandemic levels. Violent crime is down by 35% compared to last year, according to data from D.C. police. It also showed an 11% decrease in Md. mother charged with murdering 3-month-old, told police she wanted to 'end everything': charging docs Md. mother charged with murdering 3-month-old, told police she wanted to 'end everything': charging docs 12/09/2024 01:51pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, mother has been charged with first-degree murder after the Sunday drowning death of her 3-month-old daughter. According to charging documents, 37-year-old Mackenzie Colgan told police she woke up Sunday morning with a plan to "end everything" and kill herself, her h 'We're not a thumb pressing on the citizens': Lessons from a longtime small town Virginia police chief 'We're not a thumb pressing on the citizens': Lessons from a longtime small town Virginia police chief 12/09/2024 10:07am • When A.J. Panebianco applied to be Middleburg, Virginia's police chief in 2012, he had a goal: "Everybody who visits, lives, or frequents Middleburg would know our officers by first name." Back then, Middleburg's police department was part-time. "Nobody worked from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. â we had fiv Mother in custody after 3-month-old drowns in Chevy Chase, police say Mother in custody after 3-month-old drowns in Chevy Chase, police say 12/08/2024 05:06pm • A woman was taken into custody Sunday after her 3-month-old child drowned in Chevy Chase, Maryland, police said. According to Montgomery County police, a homicide investigation has been launched into the drowning, which happened in the 7300 block of Summit Avenue. First responders headed to th Candlelight vigil honors memory of community activist killed in Prince George's Co. Candlelight vigil honors memory of community activist killed in Prince George's Co. 12/08/2024 08:05am • Members of the Prince Georgeâs County community gathered in the parking lot of the Staples on Campus Way South in Largo, Maryland, on Saturday to honor the memory of a community activist who was killed last month. Cornelius McDonald, 33, was killed on Nov. 30 outside Jasperâs Restaurant in th Massachusetts congresswoman says family was targeted with a bomb threat Massachusetts congresswoman says family was targeted with a bomb threat 12/08/2024 07:44am • (WESTFORD, Mass.) -- A Democratic member of Congress has become the latest victim of increased threats against federal lawmakers in the last two weeks. Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts said Saturday that her family and home received a bomb threat. No one was harmed and the Westford Police Depart A warning from TSA: Empty that carry-on bag and don’t bring a gun through airport security A warning from TSA: Empty that carry-on bag and donât bring a gun through airport security 12/07/2024 01:10pm • Reagan National Airport is on pace to break the record number of firearms caught at its security checkpoints, and TSA has a warning about what could happen if you accidentally leave a gun in your carry-on bag. This past week, the 37th and 38th firearms of 2024 were caught at Reagan National. Last How Prince George's Co. police aim to make sure the holiday presents you buy make it inside your home How Prince George's Co. police aim to make sure the holiday presents you buy make it inside your home 12/06/2024 08:25pm • In the iconic cartoon, Dr. Seuss' Grinch stole all the Whos' Christmases, breaking into homes and taking every last present. In the weeks ahead, police in Prince George's County, Maryland, will be watching not just shopping centers, but also your neighborhood to make sure no copycat Grinches can tak Man extradited to Montgomery County after shooting ex-wife, fleeing the country in 1997 Man extradited to Montgomery County after shooting ex-wife, fleeing the country in 1997 12/06/2024 07:53pm • A man who fled the U.S. after being accused of shooting his wife in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1997 was arrested in El Salvador and extradited to Montgomery County on Thursday. In a release, Montgomery County police said Jose Mauricio Rivera, 58, was extradited to Montgomery County on Dec. 5 and Arlington authorities asking the public for information about a dog put to sleep after found in the cold Arlington authorities asking the public for information about a dog put to sleep after found in the cold 12/06/2024 01:40am • Authorities in Arlington, Virginia, want the public's help in finding the owner of an emaciated dog that was humanely put to sleep after being found outside in the cold this week. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington said the dog was dropped off near the Walter Reed Community Center. A resident Police: Prince William Co. officer fatally shoots knife-wielding man Police: Prince William Co. officer fatally shoots knife-wielding man 12/05/2024 09:41pm • A Prince William County, Virginia, officer shot and killed a man who police say approached the officer with a knife and refused to drop it. It happened just after 5 a.m. Thursday near the Department of Fire & Rescue Station 26 and the Central District Police Station on Davis Ford Road in Montgomery County launches online portal for reporting hate, bias incidents Montgomery County launches online portal for reporting hate, bias incidents 12/05/2024 08:00pm • Montgomery County's new reporting system for documenting hate and bias incidents includes an online form that can be filled out anonymously. The new reporting format on the county's website is intended to make reporting all kinds of incidents simpler. "We encourage people to file. You can fil She admitted to covering up her grandmother's murder last year. Now she's getting out of jail She admitted to covering up her grandmother's murder last year. Now she's getting out of jail 12/05/2024 07:51pm • A Maryland woman who admitted to helping cover up the murder of her grandmother is set to be released from jail only a year after the killing. Salia Hardy, 21, testified in the case against her own mother, 46-year-old Candace Craig, who was found guilty of murdering and dismembering 71-year old M 3 missing siblings located safe; Amber Alert canceled in Virginia 3 missing siblings located safe; Amber Alert canceled in Virginia 12/05/2024 05:58pm • Three siblings that deputies say were abducted in Virginia on Thursday have been found safe. Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for the three children â ages 10, 8 and 6 years old â after they were taken from a bus stop in Fishersville in Augusta County, Virginia, on Thursday morning Man charged with robbing postal workers, stealing huge amounts of mail across DC area Man charged with robbing postal workers, stealing huge amounts of mail across DC area 12/05/2024 01:23pm • A D.C. man has been charged with stealing mail in D.C., Arlington, Virginia, and Bowie, Maryland, throughout 2024 after stealing arrow keys from a postal worker in December 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, has also been charged in the armed r
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