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Ohio police sergeant placed on leave after video shows him punching woman during arrest 01/21/2023 08:00am • A police sergeant in Ohio was placed on paid leave after a video surfaced of him repeatedly punching a Black woman in the head while arresting her outside of a McDonald's in Butler Township, police said. The video shows two police officers, identified as Sgt. Todd Stanley and officer Tim Zellers, Police identify Prince George's Co. man killed in Northeast DC 01/21/2023 05:49am • D.C. police have identified a Lanham, Maryland, man killed during a shooting in Northeast Thursday. The department said Keshon Cornish, 23, was found with apparent gunshot wounds just after 5:40 p.m. on Jan. 19 in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue. More Local News More Crime News Increased safety measures coming to Prince William Co. area amid uptick in crime 01/21/2023 04:08am • Additional police officers, lights and cameras will be added to an area of Prince William County, Virginia, that has experienced a recent uptick in crime, according to officials. There were three homicides — one in 2023, and two in 2022 — in the area surrounding the Prince William Parkway and Manassas School Board awaits council action on headquarters 01/20/2023 07:57pm • 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. More than five months after approving the purchase of its current headquarters building, the Manassas School Board is still waiting f Teen charged with strong-arm carjacking of elderly woman in Montgomery Co. 01/20/2023 04:30pm • A 15-year-old from Germantown, Maryland, has been arrested and charged in a strong-arm carjacking of an elderly woman Thursday night. Montgomery County Police said the teenager approached the elderly woman shortly before 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Century Boulevard and Town Commons Drive Fairfax Co. police investigate alleged sexual assault in middle school bathroom 01/20/2023 02:28pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are investigating a report that a student was sexually assaulted in a middle school bathroom earlier this month. In an email to parents sent out late Thursday night, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid wrote the school district learned ab Alexandria considers keeping school resource officers 01/20/2023 12:02pm • The school board in Alexandria, Virginia, is reviewing a report by an advisory group formed to determine the future of the School Resource Officer program in its schools. The School Law Enforcement Partnership (SLEP), made up of community members, the Alexandria Police Department, city representa Lunar New Year 2023: Ways to celebrate in the DC region 01/20/2023 10:18am • The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is one of the most important and most celebrated holidays in China and many parts of Asia — and the D.C. region will be celebrating it in many ways. Penny Lee, public relations officer for the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, D.C 2 teens charged with murder after Woodbridge man's disappearance 01/20/2023 06:11am • A man and a male teenager are each charged with murder following last month's disappearance of a 20-year-old father from Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County police said 19-year-old Olvin Daniel Argueta Ramirez and a 17-year-old male, both of Woodbridge, were arrested Thursday in connectio 'Has to stop': Montgomery Co. leaders urge vigilance after student overdose 01/20/2023 12:11am • The superintendent, police chief and other leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, urged the community to be vigilant and highlighted available resources Thursday in response to a rise in youth opioid overdoses. At a news conference, police Chief Marcus Jones said a Montgomery County Public Schoo Alexandria woman accused of stealing car with child inside 01/19/2023 04:50pm • An Alexandria, Virginia, woman faces abduction and grand larceny charges after police say she stole an SUV on Sunday — while a 6-year-old girl was sitting in the back seat. The Fairfax County Police Department said 40-year-old Tanisha Hall was arrested Wednesday evening after officers tracked d Police say Northern Virginia car thieves target Hyundai, Kia models amid TikTok trend 01/19/2023 09:02am • Car thieves are finding new ways to steal automobiles and now many of them brag about it on social media. In Virginia, Fairfax County police said thieves appear to be targeting Hyundai and Kia vehicles as officers have been responding to a growing number of calls for stolen or damaged cars. Ghost gun used in carjacking, 2 Prince George's Co. teens arrested 01/19/2023 08:35am • Two teenage boys are accused of stealing a car on gunpoint in Prince George's County, Maryland, and police are still looking for the third suspect. It happened Tuesday around 11 p.m. on the 4800 block of Silver Hill Road in Suitland. Officers saw the car 45 minutes later near Branch Avenue and Cu Wounded DC teen faces murder charge following Southeast shooting 01/19/2023 07:34am • A 15-year-old boy who was wounded in a shooting that left a woman dead is now facing a murder charge, according to D.C. police. The teenager was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder while armed, following Tuesday's deadly shooting in the 5000 block of Benning Road Southeast that left Dale Suspects arrested in connection to Langley Park taxi robberies 01/18/2023 08:37pm • Prince George's County police have arrested three suspects accused of robbing taxi drivers near Langley Park, Maryland, over the last two months. Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that 20-year-old Omar Hernandez and 20-year-old Jose Linares-Hernandez, both residents of the Adelphi area, al