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National Guard standing by to help with Debby in Virginia 08/07/2024 08:20pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Tropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, moving toward Virginia, which is expected to see the heaviest downpours Thursday night and early Friday. "We are going to get a significant amount of rain thro Police: Man who posed as FBI agent in Montgomery Co. gold bar scam arrested in Chicago 08/07/2024 07:11pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, say a second suspect in a gold bar scheme that bilked one woman out of nearly $800,000 has been arrested in Chicago, apparently trying to flee the country. Neel Patel, 23, of Carol Stream, Illinois, was arrested July 23 at Chicago O'Hare International Airpor College Park man facing murder charges after stabbing outside Prince George's Co. business 08/07/2024 04:02pm • A 39-year-old College Park, Maryland, man has been arrested on a charge of murder after a Monday night stabbing in Beltsville, according to Prince George's County police. It happened just after 11 p.m. in the 10000 block of Baltimore Avenue, according to a news release from police. First respo Jolene Ivey holds comfortable lead in Democratic primary for at-large seat in Prince George's Co. 08/07/2024 08:54am • Prince George’s County Council Chair Jolene Ivey held a commanding lead Tuesday in the special election to fill an at-large seat on the 11-member council. With all precincts reporting Tuesday night, Ivey had received 9,065 votes of 18,510 tallied in the Democratic primary, or just under 49%, ac What police in Greenbelt found on ATMs over the weekend 08/06/2024 04:45am • A bizarre case of tampering was discovered at a pair of ATMs in Greenbelt, Maryland, over the weekend. A piece of metal was found glued over the slit where people withdraw cash from at a pair of drive-through ATMs at two different banks located only a couple of miles apart from each other. The Police release images of suspect in fatal Columbia Mall shooting 08/05/2024 03:30pm • Police in Howard County, Maryland, have released new images of a suspect in the late-July shooting at The Mall in Columbia that left a 17-year-old dead. Angelo Little, of Columbia, was killed on July 27 after exiting a bathroom inside the mall. Police are asking for help in identifying Little Southern Maryland child dead after bounce house went airborne with kids inside 08/04/2024 12:00pm • A 5-year-old boy from La Plata, Maryland, is dead after a bounce house at the Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf was blown into the air while children were playing inside Friday night, officials said. First responders from Charles County were called after 9:20 p.m. while kids were playing in a Silver Spring bakery owner charged after workers complain of unwanted touching, sexual comments 08/02/2024 06:30pm • Employees at the Passion Bakery in Silver Spring, Maryland, claim their boss would often say and do things that made them uncomfortable. Jose Melvin Mendoza, 56, is accused of questioning his employees about whether they masturbated or shaved their genitals. But it didn't end there, according Report: Pilot reported 'pretty significant problem' before fatal crash on Maryland's Eastern Shore 08/02/2024 04:35pm • The pilot of a small plane reported a "pretty significant engine problem" before a crash on Maryland's Eastern Shore earlier this month took his life. Robert Eugene Merlini, 56, of Annapolis, was the only one on board the twin-engine Cessna 402, when it crashed into the water in Easton on July 16 2 police officers shoot child sexual assault suspect inside Frederick hotel 08/02/2024 10:28am • Two police officers, including a Frederick County, Maryland, deputy, shot a man believed to be wanted for child sexual assault and abuse. The shooting took place just before 1 a.m. Friday at a Super 8 hotel on Monocacy Boulevard. The Frederick County Sheriff's Office told WTOP it received info 14-year-old dead after shooting outside Northeast DC rec center 08/02/2024 08:43am • A teenager is dead and another one is in critical condition after a shooting outside a recreation center in Northeast D.C. Thursday night. Police said that they went to the block of Tuckerman Street outside Lamond Recreation Center before 8 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they f Prince George's Co. officer accused of mistreating his police dogs 08/01/2024 06:30pm • An 18-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police Department has been charged with animal cruelty related to alleged mistreatment of his police dogs. Daisy is a 2-year-old bloodhound in the Prince George's County Police Department. (Courtesy Prince George's County police) Cpl. David Aco Man suspected in fatal July 4 shooting of 6-year-old boy in Prince George's Co. arrested in South America 08/01/2024 12:30pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, say a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy during a neighborhood Fourth of July party has been arrested in Guyana — and authorities are still trying to track down at least one other suspect. Rakeem Gilgeours, 33, has been charged wi Montgomery Co. police, Hyundai host anti-theft car clinic 08/01/2024 04:25am • If you own one the Hyundai vehicles that's easy to steal — Montgomery County police and the car company have some help for you. They are teaming up for an event next weekend at Paint Branch High School. You can receive a software update for your car and a steering wheel lock to help prevent Severe storms roll through before oppressive heat makes comeback to DC region 07/31/2024 08:27pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. After the fourth hottest July on record comes to a close, the D.C. region will be entering its fifth heat wave of the year with the potential to last a week at or above 90 degrees. But not before severe storms began rolling through. H