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Lorton police station and animal shelter set to open this fall 09/09/2023 02:47pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Lorton police station and Fairfax County’s second animal shelter, both under construction since 2021, are expected to open this fall. Montgomery Co. police say they'll increase security as needed at school football games 09/08/2023 07:03pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they are continuing to work with public school officials to keep students safe, after a football game between rival high school teams last week led to a brawl and multiple incidents of school property. Jordan Satinsky, captain in the Community Engagement Why did hundreds of Fairfax Co. drivers mistakenly receive speed camera tickets? 09/08/2023 04:53pm • On July 20, Fairfax County resident Gary Steinberg drove by Key Middle School in Springfield, Virginia — an area his wife Daphne said the couple is very familiar with. The two were surprised when they received a speeding ticket in the mail weeks later. The citation accused Gary of driving 36 mp 5 teens charged with robbery, assault following Montgomery Co. football game brawl 09/08/2023 01:30pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have arrested and charged five teens with assault and robbery following a post-football game brawl outside of the Bethesda Metro station last week. The incident took place after the Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Walter Johnson football game on Sept. 1. The teens 'Bring the experts in': DC neighborhood leaders seek task force for 'chronic, systemic' 911 problems 09/08/2023 12:59pm • A D.C. neighborhood commissioner, whose dog was one of 10 who died in the District Dogs flooding last month, is one of 118 current and former ANC leaders calling on Mayor Muriel Bower to make major changes in how the city handles 911 calls. The leaders sent a letter to Bowser on Tuesday. "This Vigil held after body believed to be missing DC-area photographer found 09/08/2023 06:45am • An emotional vigil was held in Southeast D.C. Thursday night — to honor the memory of popular D.C. photographer Joseph Shymanski. Shymanski, 51, was reported missing from his Calvert County, Maryland, home on Labor Day by a family member. Law enforcement has since arrested a Pennsylvania ma Howard Co. is first in Maryland to give paramedics ability to do blood transfusions 09/07/2023 06:43pm • For many paramedics, when a patient has lost a lot of blood, the only chance to save them involves stopping the bleeding and rushing them to the hospital as fast as possible. That has changed in Howard County, with the county’s Fire and EMS department's new ability to perform blood transfus Police: Man in stolen BMW crashes into Fairfax Co. front yard, starts house fire 09/07/2023 05:24pm • Fairfax County police have arrested a man who they say stole a car and crashed into a transformer box, igniting a house fire in Lorton, Virginia, before fleeing the scene. No one inside the house was injured. In a news release, Fairfax County police identified the man as 32-year-old Nico Antho Search for escaped murder suspect continues as GWU returns to normal; $25k reward being offered 09/07/2023 03:10pm • Following a shelter-in-place order at George Washington University that lasted into the late evening Wednesday, District and federal law enforcement continue their search for a fugitive murder suspect 24 hours after he made his escape. That shelter-in-place order was issued around 3 p.m. Wednesda No students charged following Montgomery Co. football game brawl 09/07/2023 10:23am • No students involved in the post-football game brawl in Bethesda last week were charged with a crime, Montgomery County officials said. Word came in a joint statement released Wednesday evening by Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools Monifa McKnight and police Chief Marcus Jones. On Fri Irish pub closed by tragedy reopens in Arlington with joy 09/07/2023 06:35am • A popular Irish pub in Arlington, Virginia, will reopen its doors Thursday more than a year after tragedy struck, when a car crashed into the restaurant on Wilson Boulevard, injuring 15 people and setting off a devastating fire. "First and foremost, we're the most thankful that the people who wer Prince George's Co. police seek information on officer, woman caught on video going to back seat of cruiser 09/07/2023 05:12am • An internal investigation is already underway on a Maryland officer captured on video going into the back seat of a police cruiser with a woman. Now, Prince George's County police want to talk to anyone who can shed light on the interactions between the woman and the suspended officer — later i Shelter in place lifted at GW campus after man escapes DC police custody at hospital 09/06/2023 09:15pm • The shelter in place was lifted Wednesday evening at The George Washington University in D.C. nearly five hours after a suspect in a murder case escaped police custody. Police have not said whether the suspect has been found or apprehended. The university canceled all evening events and activi 3 arrested in Southwest DC shooting that killed 1 man, wounded 5 09/06/2023 02:00pm • Police outside the apartment where the shooting took place in Southwest D.C. (WTOP/Sandra Jones) Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Southwest D.C. that killed a man, left four people suffering from gunshot wounds and injured another man, according Review: 'The Afterparty' reveals killer in Season 2 finale on Apple TV+ 09/06/2023 12:56pm • If Kenneth Branagh's remake of "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) failed to galvanize a new generation, Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" (2019) undoubtedly revived the comedic whodunnit for a "Glass Onion" sequel. Streaming platforms followed suit, including Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building