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Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones reflects on his 38 years on the job 01/31/2024 06:50pm • Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said his decision to announce that he'll retire, effective July 1, isn't a decision he came to suddenly. Jones told WTOP that not long after he was named chief of the Maryland county's police department in 2019, he considered the long-term plan, "a Woman accused in Prince George's Co. violent rampage allegedly stabbed longtime friend the night before 01/31/2024 05:50pm • The woman accused of carrying out a violent rampage in Prince George's County, Maryland, last week allegedly stabbed a longtime friend several times in Baltimore the night before, according to charging documents obtained by WTOP. Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, is being held without bond and faces doz Maryland leaders promise more accountability regarding juvenile crime 01/31/2024 02:46pm • Maryland leaders, including Gov. Wes Moore, unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would help to crack down on juvenile crime across the state. It would require police officers to write a report each time they arrest someone who is under 18, something that doesn't currently happen in e Va. man who murdered co-worker over stolen food is sentenced to 70 years 01/31/2024 09:22am • A man who brutally killed a co-worker over a lunch stolen from the office fridge in Fairfax County, Virginia, will spend the next 70 years in prison. The sentencing was announced Tuesday. During his sentencing hearing, 25-year-old Bazen Berhe, of Alexandria, threatened to kill or hurt other peopl 'It made it very real': Prince George's Co. council members share personal experiences with carjacking 01/31/2024 06:17am • The issue of carjackings was in the spotlight during Tuesday's meeting of the Prince George's County Council. "Carjackings in 2023: we're investigating 508 cases. … We've arrested 115 adults and 147 juveniles; 35 of those juveniles were charged as adults," Police Chief Malik Aziz said as he gav Homicide suspect fatally shot by New Carrollton police after stealing multiple vehicles and shooting at least 2 victims, officials say 01/31/2024 05:22am • The suspect in a string of shootings and carjackings that stretched from D.C. into Prince George's County, Maryland, over 12 hours and left one person dead and another wounded was fatally shot by two New Carrollton police officers early Tuesday, authorities said. The man, who was armed, was shot Friends, family speak out after former DC BOE member shot during carjacking spree 01/30/2024 08:36pm • The friend of a man who was critically injured during a string of shootings and carjackings that spanned from D.C. to Prince George's County, Maryland, says he can't make sense of the attack. While D.C. police have not publicly identified Mike Gill as one of the victims of the violent rampage, fa Man wounded in shooting in Dupont Circle 01/30/2024 07:36pm • A man is in the hospital following a shooting during rush hour in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood of Dupont Circle. It happened around 4 p.m. in the 1900 block of Q Street Northwest near the north entrance of the Dupont Circle Metro station. Police found a man who had been shot inside a vehicl 1 person hospitalized after driving car into Fairfax County home, police say 01/30/2024 07:19pm • A driver was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crashing his car through a home in Centreville, Virginia, according to authorities. A spokesperson for Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said the driver is under 18. The crash happened at 3:37 p.m. at a home in the 14900 block of Carlbern Drive. T Montgomery Co. parents criticize delay in notifying community about fight that hospitalized student 01/30/2024 03:11pm • Some Montgomery County, Maryland, parents are upset that their child’s middle school waited two days to tell them about a fight that sent a student to the hospital. The fight between two girls happened at Lakelands Park Middle School in Gaithersburg last Wednesday during dismissal; and accordin Montgomery County police chief to retire in July 01/30/2024 02:34pm • Chief Marcus Jones, who has led the Montgomery County police force since 2019 and whose tenure came amid a nationwide push for police reform, said Tuesday that he is retiring from the Maryland county's police department in July. "It has been an honor to lead such a dedicated and talented departme Music videos, social media play major role in DC shootings, report finds 01/30/2024 02:25pm • Music videos and inflammatory social media posts have been a driver of shootings in the nation's capital in recent years, according to a report released this week by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, an independent agency in D.C. that identifies local public safety challenges. Researcher 'How can I not do this?': DC organizers work to steer young people away from crime and violence 01/30/2024 07:00am • Concern about crime in D.C. has prompted a number of actions on the local and federal level. The latest crime data from D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department shows a number of categories of crime are down when compared to the same time last year: homicide is down 38% while assault with a dangerou Virginia man arrested for poaching beloved deer 01/30/2024 04:43am • A Richmond, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged with the illegal killing of the city's beloved white tailed deer known as the "Hollywood Buck." The deer got its name because he was frequently spotted in Richmond's historic Hollywood Cemetery, unmistakable with 29 points on his massive and 'Don't hit me': DC rabbi reports attack by Lyft driver who kicked him out of vehicle 01/29/2024 10:20pm • D.C. police are investigating the Sunday morning assault of a rabbi by a ride-share driver who allegedly demanded the rabbi get out of the car moments after picking him up. Lyft said the driver has been suspended over the incident, which occurred around 10:15 a.m. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov, direc