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3 men arrested, charged in killing of Norfolk State U. student from Prince George's Co. 12/01/2023 03:28pm • Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in the deadly September shooting of a Norfolk State University student from Prince George's County, Maryland. Norfolk State University student Jahari George, who was from Accokeek in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was shot and killed near WATCH: Shih Tzu rescued from air vent in Fairfax Co. 12/01/2023 12:55pm • A 17-year-old Shih Tzu named Maya had to be rescued after somehow getting herself stuck in an air duct last weekend in Fairfax County, Virginia. The rescue and reunion with her owner played out on police bodycam footage posted on social media Friday by the Fairfax County Police Department. In Data Doctors: Why Apple's NameDrop is safe to use 12/01/2023 12:45pm • Q: Is Apple’s NameDrop option a security risk? A: NameDrop is a new AirDrop feature that is part of the latest update from Apple in iOS 17, which was made available in mid-September. It’s a convenient feature for those who want to accurately share either their phone number or their email a Woman dead after 2-vehicle crash in Prince George's Co. 12/01/2023 10:32am • A woman is dead and another person is in the hospital after a crash early Friday morning in Prince George's County, Maryland. Police said officers responded at around 1:10 a.m. for a crash involving a sedan and an SUV in the area of Landover Road and Kent Town Place. A woman was driving the SU Prince William Co. teen charged with sexual assault of student in high school bathroom 12/01/2023 10:03am • An 18-year-old student at Gar-Field Senior High School, in Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged with sexually assaulting a younger female student in a school bathroom, according to Prince William County police. Lamine Mellouk, 18, was charged on Nov. 27 with one count of sexual battery — a mi 2 French bulldogs stolen in DC region days apart. Is this a pattern for thieves? 11/30/2023 09:58pm • In the D.C. region and around the nation, there have been more and more stories of French bulldogs being stolen — in some cases, by force. In the past week, two French bulldogs were stolen in the D.C. area. A D.C. woman was reunited with her puppy Tuesday, days after the 6-month-old dog was sto DC Council member says her plan would improve 911 response 11/30/2023 07:20pm • D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau is introducing a bill that she says would improve 911 response in the District. Currently, when a D.C. resident calls 911 for help, they get asked if they need police, fire or help for a medical emergency. Under Nadeau's "Reliable and Effective 911 Dispatch A 18-year-old arrested in string of at least 18 robberies along DC trail 11/30/2023 04:42pm • An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a total of 18 robberies that happened in the span of about a month near the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Northeast D.C., according to police. D.C. police 5th District Commander Sylvan Altieri said the teen was arrested Tuesday and faces armed ro Police release video footage of suspects in FBI agent's carjacking; offer $20K award 11/30/2023 03:11pm • Authorities have released video footage of the two people suspected of carjacking an FBI agent in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday and are now offering a $20,000 reward. Authorities said the two men pulled a gun on the agent in the 100 block of 12th Street NE near Lincoln Park at about 3:45 p.m. Wedne Bowie-based nonprofit and Mt. Rainier police offer free HIV-testing for World AIDS Day 11/30/2023 09:20am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. As we approach World AIDS Day at the start of next month, a local group wants to help young people in the community learn their HIV statu Efforts underway to save bald eagle struck on BW Parkway 11/30/2023 05:44am • Hopes are high that a bald eagle will recover from its injuries after being rescued Monday along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The injured eagle is in the hands of a veterinary surgeon after being rescued by a volunteer with the Owl Moon Raptor Center in Boyds, Maryland. "It was sitting on 'Never, ever seen crime this bad': residents give passionate testimony on DC crime bill 11/29/2023 08:00pm • More than 80 people signed up to tell the D.C. Public Safety Committee their thoughts on Mayor Muriel Bowser's crime bill. While the focus was on the Addressing Crime Trends Now Act (ACT Now), witness after witness talked about the impact of the increase of crime in the District. "I have never 16-year-old Shih Tzu reunited with owner after being stolen during carjacking in Prince George's Co. 11/29/2023 07:03pm • Yet another dog was stolen and then reunited with its owner in the D.C. area. This time, a 16-year-old Shih Tzu named Zoi was returned Tuesday after she was stolen from a gas station Monday in the 1400 block of Hampton Park Boulevard near Largo, Maryland, around 1:15 p.m. Zoi was inside a Police ID man whose body was pulled from Montgomery Co. car crash with apparent gunshot wounds 11/29/2023 06:05pm • A man who was pulled from his car after a crash Tuesday night and was suffering apparent gunshot wounds has been identified by Montgomery County police. In an update Wednesday evening, police said they are now investigating the death of 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz Jr. as a homicide. Sat French bulldog stolen from Fairfax Co. home, police say 11/29/2023 12:55pm • Fairfax County police are looking for Queen. (Courtesy Fairfax County police) Fairfax County detectives are asking for the community's help in returning a stolen French bulldog to her owner. Officers responded to a burglary of a home in the 7500 block of Tralee Woods Court shortly before 8 a.