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Man charged with murder in fatal stabbing at Ballston apartment building 06/19/2023 03:35pm • A man fatally stabbed a woman inside a Ballston, Virginia, apartment building early Monday in what police are calling a domestic-related homicide. Alimamy Fornah, 35, has been charged with murder in the death of Shontae Crawford, 37. Arlington County police said they were called to the apartme 2 teens killed, 2 others wounded in multiple shootings in Southeast DC 06/19/2023 12:20pm • Three separate shootings on Sunday night left two teens dead and three other people wounded in Southeast D.C. The first in the string of shootings was in the 2700 block of Langston Place, Southeast, around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, according to D.C. police. When officers arrived at the scene, they 14-year-old in Southeast dies of multiple gunshot wounds 06/17/2023 09:57pm • A 14-year-old has died after being shot multiple times early Saturday morning in Southeast, D.C. police say. The teen was identified by police as Stephon Shreeves, of Southeast. Officers were responding to the report of a shooting at the 2600 block of Sheridan Road, Southeast at 12:50 a.m. whe DC man posing as immigration officer charged with sexual assault 06/17/2023 10:03am • A D.C. man has been charged with raping a woman in Oxon Hill, Maryland, while pretending to be an officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The incident happened Tuesday at around 8:15 p.m. in a Sunrise Shopping Center parking lot, according to a news release from Prince George's Co 2 charged with killing District Heights teenager during carjacking 06/17/2023 09:15am • Two teenagers have been charged with killing 18-year-old Kendall Batson of District Heights during a carjacking in an elementary school parking lot, according to Prince George's County police. Police said Lavelle Harris, 18-year-old, of D.C., was charged with first and second degree murder, armed Retired DC police lieutenant pleads guilty after fatally shooting library officer during training 06/17/2023 08:00am • Retired D.C. police Lt. Jesse Porter Jr. pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court on Friday to killing a woman during an Aug. 4, 2022, training exercise for library officers at Anacostia Library. Porter was charged with second-degree murder while armed, unlawful discharge and possession of a firearm Brother, sister to serve years in prison for selling fentanyl connected to deadly DC overdose 06/16/2023 10:06am • A brother and sister from the D.C. area were sentenced to a combined 14-plus years in prison for selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose, the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. announced Thursday. Larry Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced to more than 11 years in pris Pokemon cards help tie suspect to series of explosions in Md. neighborhood 06/16/2023 09:25am • Authorities in Maryland have charged a man following a series of explosions over the last several weeks in Aberdeen — and they say his collection of Pokemon cards helped connect him to the blasts. Jeremiah E. Burnette, 34, of Aberdeen, faces charges of possessing and using explosive devices, fo A guide to Northern Virginia's Democratic primaries for Commonwealth's Attorney 06/16/2023 04:38am • Some of Northern Virginia's top prosecutors will face a pivotal challenge this June as they confront Democratic primary opponents who present themselves as superior reformers. Incumbents Steve Descano, Buta Biberaj and Parisa Dehghani-Tafti must convince Democratic voters that their first terms i Del. Lewis leads Father’s Day pledge to combat domestic violence 06/15/2023 08:45pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As Father’s Day approaches Sunday, some elected officials in Maryland are spreading a pledge to combat domestic violence. About 40 Ma Search underway for suspect in shooting that killed 16-year-old boy in Prince George's Co. 06/15/2023 08:35pm • A 16-year-old Silver Spring boy was killed and a man hospitalized after a shooting in Langley Park, Maryland, Wednesday. Police are asking for help finding the person responsible. Prince George's County police said the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of Riggs Road. Police sai Police ID pregnant woman killed in DC shooting; baby in 'critical condition' 06/15/2023 07:45pm • A pregnant woman was killed and a man was wounded Thursday in what D.C. police called a "targeted" shooting by two suspects armed with what appeared to be assault rifles. The woman and the man were parked in a car in the 300 block of 37th Street SE, when another car pulled up and two armed men ju 'All hands on deck': Md. Gov. Moore directs $5M to fight violent crime 06/15/2023 05:40pm • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is directing $5 million in federal funds in the effort to fight violent crime in the state. Moore made the announcement during a news conference Thursday at the State House in Annapolis, saying his administration would take a "comprehensive" approach to combating crime, en What Montgomery County is doing to help older adults defend against abuse 06/14/2023 06:55pm • Fighting elder abuse — both financial and physical — starts with communication. That's what the head of the Montgomery County, Maryland, state's attorney's office unit that investigates and prosecutes crimes dealing with economic loss said. Speaking out scares off scammers and can empower old Video footage released of moments leading up to fatal police pursuit on I-270 06/14/2023 04:39pm • Authorities in Maryland have released video footage from body cameras and police cruiser dashcams showing the moments leading up to a fatal pursuit on Interstate 270 in Rockville last month. The videos — which total more than 19 minutes — were released by the Maryland Office of the Attorney G