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Police ID 62-year-old pedestrian killed in Southeast DC; search continues for hit-and-run driver who struck married couple 06/13/2024 03:05pm • D.C. police have identified the man who was killed during a hit-and-run Wednesday afternoon in Southeast; his wife was also injured in the crash but is expected to survive. Officers have found the suspect's vehicle but are still searching for the driver, D.C. police said Thursday. Alton Kelly, State trooper struck during traffic stop near Fairfax Co.; 2 arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired 06/13/2024 12:55pm • A Virginia State Police trooper is recovering after suffering injuries in a dramatic crash on Interstate 495, and two people were arrested on suspicion of driving impaired. A video shared by Virginia State Police on X showed Trooper C. Aziz talking to the driver of a sedan that had stopped on t Has a 'scofflaw' driver figured out how to avoid getting towed? 06/12/2024 10:10pm • WTOP is continuing its exclusive coverage on D.C.’s efforts to go after what it calls "scofflaw drivers" — drivers who don’t pay the automated traffic enforcement cameras and parking tickets they rack up. But one city resident is wondering whether his neighbor found a loophole. Records Police seeking car in investigation of man found dead outside Inova Alexandria Hospital 06/12/2024 08:01pm • The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was apparently dumped outside a Virginia hospital early Wednesday morning. Police responded to the Inova Alexandria Hospital at 3:03 a.m. following a report of a man found on the ground outside of one of the hospital’s ent '1,000 wounds': Sheets of paper with racial slur printed from Montgomery Co. school printer 06/12/2024 05:20pm • A Maryland teacher loaded sheets of paper into a Montgomery County classroom printer last month when she noticed a large number of pages being printed out in a single run. On the 1,000 sheets of paper was just one word -- a racial slur against the Black community. "It was, like, just a contin Red vs. Blue at Nats Park Congressional Baseball Game 06/12/2024 05:00pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congress is as divided as ever, but Republican and Democratic lawmakers will take part in a good-natured spring ritual at D.C.'s Nationals Park on Wednesday during the an The fine for speeding in Md. work zones has doubled. How many people are getting caught? 06/12/2024 04:49pm • Thousands of drivers are being caught speeding in the Maryland work zones closest to the D.C. region — and fines for violators have just doubled under a new law that went into effect earlier this month. WTOP obtained the data on Maryland speeding tickets through a Freedom of Information Act DC police cracking down on illegal mopeds 06/12/2024 03:40pm • There are more and more mopeds weaving their way in and out of traffic on D.C. streets, prompting authorities to get tough on those who operate them unsafely. Mopeds are seen as a faster and cheaper way to make deliveries, but they aren't always operated in the safest manner. The crackdown beg Man accused of stealing $3,800 in merchandise — mostly Red Bull energy drinks — from DC stores 06/12/2024 04:29am • A man has been hit with multiple theft charges after police say he stole over $3,800 of merchandise — mostly Red Bull energy drinks — from CVS stores in Northwest D.C. The Red Bull did not give him wings. Darryl Lamond Quander, 58, of no fixed address, was located and arrested by D.C. police 'It makes me angry': Police say Maryland man charged with child abuse blamed 2-year-old son's death on fall down stairs 06/11/2024 07:05pm • A Fort Washington man was ordered held without bond today after he was charged with multiple counts of assault and child abuse in the death of his 2-year-old son. According to charging documents, 32-year-old Lance Harrison, the father of 2-year-old Kayceson Barkley, said his son fell down some st Police ID Maryland man killed in shooting near District Heights convenience store 06/11/2024 05:30pm • A man has died and two other people are injured after a shooting outside of a convenience store in District Heights, Maryland, on Monday afternoon, police said. Anthony Ward III, 19, of Upper Marlboro, was pronounced dead on the scene. A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were also hurt with i Maryland man found guilty in shooting, stabbing death of Prince George's Co. police officer's son 06/11/2024 05:10pm • A Maryland man was found guilty of murdering the son of a Prince George’s County police detective in a shooting and stabbing that happened at a park last fall. Last week, a jury found Kenneth Smith, 54, of Fort Washington, guilty of several charges, including the first-degree murder in the kill Fairfax Co. police cracking down on illegal street takeovers 06/11/2024 04:03pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are cracking down on street takeovers as part of a summer crime prevention initiative aimed at being proactive and keeping communities safe. The first wave of the program, which started earlier this month, is focused on street takeovers and bars and restaurants Gaggle of geese escorted along 395 Express Lanes in Virginia 06/11/2024 02:17pm • There was plenty of honking on the northbound 395 Express Lanes Tuesday morning in Northern Virginia, but it wasn't just drivers stuck in traffic — it was also due to six geese on the roadway. A gaggle of geese got its own police and Virginia Department of Transportation escort toward Edsal Change the behavior of givers: Prince William Co. proposal suggests not handing money to panhandlers 06/11/2024 09:07am • Homelessness and panhandling often go together. On Tuesday, Prince William County supervisors will be briefed on a new proposal to address the issue of panhandling. Among the suggestions: rather than hand money to panhandlers, well-intentioned residents would contact a panhandling team to provide