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Arlington volunteer-run oversight board now active, allows investigations into police complaints 04/29/2023 11:48am • Complaints against police in Arlington County, Virginia, can now be investigated by the county's newly established oversight board and auditor. This Community Oversight Board can also evaluate law enforcement procedures, create reports on use of force incidents and make recommendations to the Arl 'Completely unacceptable': 6 DC firefighters put on leave, man arrested after brawl caught on camera 04/29/2023 05:11am • A man was taken into custody after he and a group of D.C. firefighters got into a physical fight on Tuesday night, according to an incident report from the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C. In a police report, officials claim a man was acting aggressively toward a firefighter out on a 911 ca Police ID 3 people killed in Fairfax Co. domestic shooting 04/28/2023 04:56pm • Police have identified the three people who were found dead inside a Springfield, Virginia, home in what they said appears to be a domestic shooting. A housekeeper found Meskerem Belachew Solomon, 38; Amanuel Belachew Solomon, 31; and Tiku Berhane Gebreeyesus, 47; in the basement of a home on the After $5M settlement, family of Bijan Ghaisar plans to continue push 'to save lives and do justice' 04/28/2023 01:18pm • The family of a Virginia man shot and killed by two U.S. Park Police officers after a minor traffic crash in 2017 said they will use a $5 million settlement to push for changes in laws changing policing standards. Last week, the family of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar reached a $5 million settlement Fiery crash on I-495 leads to traffic delays in Fairfax Co. 04/28/2023 01:00pm • Two people are hospitalized with serious injuries after a pickup truck crashed into a barrier on Interstate 495 early Thursday morning in Fairfax County, Virginia. The driver of the truck veered off eastbound I-495 at Van Dorn Street in Springfield and struck the Jersey wall before landing along 'The Tower Road Bus' documentary explores integration of Prince George's Co. schools 04/28/2023 12:59pm • ï»¿ In 1954, the Supreme Court's decision — also known as Brown v. Board of Education — ended segregation in U.S. public schools, but Prince George's County in Maryland delayed implementing it until a federal court in Baltimore forced the issue in 1972. This seismic social shift is chr Why some families are calling for pedestrian safety upgrades near several Reston schools 04/28/2023 04:58am • Several families and Fairfax County, Virginia, school board member Melanie Meren are urging county and state governments to take steps to increase pedestrian safety near several Reston schools. In a memo addressed to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay and obtained by WTOP, Me Three found dead in Fairfax Co. home in apparent domestic shooting 04/27/2023 08:28pm • Two men and a woman were found dead in the basement of a Springfield, Virginia, home Thursday afternoon in what police said appeared to be a domestic shooting. Fairfax County Deputy Chief of Police for Investigations Eli Cory said the department got a call just after 3:45 p.m. from the housekeepe DC police launch new community policing program with boots-on-the-ground approach 04/27/2023 08:11pm • One day after D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee announced he'd be moving on to a new job at the FBI, he also unveiled a new community policing initiative aimed at reducing crime through deeper neighborhood involvement. The department is calling it the Focused Patrol and Community Engagement Strateg Contee says DC police chief job 'weighs on me every day' 04/27/2023 03:27pm • Speaking frankly and in personal terms, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee addressed the public Thursday, explaining his decision to step down from the police department after more than 30 years on the force, including two years as chief. "The job weighs on me every day," Contee said. "You carry I-95 shootout suspect charged with attempted capital murder of law enforcement officer 04/27/2023 09:58am • The Virginia man charged with abducting a woman in New York leading to a deadly police shootout on Interstate 95 in Prince William County earlier this month is now facing more charges. Michael C. Davis, 34, of North Chesterfield has been charged with one felony count of attempted capital murder o 3 teenagers hospitalized after car crash in Mount Airy 04/27/2023 07:53am • Three teenagers have been hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Mount Airy, Maryland. The WTOP Traffic Center reported that the crash happened on Ridge Road near Wind Song Way just after midnight. One of the teens was flown to the University of Maryland's R. Adams C Prince William County property taxes to stay flat in new budget 04/27/2023 05:02am • 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. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the county's fiscal 2024 budget Tuesday night, cutting the real estate tax ra Alexandria leaders plan outreach in response to 'uptick' in juvenile crime 04/26/2023 05:31pm • Law enforcement leaders in Alexandria, Virginia, outlined a new effort this week that involves aggressive communication and community outreach to tackle violence and other criminal activity that have been increasing among young people. According to Easton McDonald, Alexandria's assistant police c Demonstrators halt DC-area traffic for the 2nd time this week 04/26/2023 11:00am • Amid the morning rush hour, traffic came to a standstill on the George-Washington Parkway Wednesday morning as a group of demonstrators blocked the D.C.-area roadway. It's the second time a roadway in the region has been blocked during rush hour this week. Police on the scene of the climate ac