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Why a complaint about your neighbor smoking marijuana is no longer a police matter in Maryland 07/05/2023 06:17pm • Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in Maryland, Montgomery County Chief of Police Marcus Jones said complaints about people smoking marijuana in places such as apartment buildings or condos is "not a police matter." Officials in the police department and with the office of State's Attor Montgomery Co. reports uptick in students arrested on school grounds 07/05/2023 02:16pm • At least thirteen students were arrested on the grounds of Montgomery County Public Schools in the most recent school year — up from three during the academic year prior. The data was shared by school officials in a presentation on student well-being and safety during a June 27 Board of Educati 14-year-old killed, 6 people wounded during shooting at Maryland block party 07/05/2023 11:12am • A 14-year-old boy is dead and six other people wounded following a shooting at an Independence Day celebration in Salisbury, Maryland, early Wednesday morning, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said that he is grieving "with the victims in Salisbury and 2 dead, 1 hurt after three-vehicle crash that led to delays on I-95 in Stafford Co. 07/05/2023 11:00am • A three-vehicle crash left two people dead and another person injured, prompting authorities to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, for hours Wednesday morning. The crash, which involved a tractor-trailer, an SUV and a sedan, happened near the Centreport Park Md. state, city leaders promise to help shaken community in wake of mass shooting 07/05/2023 09:11am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Chakeem James had a question. James, standing at the edge of the crowd gathered in front of the Brooklyn Homes Community Center, waited 2 dead, 1 critically injured after fiery Arlington Co. crash 07/04/2023 10:58pm • Two people were killed and another was critically injured in a fiery, early morning, Fourth of July car crash, according to Arlington County police. The county's police department said in a news release the woman, 21-year-old Habiba Harbaoui, and the man, 23-year-old Alexandria resident Furkan Av Fairfax Co. police seek suspect in Chantilly sexual battery case 07/04/2023 06:34pm • Police are investigating a possible connection between two sexual assault cases in the same neighborhood of Chantilly, Virginia. The Fairfax County Police Department said a man approached a woman outdoors in the 14500 block of Northeast Place around 11:30 a.m. Monday. The suspect forcefully grabb 2 French bulldogs stolen at gunpoint, DC police say 07/04/2023 12:48pm • D.C. police are asking for the public's help after two French Bulldogs were reported stolen at gunpoint Monday. D.C. police said it happened at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, as a person walked the two dogs along V Street in Southwest D.C. Multiple suspects approached the victim. One of the suspects pu What's legal and what isn't: Your guide to shooting off personal fireworks in the DC area this Fourth of July 07/04/2023 04:44am • Officials across the D.C. region said the best way to avoid fiery entanglements and stay safe this Independence Day is to leave setting off fireworks to the experts. It's safer and won't break the bank, either. But — if you plan on setting off your own show this Fourth of July, it's important t Suspects accused of 'setup' in Prince George's Co. hotel held without bond for double homicide 07/04/2023 04:22am • A man and woman facing murder charges stemming from a double homicide last week at a hotel in Prince George's County, Maryland, were both ordered held without bond on Monday afternoon. Prosecutors said that last Wednesday, three men used a key card left by the woman who paid for the room to storm DC man charged with murder, animal cruelty in carjacking spree that killed 1 man, 2 dogs 07/03/2023 06:10pm • A D.C. man has been charged with murder, aggravated cruelty to animals and a string of other felonies after a carjacking spree Sunday afternoon that stretched from Prince George's County, Maryland, into Northeast D.C. and left one man and two dogs dead. Police said 22-year-old Daeyon Ross carjack DC police search for suspects in string of explosions at local businesses 07/03/2023 07:50am • D.C. police are looking for suspects who they said set a series of explosions at local businesses early Sunday morning. Looks like and talked to PD, appears to be some kind of explosion. pic.twitter.com/KpMkLyPofU — Amanda Koski (@AJKoski16) July 2, 2023 The first explosive device was set 'A disregard for life': Man, 2 dogs fatally shot in Prince George's Co. attempted carjackings 07/02/2023 09:54pm • A man and two dogs are dead after a suspect attempted multiple carjackings and led police on a chase through Maryland and D.C. Sunday afternoon. Police said, shortly after noon, the suspect carjacked a car near Rolling Ridge Drive and Addison Road and fled in the stolen vehicle to the 8400 block 'Reckless, cowardly act of violence': 2 dead, 28 hurt in Baltimore mass shooting 07/02/2023 04:47pm • Two people are dead and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting at a party in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday, police said. No suspects are currently in custody. The shooting occurred at around 12:30 a.m. during a block party on the 800 block of Gretna Court, near the Brooklyn Homes area, acc 2 killed in separate Southeast DC shootings 07/02/2023 10:54am • In the span of less than an hour, two men were killed and a third injured in separate shootings early Saturday in Southeast, D.C. police say. The first shooting happened after midnight Saturday in the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, according to a tweet from police. Police found a ma