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Fairfax County budget proposal includes tax bill increases, increased schools funding 02/24/2023 06:01am • 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. Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill has presented his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget, which includes a steady real estate tax rate, DC's police chief says recruiting officers is harder due to new laws 02/24/2023 05:12am • Standing at 3,400 officers, D.C. police Chief Robert Contee testified Thursday that it could take a decade to get the department to full strength as it needs 4,200. Making recruiting officers even more challenging, he told city leaders, are new city policies that increase officer accountability. Montgomery Co. police release video of deadly shooting inside Metrobus 02/23/2023 10:11pm • Police in Montgomery County have released dramatic footage of a man walking into a Metrobus in the White Oak neighborhood, opening fire on a teenager, and running away. The Feb. 17 shooting happened on the Z6 bus near the busy White Oak Shopping Center and left 19-year-old Justice T’Ziyan E In nearly half the bodycam videos reviewed, DC police break the rules 02/23/2023 09:25pm • D.C. police officers wear body cameras every day and are supposed to record every interaction. In nearly half the incidents sent to the complaints office, where that footage is reviewed, officers broke department policy. In the nearly 800 cases reviewed by workers in D.C.'s Office of Police Compl DC police offering free wheel locks to certain Hyundai, Kia car owners 02/23/2023 08:39pm • Citing an increase in car thefts, D.C. police are offering free wheel locks to city residents who own certain Kia or Hyundai cars. In a news release, the city said the wheel locks will be available to D.C. residents who own a 2011-2021 Kia or Hyundai car. Proof of a steel key ignition, D.C. regis Gov. Moore makes his pick for Maryland State Police superintendent 02/23/2023 06:00pm • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore named a veteran of the Maryland State Police to lead the agency as superintendent. In a news conference in Annapolis on Thursday, Moore announced that the current acting superintendent, Lt. Col. Roland Butler, is his pick to assume the job on a permanent basis. Police identify man shot and killed by officers near Tysons Corner Center 02/23/2023 05:46pm • Police have identified the man shot and killed by an officer after a foot chase outside Northern Virginia's Tysons Corner mall Wednesday. Fairfax County police said 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson, a D.C. resident, died after an officer shot him in the chest while in a wooded area near a parki Off-duty DC officer will not be charged in deadly 2022 shooting at the Wharf 02/23/2023 05:17pm • An off-duty D.C. police commander who shot and killed a man at the Wharf last July will not face charges. The decision comes after an independent review of the investigation into the shooting that left Lazarus Wilson, 23, of Dumfries, Virginia, dead. More Local News More DC News Jan. 6 rioter who threatened Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison 02/23/2023 07:52am • A Texas man has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, which included assaulting a police officer and interstate threat to injure or kidnap, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Garret Miller, 36, of Richardson, Texas, wa Police shoot, kill suspected shoplifter near Tysons Corner Center 02/22/2023 10:45pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, shot and killed a man who they said was suspected of stealing from a store in Tysons Corner Center. Police did not say whether the man was armed. The investigation into what happened on Wednesday night near Fashion Boulevard in McLean around 7 p.m. is ongoi 94-year-old Arlington man charged with sexual battery involving children 02/22/2023 02:58pm • After discovering a second victim, Arlington Police are letting the public know about a suspected child abuser — in his 90s — who they worry could have more victims. Detectives say earlier this month, a woman called 911 after seeing suspicious behavior between Adolfo Zambrano, 94, and a child Montgomery Co. rolls out $20K signing bonuses for new police officers 02/22/2023 01:07pm • New police officers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are eligible for $20,000 in signing bonuses, officials announced Wednesday. The bonuses, which will be paid in installments, will be offered to the next recruiting class, which is scheduled to begin in June, according to a county news release. 3 injured after Northeast DC shooting 02/22/2023 05:21am • Three men are injured after being shot in Northeast D.C. on Tuesday night, police say. D.C. police said it happened in the area of 14th Street and Montana Avenue around 10:30 p.m. More DC News More Crime News All three men were taken to the hospital, and police said one of 'I don't think the mayor fully understands the bill': DC council chairman defends criminal code rewrite 02/22/2023 04:39am • The District's revised criminal code faces its final hurdle before becoming law in the U.S. Congress, where even D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson — who has long championed the revision — has admitted it's an uphill battle. After the House voted to block the revised criminal code in a Racist graffiti found at Montgomery County elementary school 02/22/2023 12:35am • After a gathering to show unity against antisemitism, racist graffiti was found on the grounds of a Maryland school. School staff found two instances of "KKK" drawn on the positive messages from "Chalk The Walk" — an event where the Westbrook Elementary School community came together to write p