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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 Oxon Hill father charged in 2-year-old son’s death 06/10/2024 11:11pm • A 2-year-old boy died in Oxon Hill, Maryland, over the weekend, and Prince George’s County police have charged the child's father in his death. A medical examiner said 2-year-old Kayceson Barkley’s injuries were numerous — broken bones, hemorrhaging and bruising — and that it was all in n Body of Md. parole agent found under bed wrapped in plastic bags, charging documents say 06/10/2024 09:21pm • The body of a Maryland parole agent who was allegedly killed while conducting a routine visit last month was found wrapped in plastic and left underneath a bed. That's according to charging documents filed against Emanuel Edward Sewell, 54, who is being charged with first-degree murder in the kil 14-year-old girl dies after shooting sends bullets into Prince George's Co. home 06/10/2024 08:54pm • A teenager has died several days after she was wounded along with two others in a shooting that sent a barrage of bullets into an apartment building in Prince George's County, Maryland. Khamya Ferrell, 14, of Suitland, was pronounced "clinically deceased" last Wednesday, according to a Prince Geo Takoma Park Police giving tickets to kids — but it's good news 06/10/2024 05:24pm • Kids can be on their best behavior this summer and this Maryland police department will still issue them a ticket. But that's not bad news because the citations the Takoma Park Police Department will write up as part of the Operation Chill program reward good behavior rather than for offenses suc Bowie store hit in surge of ATM thefts in Prince George's County 06/10/2024 03:40pm • The big, black metal gate covering the doors at T&T Liquors in Bowie, Maryland, was bent, and the heavy padlock used to keep the store secure at night was all busted. The concrete posts that separate the doorway from the parking lot did not appear to be a deterrent, either, to the thieves who DC promises summer options for kids and urges parents to know 'where your kids are' 06/10/2024 02:42pm • D.C. leaders have been touting a drop in crime this year, and as public school students anticipate the end of the school year next week, officials are revealing their plans to keep kids engaged and continue moving in the right direction. “I know kids from all over D.C. are excited — teachers