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Brothers arrested, charged with stealing from houses of worship in Montgomery Co. 05/16/2024 08:52pm • Two brothers have been arrested and charged with burglarizing the U.S. Zen Institute and a residence attached to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Montgomery County, Maryland. Police said 23-year-old Alex Dumitru and 18-year-old Natalian Dumitru may be connected to a criminal gang traveling a Maryland governor signs bills to tighten juvenile justice, expand gun safety measures 05/16/2024 08:42pm • Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a juvenile justice reform bill Thursday that makes younger juveniles subject to state oversight in criminal cases, a move supporters said will combine accountability and rehabilitation to the benefit of children. “It really comes down to facing facts: Children in the s Woman crossing road in Prince George's Co. fatally struck in hit-and-run 05/16/2024 01:07pm • Maryland police are looking for the driver who struck and killed an unidentified woman in the Landover area Tuesday night. The collision happened around 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Bell Haven Drive, according to a news release from the Prince George's Co Cocaine found in US Capitol Police headquarters 05/16/2024 09:47am • U.S. Capitol Police in D.C. have started a drug investigation after officials said cocaine was discovered inside its headquarters Wednesday afternoon. The department said an officer found the small bag of "a white powdery substance" in the middle of a second-floor hallway just before 1 p.m., acco Congress aims to exert control over DC crime with new bill 05/16/2024 08:15am • A year after Congress blocked D.C.'s revised criminal code, complaining it was soft on crime, the House has gone a step further by passing its own D.C. crime bill. The House passed the D.C. CRIMES Act on Wednesday with 225 votes, garnering support from Republicans as well as 18 Democrats. Propone Search underway in Prince George's Co. after shooting targeting detective 05/15/2024 11:36pm • A search is underway in Prince George's County, Maryland, for four or more suspects, at least one of whom opened fire on a county police detective Wednesday night, according to authorities. The shooting happened in the area of Trumbull Drive in Marlton just after 7 p.m., when "at least one male s Maryland set to expand ignition interlock program for drunk drivers 05/15/2024 09:55pm • A measure that will expand the use of ignition interlock devices when drivers are convicted of driving drunk is among many laws getting the signature of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in Annapolis. The bill does away with an exemption that allowed drivers to plead down to probation before judgment in dr Prince George's Co. officer facing domestic violence charges freed from jail 05/15/2024 04:35pm • A Prince George's County police corporal charged with domestic violence against his wife was ordered to private home detention after making his first appearance in court Wednesday. For now, the charges against 28-year-old Robert Harvin are two misdemeanors, but prosecutors hinted there's evidence 1 fatally shot, 1 wounded in Centreville parking lot during suspected drug deal, police say 05/15/2024 12:18pm • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for the latest.  A man is dead and another is critically wounded after gunfire broke out during a suspected drug deal in Centreville, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, police say. The shooting happened at around 9:30 a.m. in the par 1 man dead, 2 others injured in Southeast DC shooting 05/15/2024 09:43am • A man is dead and two others were injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning in Southeast D.C., according to police. Officers were called to D Street SE for reports of a shooting at about 12:50 a.m. Police found three adults, two men and one woman, injured with gunshot wounds. All three wer Maryland’s 6th District: Neil Parrott scores GOP nomination; early lead for April McClain Delaney tips Democratic nod 05/14/2024 11:18pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for WTOP’s team coverage of the Maryland primary.  In the closely watched primary contest in Maryland's 6th District — considered the most competitive piece of congressional real estate in the state — fo Increase in organized retail theft crews targeting Tysons mall 05/14/2024 09:45pm • Within just one week, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have busted two organized retail theft crews and said they are cracking down on these crimes. On Saturday, two people who police said were part of an out-of-state organized retail theft crew were arrested at Tysons Corner Center. Fairfax C Maryland primary: Voters stream to polls to pick nominations in key Senate, House and local contests 05/14/2024 08:00pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. Listen live to 103.5 FM for WTOP's election coverage throughout the day.  Marylanders streamed to the polls Tuesday to decide vital primary contests. "It's more impactful I think, when you walk up and cast your vote," a voter in B Virginia lawmakers to study campus safety policies after series of protests 05/14/2024 12:18pm • The Virginia House of Delegates has formed a select committee on maintaining campus safety and allowing students to exercise their First Amendment rights, after more than 125 arrests at four of Virginia’s college campuses. According to Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, the Senate will announce i Teen shoots teen in Southeast, DC police say 05/14/2024 11:10am • A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting another teenager in Southeast D.C. last month. The accused shooter turned himself in at a district station on Sunday, according to D.C. police. Officers said they responded to the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue SE on April 26 for a repor