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Hundreds of tires found dumped in Anacostia Park 12/29/2022 01:56pm • Police are investigating and environmentalists are crying foul after hundreds of tires were found dumped off D.C. Route 295 in a wooded section of Anacostia Park in Southeast. The tires were dumped along a stretch of the park that's between East Capitol Street and where the CSX railroad tracks ru Montgomery Co. officials propose adding 7th police district to combat crime 12/29/2022 01:43pm • Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is considering adding a seventh district police station to combat the increase in crime following three recent homicides in Silver Spring, including one in a downtown parking garage. Currently, the county has six police districts. " would I think help us WATCH: Video shows driver following bike delivery person before alleged attack in DC 12/29/2022 05:15am • D.C. police are investigating an alleged assault on a food delivery person on a bicycle, part of which was caught on video. The incident happened on Christmas Eve near 9th and U streets in Northwest. The biker, Nicky VanDyke, said that she was in the right turn lane when a car pulled up very c 1 killed in hit-and-run crash in Anne Arundel Co. 12/29/2022 04:48am • Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help in locating the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash early Wednesday morning in Anne Arundel County. Troopers arrived at the area of southbound Route 97 at Maryland Route 648 at around 1:55 a.m., after receiving a report of a struck Suspect charged, hostage safe after Herndon barricade situation 12/28/2022 03:02pm • A hostage and barricade situation in Herndon, Virginia, was resolved peacefully Wednesday morning after about 12 hours, the Herndon police said. The police on Wednesday afternoon said Paul Graves, 66, of Herndon, has been charged with three felonies: abduction, use of a firearm in the commission Loved ones of missing Prince William Co. man plead for answers in his disappearance 12/28/2022 08:55am • A Prince William County, Virginia, man went missing on Dec. 21 under suspicious circumstances, according to police. His family is now pleading for answers. Jose Guerrero, 20, of Woodbridge, left his home on Lynn Street around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, and his family has not seen or heard 'I took actions while Trump did nothing' -- Hogan reflects on Jan. 6, the 2024 election and more 12/28/2022 05:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. During a wide-ranging interview with Maryland Matters last week, Gov. Larry Hogan discussed many of the biggest issues he faced during his t 'It can't handle the high speeds' -- WTOP's Traffic Center examines crashes on Suitland Parkway 12/28/2022 01:35am • As U.S. Park Police continue to investigate what led to a serious, multicar crash on Suitland Parkway in Prince George's County, Maryland, that injured three people Monday, one question remains: Why does the roadway tend to see so many accidents? The crash occurred in the vicinity of Naylor Road Local ponds and lakes pose risks for recreational ice skaters 12/28/2022 12:29am • The record cold Christmas Eve and continuation of the below-average temperatures through the early part of this week have created a layer of ice on the area's ponds and lakes. Even though we���re headed into a warm cycle through early to mid-January, we���ll revert to more cold weather later this wi WATCH: Anne Arundel Co. police maneuver kayaks with screwdrivers to rescue pilot in icy crash 12/27/2022 10:28pm • When 71-year-old Steve Couchman crash-landed his plane into the frozen waters of Beards Creek, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, shortly after taking off from Lee Airport, he was brought onto a kayak by a good Samaritan father-son duo. Anne Arundel County Police Officer Elizabeth Myers also boar 3 injured in Suitland Parkway crash, road's 39th collision this year 12/27/2022 08:56pm • U.S. Park Police are investigating a serious, multi-car crash on Suitland Parkway that sent three people to the hospital Monday morning. It is the 39th crash recorded by the WTOP Traffic Center along the road this year. The crash happened at around 11 a.m. on Suitland Parkway near the intersectio Police ID man who died after falling through ice in Prince William County 12/27/2022 06:17pm • 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. Police have identified a 19-year-old Falls Church man who died on Christmas Eve after falling through the ice at a Haymarket pond. P 3 injured in Southeast DC shooting 12/27/2022 05:47pm • D.C. police are investigating a shooting that injured three people, which happened just a few blocks from Anacostia Park. Police said shots were fired along a significant portion of the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast on Tuesday around 2:45 p.m. Alert: Shooting Investigation in the Police ID human remains found in Laurel car fire as DC teen 12/27/2022 05:34pm • Anne Arundel County police identified human remains��found in the back seat of a car fire in Laurel, Maryland. They are investigating it as a homicide. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore performed an autopsy on the remains and found the cause of death to be a gunshot wound. ���Near miss��� crash tracker being developed for DC students 12/27/2022 05:30am • An effort to increase road safety for D.C.'s young bike users and pedestrians includes coming up with a way for students to document ���near misses,��� those times they've had to take evasive action to avoid a collision. Jeremiah Lowery, advocacy director with the Washington Area Bicyclist Associ