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Massive fire guts historic building in downtown Frederick 02/11/2024 07:19am • A massive fire Saturday afternoon gutted a historic building in Frederick, Maryland, and led to some power disruptions. The Frederick County Fire & Rescue Department said the call for the fire came in shortly after 3:40 p.m. for a building fire in the 100 block of S. Carroll Street. The hi DC police share new details, identify charges for man shot by officer 02/11/2024 12:46am • Police in the District have identified the man who was shot and wounded by officers who were carrying out what the department called "proactive patrol" in Southeast D.C. on Friday. Kenneth Coleman, 35, has been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and three related gun charges afte DC police identify man killed in quadruple shooting 02/11/2024 12:00am • Washington, D.C., police have identified the man killed during a shooting that injured three others Friday night in Northeast. In a press release from the department, police identified Donte Dudley, a 22-year-old resident of Northeast, as the man killed inside an apartment building during a shoot Prince George's Co. substitute teacher removed indefinitely after allegations of verbal, physical abuse 02/10/2024 08:59pm • A substitute teacher at Lake Arbor Elementary School in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been removed indefinitely following allegations that he verbally and physically abused students. On Friday, Assistant Principal Camille McLaughlin sent a letter to parents stating the unidentified substi DC leaders look to increase safety on Taft Bridge by raising pedestrian barriers 02/10/2024 06:37pm • Between 2010 and 2022, D.C. saw 26 bridge-related fatalities. Half of those happened on the Taft Bridge over Rock Creek Park. Now, lawmakers are looking for community input on how to improve the bridge's safety. D.C.'s Department of Transportation and Department of Behavioral Health hosted a p DC police search for man accused of assaulting, killing Virginia tech exec 02/10/2024 01:04pm • D.C. police are searching for a man they say is involved in the assault of a Virginia man who died five days after the attack. Vivek Taneja, 41, of Alexandria, Virginia, was found suffering from life-threatening injuries after police responded to reports of an assault on Feb. 2. Police are lo New gadget that wraps around suspect's legs is being used by Fairfax County police 02/10/2024 11:56am • It���s a device that you���d expect to see Batman whip out to fight crime. Now, police officers in Fairfax County, Virginia, will be using a ���BolaWrap��� to capture and subdue suspects. The BolaWrap is inspired by the bolas invented by the ancient Incas. The handheld device, not much larger tha 1 dead, 1 injured following 2 shootings in Prince George's Co. 02/10/2024 10:19am • One man is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Prince George's County in Maryland on Saturday morning. Around 4 a.m., police responded to the 2300 block of Iverson Street where they found a man outside suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition 3 men injured, 1 dead in Northeast DC shooting 02/09/2024 11:21pm • Three men were injured and another man died in a shooting Friday evening in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast D.C. D.C. police said the call for the shooting came in around 10 p.m. It happened inside a building near the 1200 block of Raum Street NE. One man was found inside the building, Man shot after opening fire on DC officers in Southeast 02/09/2024 09:56pm • A man was shot Friday night in Southeast after D.C. police say he opened fire on officers. D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news briefing that the officers were on "proactive patrol" when they tried to make contact with a man they saw in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1400 b The office handling DC���s 911 calls says things are improving, but is it enough? 02/09/2024 09:55pm • The head of D.C.���s embattled Office of Unified Communications appeared before a D.C. council committee to talk about the struggles and frustrations that still persist, while still boasting��the improvements her office has made. But after hearing from the public, including safety advocates and c How DC's prosecutor is using social media, federal help to combat violent crime 02/09/2024 08:38pm • A focus on collaborating with federal law enforcement officials and digital media is helping the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecute violent crimes in the District. Matthew Graves, the U.S. Attorney for D.C., said Friday that by realigning resources, his office should be able to "pick up the pace" o 2 arrested in fatal shooting of toddler in Langley Park 02/09/2024 05:33pm • Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy in Langley Park, Maryland, police said Friday. They are identified as Israel Fuentes Jr., 33, of Lewisdale and Johnny Alejandro Turcios, 28, also of Lewsidale. At a news conference, Prince George Toddler dead, mother wounded after shooting outside Prince George's Co. apartment complex 02/09/2024 02:30pm • A 2-year-old boy was killed and his mother wounded after a Thursday evening shooting outside an apartment complex in the Langley Park neighborhood of Maryland. The boy was identified as Jeremy Poou-Caceres of Chillum, according to a news release Friday from Prince George's County police. Earlier, Lunar New Year festivities shut down streets in downtown DC this weekend 02/09/2024 11:39am • The annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade will be taking over D.C.'s Chinatown Sunday, shutting down some major streets downtown. The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is putting on the event, which will start at 1:45 p.m. Revelers will be celebrating the Year of the Dragon as a r