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Former Gallaudet University student found guilty in Jan. 6 involvement 03/17/2023 05:19am • A former Gallaudet University student has been found guilty for his involvement in the disruption of Congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Vitali GossJankowski, 34, of Florida, was found guilty by a jury of obstructing, impeding or interfering with law enforcement during a civil disord Tips on how to prevent your pet getting 'dognapped' 03/16/2023 09:12pm • Animal advocates say dognapping is on the rise, and it’s important that owners know how to best protect their furry friends. Last year in our area, there were over 10 dognappings. The latest reported case happened in District Heights, Maryland, where a 5-year-old Dachshund was taken from it Police: Metro Transit officer shoots man suspected in stabbing at Anacostia Metro station 03/16/2023 06:40pm • Two men are in the hospital after a separate stabbing and shooting involving a Metro Transit Police officer near the Anacostia Metro station Thursday afternoon. Police said it happened around 4:30 p.m. on Southeast D.C.'s Howard Road, near Shannon Place. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said a DC man arrested in connection with fatal skating rink shooting in Temple Hills 03/16/2023 06:12pm • Police in Prince George's County say they have arrested a D.C. man in connection with a fatal shooting outside of a Temple Hills skate rink in February. In a news release, police said that 27-year-old Omar Delonte Smith of Washington, D.C., has been arrested and charged with first and second degr 3 people killed in Rock Creek Parkway crash identified 03/16/2023 05:10pm • Police have identified three people killed in a crash along D.C.'s Rock Creek Parkway on Wednesday morning. Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, Maryland; and Arlington, Virginia, residents Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Charles Co. schools add AI gun detection 03/16/2023 08:41am • Charles County Public Schools in Maryland will join a growing number of D.C. area public schools with advanced gun detection technology. Weeks after a number of Virginia schools detailed security screeners that could be coming to schools in Prince William and Alexandria City Public Schools, the M 2 Capitol Heights men arrested in connection to Silver Spring shooting 03/16/2023 03:54am • Two Capitol Heights, Maryland, men have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in Silver Spring earlier this month. On Wednesday, Montgomery County police reported that Kajohn and Ahmahd McCombs, both 22-years-old, are in custody following the death of Deandre Keith Ellis, 23. Fairfax Co. police chopper pilot describes midair laser attack 03/16/2023 01:18am • A Lorton, Virginia, man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a laser at a Fairfax County police helicopter last week. Cameron Van Vleet, 25, was charged with interfering with the operation of an aircraft, a misdemeanor that can potentially carry a one-year prison sentence, according to Vi Property tax increase proposed as part of Montgomery Co. budget 03/16/2023 12:20am • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is proposing a $6.8 billion budget that fully funds the public schools' request for an increase of $296 million. That would put the operating budget for Montgomery County Public Schools at $3.2 billion. In order to do that, Montgomery County residents c 3 dead, 2 injured after two-vehicle crash on Rock Creek Parkway 03/15/2023 10:30pm • Three people are dead and two others were hurt after a driver fled a traffic stop and crashed into another vehicle on Rock Creek Parkway in Northwest D.C. It happened around 1:45 a.m. in the area of P Street Northwest, according to U.S. Park Police, and traffic is being diverted off the parkw Prince George’s Co. proposed budget has very little wiggle room 03/15/2023 09:04pm • Normally, budget proposals are a chance for elected leaders to highlight their goals and aspirations — put their money where their mouth is, so to speak — and they’re unveiled with lots of promises and optimism. But a lot of that was missing this year in Prince George’s County, Maryland. New footage shows theft of Dachshund from District Heights porch 03/15/2023 04:27pm • Carnelo, the five-year-old female Dachshund stolen from a Districts Heights home on March 6. (Courtesy PGPD) Police are investigating the theft of a five-year-old female Dachshund named Canelo from a District Heights, Maryland, home earlier this month. Home surveillance footage, released Wedn Truck driver killed in 3-vehicle crash on I-95 in Maryland 03/15/2023 01:27pm • A truck driver was killed early Tuesday in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Beltsville that also left three other people hurt, according to Maryland State Police. Delando Woody, 56, of New Jersey, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 5:30 a.m., police said in a news release. 'They're desperate': Some Arlington parents ask courts to intervene in teen fentanyl addiction treatment 03/15/2023 09:30am • A growing number of Arlington County, Virginia, parents are looking for drug abuse treatment for their children, leading to a boom in petitions filed in juvenile court seeking the court's intervention. "A large majority of the petitions we've seen are fentanyl cases, children with severe substanc Should late night businesses develop crime prevention plans in Montgomery Co.? 03/15/2023 07:23am • Jane Redicker, president of the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, says residents in the Maryland city are increasingly concerned about fighting crime. This includes protecting those who work the late shift. Redicker recently testified before the Montgomery County Council in favor of a bi