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Capitol police begin body camera pilot program 03/18/2024 04:50pm • U.S. Capitol Police launched a cautious test of body cameras Monday — about 70 officers have volunteered to wear the cameras during the 180-day pilot program. Only officers posted outside the Capitol and outside House and Senate office buildings will be wearing body cameras. In addition, dashbo Police: Fairfax Co. crashes down after return of ‘Road Shark’ safety campaign 03/18/2024 03:24pm • A campaign launched in 2023 to discourage dangerous driving ended up decreasing the number of fatal crashes in Fairfax County, Virginia, police say. Now, they are hoping to continue bettering roadway safety this year. Fairfax County police and Virginia State Police are keeping up with their " Youngkin administration considers bill to expand local authority to lower speed limits 03/18/2024 12:39pm • The Virginia General Assembly passed a measure three years ago allowing local governments to decrease roadway speed limits in their localities to as low as 15 mph. But recently, lawmakers found that the Virginia Department of Transportation denied seven of eight speed limit decrease requests, beca Police identify 2 killed in Northwest DC shooting early Sunday morning 03/17/2024 10:00pm • Two men were killed and five people wounded after a shooting early Sunday morning blocks from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. According to police, the shooting took place in the intersection of Seventh and P Street NW at around 3 a.m. When police got to the scene, Claims that UNRWA is Hamas 'proxy' are 'just flat-out lies,' Sen. Chris Van Hollen says 03/17/2024 12:10pm • ▶ Watch Video: Claims that UNRWA is Hamas "proxy" are "just flat-out lies," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on March 17, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We're joined now by Maryl Police seek for suspect who drove stolen car, fled scene of fatal Southeast DC crash 03/16/2024 08:02pm • D.C. police are seeking to identify a suspect they believe left the scene of a fatal car crash while driving a stolen vehicle in Southeast on Thursday night. At around 10:15 p.m., the driver of a stolen Volkswagen Golf was moving northbound at a high speed on Alabama Avenue SE when it entered the Police: 3 teenagers charged in Northwest DC armed carjacking 03/16/2024 07:56pm • Three teenagers were arrested and charged on Thursday after D.C. police said they carjacked a vehicle in Northwest, which was found by their helicopter. Those teens — two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old — were charged by police with armed carjacking, police said in a news release. Just afte Police identify woman shot, killed by ex-boyfriend while on phone with 911 in Fairfax Co. 03/16/2024 06:15pm • A man is in custody following the shooting death of a woman late Friday afternoon in what police believe was a domestic violence-related dispute near the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in the area of Annandale, Virginia. Fairfax County police responded to the 3200 block of Woodburn Road around 4:30 New information from law enforcement reveals criminal activity at a Silver Spring Starbucks 03/15/2024 08:37pm • When the Starbucks on Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring, Maryland, announced it'd be closing at the end of the month, some in the community questioned whether it might be because of crime. In a statement, Starbucks told WTOP they made the decision to close “to ensure a healthy store portfolio.†Violent crime in DC is falling, a trend city leaders are hopeful will continue this summer 03/15/2024 08:19pm • Violent crime in D.C. is down so far this year compared to the first three and a half months of 2023, according to D.C. police data. As of Friday, there's been a 36% drop in homicides. So far this year, there have been 30, compared to the 47 reported at this point last year. At a briefing this Rock 'n' Roll running series shuts down streets all over DC on Saturday 03/15/2024 07:00pm • The 2024 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Running Series will be jogging through the District on Saturday morning, shutting down streets throughout many D.C. neighborhoods and around the National Mall. Runners will be charting either a 5K or half marathon course, with the shorter race starting at 7:45 a.m. US Attorney for DC is prosecuting more cases as promising crime trends emerge 03/15/2024 06:00am • The U.S. Attorney for D.C. prosecuted more cases in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 than it did in the last quarter of fiscal 2023, according to new data released Thursday. In the last three months of 2023, the office prosecuted 55% of cases. That's up from the 53% of cases it prosecuted from Ju Man used 'Jaws of Life' to rob Prince George's Co. convenience store ATMs of hundreds of thousands 03/14/2024 08:50pm • An arrest has been made in a series of armed robberies where police say the suspect used a hydraulic spreader — often called "the Jaws of Life"— to steal money out of convenience store ATMs in Prince George's County, Maryland, earlier this year. On Wednesday, 31-year-old Stefan Janey, of Uppe Teen rapper 'Baby K' pleads guilty to attempted murder in Maryland school bus attack 03/14/2024 04:10pm • A 16-year-old known as "Baby K" has taken a plea deal in the case tied to the attempted killing of a student on a Prince George’s County, Maryland, school bus in May 2023. Under the terms of the deal, "Baby K," whose real name is Kaeden Holland, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder a 3 areas in DC declared 'drug-free zones.' What does that mean? 03/14/2024 03:51pm • Big orange signs have gone up declaring three D.C. neighborhoods "drug-free zones," where police can more easily arrest people suspected of illegal drug activity if they refuse to leave the area. The drug-free zones were authorized by the sweeping anti-crime bill approved by the D.C. Council last