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Court docs: Suspect was asked to leave New Year's party in DC hotel before fatally shooting young woman 01/03/2024 06:22pm • A man who's accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman at a New Year's party inside a D.C. hotel room Monday had been asked to leave before he fired two rounds through the hotel room door, according to witness testimony in court documents. Jelani Cousin, 18, of D.C., made his first appearan 'Concerned citizen' returns puppy taken during New Year's Eve burglary 01/03/2024 06:13pm • After a New Year's Eve burglary, a D.C. puppy has been reunited with its owner, police say. Lola, a 7-month-old black and white pit bull was taken on the last night of 2023. Two suspects forced their way inside the victim's home on the 100 block of Atlantic Street in Southeast, took the dog and f Prince George's Co. man faces murder charges after disappearance of friend 01/03/2024 09:26am • A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man is facing murder charges after the mysterious disappearance of his friend in April 2023. Parrish Goode, 23, of Fort Washington was arrested on Dec. 27 and has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Damion Myers Ac 'Bad everywhere': How DC is using Bluetooth devices in response to rise in carjackings 01/03/2024 05:18am • Michele Dedeaux said that when her daughter's best friend had her car stolen a few days ago, she luckily had an Apple AirTag inside. The devices use Bluetooth technology to connect to drivers' phones. The device pinged, Dedeaux said, and the friend was told to go to the nearest police station. Th Arrest made in New Year's Day hotel shooting death 01/02/2024 11:40pm • An 18-year-old D.C. man has been arrested and charged with the killing of 18-year-old Ashlei Hinds, who was shot to death at a New Year's party at a Friendship Heights hotel. D.C. police have arrested Jelani Cousin, of Northeast, and charged him with second degree murder while armed. "I'm glad Nearly 200 traffic tickets issued in one-day enforcement effort on Eastern Ave. in DC, Md. 01/02/2024 11:00pm • Police from three jurisdictions issued 194 traffic citations in a single day as they focused on the shared border of Eastern Avenue, a road that connects D.C., Prince George's County, Maryland, and the city of Mount Rainier. According to a press release, D.C. police said the effort was initiated Major disruptions on Woodrow Wilson Bridge after reports of armed man 01/02/2024 09:27pm • An individual was taken into police custody Tuesday night after reports of a man with a gun on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, according to police. D.C. police said they received reports of an armed man on the bridge around 6:42 p.m. Tuesday. It's not clear if shots were fired and there were no immedi Man robbed of pricey Canada Goose jacket at gunpoint in DC 01/02/2024 09:03pm • The owner of an expensive Canada Goose jacket was the target of a New Year's Day armed robbery in Northwest D.C., according to authorities. It's a crime D.C. police have said is all too familiar. Officers showed up to the area of 400 T Street NW at around 4:20 p.m. for the report of an armed robb Alexandria mayor says funding plan for Wizards, Capitals arena at Potomac Yard 'minimizes the risk' for taxpayers 01/02/2024 05:16pm • Neither Alexandria nor Virginia state taxpayers will be paying for a possible new Wizards and Capitals arena in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, Mayor Justin Wilson said in a recent newsletter. However, Wilson said in a community newsletter Monday that 5% of the total project — about $100 million Federal judge dismisses effort to block Trump from Virginia ballot 01/02/2024 04:48pm • A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit last week that sought to ban former President Donald Trump from Virginia’s presidential primary and general election ballots due to Trump’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. In an opinion issued Dec. 29, U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Br DC police release photo of suspect in deadly New Year's hotel shooting 01/02/2024 02:02pm • D.C. police have released a photo of a suspect in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman who was killed early Monday at a Northwest hotel during a New Year's party. The picture came from surveillance cameras nearby the hotel in Friendship Heights and police shared it Tuesday with hopes of ide 1 dead, 2 wounded in Prince George's Co. shooting 01/02/2024 01:14pm • One man is dead and two other people were wounded in a Monday morning shooting in Fort Washington, Maryland, according to Prince George's County police. Officers responded to the shooting in the 7500 block of Blanford Drive around 3:50 a.m., police said. One of the shooting victims — Jarreau Geologist explains the 'very scary' earthquake felt by Maryland, DC residents 01/02/2024 01:05pm • Hundreds in and around the D.C. Metro area have reported feeling the effects of a small earthquake between Gaithersburg and Rockville, Maryland, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Here's what you need to know. Preliminary information reviewed by the agency placed the earthquake at Unidentified man killed in Prince George's Co. hit-and-run on New Year's Day 01/02/2024 11:17am • A pedestrian who died following a hit-and-run crash in the Cheverly area of Maryland on Monday night hasn't been identified by Prince George's County police. The department said officers were called to the intersection of Landover Road and Neighbor Lane at around 8:45 p.m. for a reported crash. Juvenile justice among criminal justice reform topics up for discussion in upcoming Md. legislative session 01/02/2024 10:47am • The Maryland General Assembly passed a juvenile justice reform measure last year to restructure how the state deals with young people involved in certain crimes by providing them resources versus detaining them behind bars and prosecuting them in court. Juvenile justice was a major topic in 2023