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Vandals strike Montgomery Co. synagogue's menorah just before 1st day of Hanukkah 12/08/2023 04:27am • Members of a Montgomery County, Maryland, synagogue jumped into action to repair a bent menorah they said was vandalized hours before the first light was set to be lit for Hanukkah. Rabbi Bentzy Stolik said it happened Thursday at the Chabad of Olney — which has been located on 17320 Georgia Av How a Fairfax Co. community is responding to teenager's deadly overdose 12/07/2023 10:35pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, high school community is in mourning after a student’s deadly overdose earlier this week. Fairfax County police said they are investigating the overdose, which happened in Seven Corners on Monday. When they got to an apartment in the 2900 block of John Marshall Drive DC to open 'real-time' crime center with 9 regional police agencies 12/07/2023 05:45pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser announced what she says is a new tool in the fight against crime in the D.C. area: a center where regional and federal police and transportation agencies will monitor crime in real time. Bowser made the announcement of the Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) on Thursday at the Mario Alexandria 16-year-old charged in fatal shooting of DC man 12/07/2023 03:51pm • A 16-year-old from Northern Virginia has been arrested and charged as an adult in the shooting death of a D.C. man in October, according to police. Ashton Inabinet, 16, of Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested by Fairfax County police Tuesday under an arrest warrant from the D.C. Superior Court. A s 2 arrested in connection to August triple shooting in Northwest DC 12/07/2023 09:54am • Two men were arrested Wednesday night in connection to a shooting that killed three people in Northwest D.C. in August. D.C. police announced the arrests of 37-year-old Renza Bryant, of Northwest and 34-year-old Jalonte Thompkins, of Northeast. On Saturday, Aug. 5, around 1 a.m., police were c DC area experiencing increase in retail theft. For small stores, it’s not just business — it’s personal 12/07/2023 04:31am • Joanne Wunderly got a dreaded call one morning two years ago that there had been a break-in at her Manassas, Virginia, store and the burglar made off with the cash register. Not only was the register gone, so was the cash box, the week's deposit, and some jewelry that she sells in her store The T Prince George's Co. police officer found not guilty of murder in 2020 shooting 12/06/2023 06:52pm • A jury has found Prince George's County police Cpl. Michael Owen not guilty of murder in the deadly shooting of a D.C. man in 2020. Owen was the first officer the county ever charged with murder in the line of duty, after he shot and killed 43-year-old William Green while the Southeast D.C. resid Expert explains 'labor-intensive' process of investigating Arlington home explosion 12/06/2023 05:45pm • Fire investigators in Arlington County, Virginia, said there was no timeline as to when they might have concrete answers about what caused a home explosion earlier this week, but they are now in the process of digging through debris at the scene. It is "labor-intensive work," according to an expe Man with knife ends barricade inside JC Penney dressing room at Wheaton Mall after police use pepper ball 12/06/2023 05:00pm • An hourslong barricade inside a Montgomery County, Maryland, department store ended with one man in custody. Christopher Lawrence, 37, surrendered around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday after barricading himself in a dressing room of a JC Penney at Westfield Wheaton Mall on Veirs Mill Road for four hours. 69-year-old man killed after walking into I-95 northbound traffic, Virginia police say 12/06/2023 03:35pm • A 69-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after walking into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 and being struck by a tractor-trailer in Prince William County, Virginia State Police tell WTOP. Police said they're investigating the crash as a "possible suicide." It happened nearby the Prince W DC mayor, police chief meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to address city's rising crime 12/06/2023 03:10pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Pamela Smith met with members of a congressional committee on Wednesday to address the city's growing crime problem, which includes a murder rate that's on track to hit the highest level in two decades. Bowser and Smith went to Capitol Hill to meet with H Delusion, fantasy: Arlington man whose house exploded had history of dismissed lawsuits 12/06/2023 10:47am • As investigators work to understand what led to Monday's explosion of a house in Arlington, Virginia, court records are shedding some light on its owner James W. Yoo, who police believe died in the blast. Yoo, 56, filed four federal lawsuits between 2018 and 2022 — each was dismissed, and some Metro to roll out 24/7 bus service next week 12/06/2023 08:05am • Starting next Sunday, Metro will be expanding bus service overnight and into the morning, providing 24-hour service to 14 routes across the District. On Dec. 17, Metro buses will begin to operate every 20 minutes between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. The following routes will offer the prolonged service: 17-year-old arrested in DC carjacking of FBI agent 12/05/2023 10:30pm • A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with the November carjacking of an FBI agent in Northeast D.C., according to court documents that also reveal more details about what happened. Authorities said two carjackers pulled a gun on the agent in the 100 block of 12th Street NE ne Man at center of standoff before Arlington house explosion presumed dead 12/05/2023 03:54pm • An Arlington, Virginia, man who is suspected of firing a flare gun and gunshots  before his home exploded during a standoff Monday night is believed to be dead by investigators, who have found human remains in the charred debris. James Yoo, 56, of Arlington, Virginia, was identified by police as