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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 Maryland plan to curb juvenile crime stirs debate 02/09/2024 10:45am • Is crime committed by young people getting out of hand? Top prosecutors in Maryland say that it is ��� and argued their case before the General Assembly in Annapolis on Thursday. Lawmakers, advocates and others testified about recently introduced bill to address juvenile crime. Gov. Wes Moore Alexandria sexual assault suspect in custody, police still investigating 02/09/2024 08:14am • The suspect in an attempted sexual assault in Alexandria, Virginia, has been identified and is currently in custody, according to police. The assault occurred just before 12:03 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, when Alexandria police officers responded to a report of the incident at��the 2200 block of Main Alleged Fairfax Co. 'Rose Ruse' bandits bagged in Georgia 02/08/2024 07:11pm • Fairfax County police in Virginia said Thursday they have charged four people in connection with a string of burglaries, during which the bandits used flower bouquets as part of their break-ins. Authorities said Fairfax County detectives identified a vehicle the suspects were driving through Cobb Super Bowl partygoers advised to have game plan of their own to avoid drunken driving 02/08/2024 05:45pm • Not all the action during this year's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will be on the field. Many adults will attend Super Bowl parties. "That's also a team sport ��� watching the game, but also making sure your friends, your family, they get home safely at th 4 students hospitalized after school bus overturns in Howard County 02/08/2024 05:41pm • Four middle school students were hospitalized after a school bus overturned in Howard County, Maryland, Thursday afternoon. It happened around 3:33 p.m. in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. The bus was traveling northbound when it left the roadway, according to a news release f More Amazon delivery lockers coming to DC police stations: Will they help curb package theft? 02/08/2024 01:27pm • After a year of successful testing, D.C. police announced this week they are expanding a program that allows Amazon customers to have their packages safely and securely delivered to lockers located at police stations. As part of the Amazon Lockers program, lockers have been installed at two addit Alexandria man 'stands up to cancer' for 24 hours straight ��� for what may be his final time 02/07/2024 08:35pm • This weekend, Patrick Malone, a 66-year-old Alexandria man, will ��� for the tenth year in a row ��� stand up to cancer by standing for 24 hours straight. He���s doing it after he said his medical care team gave him a ���second chance��� on life when they helped him beat a rare form of cancer in 201 3 women now dead after weekend crash in Fairfax Co. 02/07/2024 08:17pm • A third woman has died after a weekend crash in Annandale, Virginia, that initially sent seven people to the hospital, Fairfax County police announced Wednesday. All three who died were passengers in the same vehicle. Yan Zhou, 68, of Burke, died from injuries she sustained in the Sunday morning Guilty plea from Md. man found with stolen mailbox keys, $80K worth of checks 02/07/2024 04:40pm • A Maryland man pleaded guilty to illegally having a gun, drugs, stolen checks and stolen mailbox keys and could face several years in prison. Andrew Steven Martin, 30, of Silver Spring, is scheduled to be sentenced in April. He was arrested following a traffic stop in May 2022. A Gaithersburg