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Police: Prince William Co. man charged in wife's shooting death 01/07/2024 03:00pm • A 24-year-old woman is dead after being fatally shot in Dumfries, Virginia, on Saturday, and her husband is facing charges in her killing, according to Prince William County police. Daniel Okoe Lawson, 24, is charged with felony murder and related charges in the killing of his wife, Desire Alexan City of Fairfax police introduce new 'cruise mode' for police lights 01/07/2024 08:47am • When you see police lights in your rearview mirror, it can be bad news — but you may not mind seeing these lights being used more on police cruisers. Patrol vehicles in Fairfax, Virginia, now have what are being called "cruise mode lights." "These low-intensity, steady burning lights are des Maryland State Police on the hunt for new fire marshal 01/07/2024 07:55am • Maryland's Department of State Police has announced a search for a new State Fire Marshal. Contenders for the position will head the Office of the State Fire Marshal, leading its operations and ensuring compliance with Maryland's fire codes, according to a news release announcing the position. Md. man arrested in Thanksgiving weekend shooting death of DC man 01/07/2024 05:20am • A Maryland man was arrested Thursday in connection to the Thanksgiving shooting death of a D.C. man in Northeast, police said. D.C. police officers responded around 9:10 p.m. on the night of Nov. 25 to the 13-hundred block of Florida Avenue in Northeast for reports of a shooting victim. When o Grande arrest made in Mocha dognapping 01/07/2024 05:04am • French bulldogs may be able to (metaphorically) breathe a little bit easier, after D.C. police said a suspect in the dognapping of Mocha was arrested. Kyrie Holmes, 24, of Southeast, was arrested Friday for armed robbery in the December snatching of the Frenchie. Mocha was stolen on Dec. 22 at Anne Arundel Co. Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol riot assault charge 01/06/2024 05:43pm • A Millersville, Maryland, member of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — just a day before the attack's third anniversary. Scott Miller, 37, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers usi Prince William Co. man pleads guilty to kicking kitten to death and starting apartment fires 01/06/2024 04:52pm • A Woodbridge, Virginia, man pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty and another count of arson on Thursday. Frederick Pierce, 18, faced both charges after investigators found a 3-month-old kitten dead inside of a home at the Stone Pointe apartment community in May, when Prince William Count 15-year-old driver dead following Prince George's Co. crash involving stolen vehicle 01/06/2024 04:21pm • A teenage boy driving a stolen minivan in the wrong direction is dead after crashing with a pickup truck Friday in Clinton, Maryland. Shaun Shelton, 15, of Accokeek, was driving a Kia Sedona minivan in the wrong direction in the southbound lane of Piscataway Road when it collided head-on with a p 4-month-old baby girl found after Jeep stolen in Georgetown with her inside 01/05/2024 08:33pm • A 4-month-old baby girl was located safely after a white Jeep was stolen in Georgetown on Friday evening with the child inside, according to D.C. police. Authorities say it happened around 6 p.m. in the 3000 block of M Street NW. The baby girl — who police say was wearing a pink snowsuit — School safety a top priority, Montgomery Co. schools superintendent says 01/05/2024 08:13pm • When students fight in Montgomery County Schools in Maryland, the incidents are considered serious, school system Superintendent Monifa McKnight said. "My top priority as superintendent is to ensure that every student that comes into a school feels safe," McKnight said Friday. When she introdu Prince George's Co. to add more school crossing guards to improve safety 01/05/2024 08:00pm • In response to a shortage of school crossing guards, Prince George's County, Maryland, is taking steps to make roads safer for kids. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says her office and Prince George's County Police are working together to staff intersections where there are no guards with poli 14-year-old shot in Hyattsville after refusing to give up his jacket, police say 01/05/2024 05:09pm • A 14-year-old boy was shot and critically injured in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Friday afternoon after three teens tried to take his high-end winter jacket, according to police. Hyattsville Police Chief Jarod Towers said during a news conference Friday the 14-year-old was walking with two other yo Human remains found in Southwest DC trash can, police say 01/05/2024 12:44pm • A man's remains were found in a trash can in Southwest D.C. on Wednesday morning, according to D.C. police, who are investigating the case as a homicide. Police responded to the 1400 block of Canal Street SW shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of found human remains, accor More than 50 cars stolen in DC in first few days of 2024 01/05/2024 08:38am • The troubling spike in stolen cars in the District seems to be continuing into 2024. According to D.C. police data, there were 6,829 thefts of motor vehicles last year — an 82% increase from the previous year. In the first four days of 2024, 53 cars have already been stolen. On New Year's Former US Capitol Police officer that held back Jan. 6 rioters running for Congress 01/05/2024 06:19am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Nearly three years to the day after he defended the U.S. Capitol against a rioting mob on Jan. 6, former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn announced on Friday that he's