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District Heights man charged with impersonating police officer 03/12/2023 08:50am • A District Heights, Maryland, man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly impersonating a police officer. Late Thursday night, Robert Muschette Jr., 53, was driving a car with red and blue emergency lights on the front windshield, according to Hyattsville police. More Local News More DC man sentenced to 130 years in prison for gang-related murders 03/11/2023 09:36pm • A D.C. man was sentenced Friday to 130 years in prison for the murder of two people as part of a "violent gang feud," prosecutors said. After a nine week trial, Derek Turner, 31, was sentenced in the killings of DeVin Hall and Andrew McPhatter in separate shootings in 2017. His 130-year sentence Customs officers arrest two accused of felony sex offenses fleeing Dulles Airport 03/11/2023 04:09pm • 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. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men Friday on felony sex offenses at Washington Dulles International Airport After years of defeat, Senate committee gives near unanimous recommendation to move child sexual abuse bill to full chamber 03/11/2023 02:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As each Maryland senator with the Judicial Proceedings Committee cast their yes vote, David Lorenz cried and embraced his wife, Judy. T Former DC ANC commissioner sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatal DUI crash 03/11/2023 02:26pm • A former D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission member was sentenced to 10 years in prison with six years suspended in a deadly drunken driving crash on the Capital Beltway. Devon Lesesne, 32, of D.C., was indicted by a Fairfax County, Virginia, grand jury on one count of involuntary manslaughter Book Report: Are police untouchable? ‘Shielded’ author recounts history of police lawsuits 03/11/2023 12:03pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  The high-profile killings in recent years of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and most recently, Tyre Nichols, highlight the ongoing efforts across the country to tackle police misc DC Health Link responds to data breach, saying investigation in the works 03/11/2023 05:33am • DC Health Link updated members Friday on the serious breach of confidential data that occurred this week. The health insurance marketplace was made aware it had been hacked on Wednesday and said that over 56,000 customers had confidential data, including their Social Security numbers, addresses, Alexandria man gets 11 years in prison after stash of fentanyl pills found in crashed car 03/11/2023 05:33am • A man from Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced Friday to over 11 years in federal prison after prosecutors said thousands of fentanyl pills were found in his wrecked vehicle last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that 25-year-old Alpha Amin Kamara was senten Dunbar High School staffer on leave after alleged sexual misconduct toward a student 03/10/2023 09:04pm • An employee at a D.C. high school has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a student. The incident at Dunbar High School has been referred to D.C. police and D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, according to a letter from the school's principal. 29 graduates sworn in as Montgomery Co. police officers amid push to increase recruits 03/10/2023 08:08pm • A brand new class of police recruits have been sworn in to their new jobs, serving five different law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County, Maryland. The 29 members of the 75th session of the Montgomery County Police Training Academy will work in the Montgomery County, Takoma Park, Gaithersb DC man gets 8 years in prison for armed carjackings 03/10/2023 05:38pm • A D.C. man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of a pair of armed carjackings last year. Daron Cottingham, 20, was found guilty of one count of carjacking and two counts for possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. More Local News More DC New Tanker truck driver killed in fiery Frederick Co. crash identified 03/10/2023 03:59pm • The driver of a tanker truck, who was killed in a fiery crash in Frederick County, Maryland, last weekend, has been identified. Maryland State Police said 58-year-old Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr. of Smithsburg was driving a tanker truck with 8,650 gallons of gasoline from Manassas, Virginia, to Taney Fairfax County Board of Supervisors considering higher salaries for members 03/10/2023 08:56am • 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. Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors could see higher salaries in the future. Supervisors this week voted 8-2 to con Man, teen dead after shooting in Southeast DC, 1 injured 03/10/2023 08:50am • A man and a teenage boy have died, while another man was injured following a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Tuesday. According to D.C. police, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 2700 block of Bruce Place at around 7:45 p.m. More DC News More Local News Wh School zone, red light enforcement cameras could start in Prince William Co. by summer 03/10/2023 07:26am • Red light enforcement and school zone speed cameras could be in place throughout Prince William County, Virginia, by summer. The Board of County Supervisors has been studying the feasibility of using automated enforcement cameras in efforts to make pedestrians -- including school children -- safe