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Reported abduction attempt in Fairfax Co. as 10-year-old child grabbed near elementary school 06/14/2023 02:29pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say they are investigating after a man reportedly grabbed a child near an elementary school Tuesday afternoon. In a news release, police call it an attempted abduction. It happened on Morning View Lane near Island Creek Elementary School about 4:15 p.m. Tues Man found shot to death inside car, Bladensburg police say 06/14/2023 11:23am • A man was found shot to death inside a car in Bladensburg, Maryland, on Tuesday night, police said. The man was in a car on the 2500 block of Alternate Route 1, according to a news release from Bladensburg police Officers who were out patrolling at around 11 p.m. noticed a "suspicious vehicle" Loudoun Co. schools change how SROs handle sexual assaults 06/14/2023 10:53am • The Loudoun County school system in Virginia is changing how its school resource officers handle sexual assault cases under an agreement with law enforcement approved on Tuesday. The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a new Memorandum of Understanding with the county's sheriff's off Shoplifters, no swiping! Fairfax Co. police tackling summer crime with new shoplifting prevention initiative 06/14/2023 05:21am • If you're thinking of taking something you didn't pay for from a business this summer, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, want you to think again. Fairfax County police announced Tuesday that June is "Retail Theft Month" in the department's series of crime prevention efforts this summer. From 2 DC firefighters charged in brawl caught on video 06/13/2023 09:33pm • Two D.C. firefighters accused of assaulting a man police say was acting aggressively toward personnel providing medical attention to two people in April appeared in court Tuesday. Firefighters Reden Ecleo, 21, and Lt. Sean Sinon, 48, were released on their own recognizance following their initial 5 found guilty of murder in 2018 killing of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson 06/13/2023 04:22pm • Five of the six men on trial in the shooting death of Makiyah Wilson have been found guilty of murder and conspiracy in the killing of the 10-year-old D.C. girl, who was gunned down in July 2018 while returning home from an ice cream truck. The jury's verdicts cap a sprawling, three-month murder Another black bear spotted ��� this time, in Rockville 06/13/2023 03:29pm • There's another bear on the loose: There have been reports of a black bear spotted in Rockville, Maryland's Horizon Hill neighborhood. Tuesday's sighting comes days after a large black bear was caught in Northeast D.C. and released back into the wild, and two months after a black bear was caught 2 Northeast DC teens arrested, charged in armed carjacking 06/13/2023 02:08pm • Two teenagers were arrested and charged in an armed carjacking that happened in Northwest D.C. on Monday. Police said that the two 14-year-old boys, of Northeast D.C., stole a vehicle in the 6900 block of 4th Street��shortly before 11:30 a.m. The suspects approached the victim, who was inside Body of missing DC woman found in Charles Co., police say 06/13/2023 09:47am • A D.C. woman, who was reported missing in April, was found dead in Waldorf, Maryland, and the Charles County Sheriff's Office has now launched an investigation into her killing. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to Holly Spring Drive afte Teen charged in pair of attempted carjackings, shootings in Hyattsville 06/13/2023 08:13am • A 17-year-old boy has been charged with crashing a carjacked vehicle in Hyattsville, Maryland, before attempting to carjack two more cars and shooting their drivers. According to City of Hyattsville police, an initial investigation showed that a teenage boy crashed a stolen vehicle in the 3900 bl 'It's OK to not be OK': Fairfax Co. opens doors to mental health facility for first responders 06/13/2023 05:27am • First responders and 911 call takers facing the stress and challenges of the job in Fairfax County, Virginia, will now have a new place to connect with mental health professionals. The Fairfax County Public Safety Wellness Center held its grand opening on Monday. "Firefighters, police officers Poodle puppy taken from seller at gunpoint during meeting with buyer in DC 06/12/2023 10:18pm • D.C. police officials say the woman intended to sell the dog and met with the supposed buyer around 8:40 p.m. on the 3300 block of 14th Place. (Courtesy D.C. police) Police are asking for help in finding an 8-week-old, brown toy poodle that was stolen from a woman on Friday in Southeast D.C. Virginia State Police releases 2022 crime report 06/12/2023 09:59pm • Virginia saw an increase in violent crime last year, according to a report by state police. According to Virginia State Police, the Commonwealth saw violent crime rates increase to 203 crimes per 100,000 people ��� that total is up from 194.4 in 2021. The ���Crime in Virginia��� report said, w DC official wants to help small businesses by paying for 'glass break sensors' 06/12/2023 09:00pm • For small business owners in D.C. it's not cheap to tighten security at their property. Now, they might get some extra financial help from the city in the future. The District already has a security camera incentive program that provides rebates for residents who buy cameras for the exterior of t Neighbor charged with killing 3 men at Annapolis home after parking dispute 06/12/2023 06:30pm • Investigators say a mass shooting outside an Annapolis, Maryland, home began with a parking dispute between neighbors. At a news briefing on Monday, the Annapolis Police Department said 43-year-old Charles Robert Smith is accused of opening fire on the 1000 block of Paddington Place around 8 p.m.