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DC crime dropped in recent months; top cop knows it doesn’t seem like it 10/26/2022 03:14pm • At the start of the year, crime spiked in the District. Through May 31, violent crime was up 17% compared with 2021. Murders were up 8%. Robberies were up 41%. D.C. leaders were bracing for things to get even worse at the start of the summer. More D.C. News More Local News Crosby/Rey rematch in Southern Maryland is one of the marquee races of the fall 10/26/2022 08:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Del. Brian Crosby and former Del. Deb Rey love St. Mary’s County. They both have military backgrounds; Crosby served as an Army Range Lawsuit: Troopers accuse Maryland State Police of racial discrimination 10/26/2022 12:58am • A class-action lawsuit filed by current and former troopers alleges racial discrimination within Maryland State Police. First reported by the Baltimore Sun, three troopers were named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit on behalf of employees of color that comprise diverse backgrounds, including Black, H Montgomery Co. officer won't be charged in pursuit that ended in deadly crash 10/25/2022 08:28pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, police officer will not face charges after a car chase in February that ended in a deadly crash. The decision comes from the Howard County State Attorney’s Office after review of a report on the pursuit conducted by the Independent Investigations Division at the M Teenager accused of driving circles around patrol cars in Charles County 10/25/2022 07:57pm • The Charles County, Maryland, Sheriff's Office said that a 17-year-old accused of repeated instances of reckless driving on a stolen dirt bike has been arrested and charged. The teen initially was brought to the attention of authorities in September, when alleged offenses in the Bannister and Wak DC mayor, police chief urge council to slow down on criminal code rewrite 10/25/2022 04:38pm • A D.C. Council committee is moving ahead with plans to debate and vote on a rewrite of the city’s criminal code, something that hasn’t been done in more than a century. There’s widespread agreement that it should be done, and nearly all of it is without controversy. But Mayor Muriel Bowser Why is Northern Va. the world's data center capital? 10/25/2022 01:40pm • Most people don't give data centers a second thought -- or even know what they are -- until one affects their lives. In Northern Virginia, though, a lot of people do a lot of thinking about data centers. "It is true Northern Virginia is the data center capital of the world, the largest market in Woman killed in I-95 collision that closed southbound lanes for hours 10/25/2022 01:15pm • A collision early Tuesday on Interstate 95 in Howard County, Maryland, killed a woman, and then one of the drivers involved was struck by a passing vehicle following that deadly crash. It happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. just north of Maryland Route 100 in Howard County. Maryland State Police bel Assault charge against Montgomery Co. coach tossed 10/25/2022 12:13pm • Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Maryland, have dropped a misdemeanor assault complaint filed against a high school football coach involved in a brawl during a football game in September. "After reviewing the case, on Friday our office made the determination to dismiss the charge" against Northw Residents sound off on traffic issues in Montgomery Co. 10/25/2022 12:27am • Driving around a stretch of Montgomery County, Maryland, has many people frustrated, and they had the chance to speak about it at a town hall Monday night. During the virtual community town hall on Zoom, residents said there are significant issues at Massachusetts Avenue and Little Falls Parkway, 1 taken into custody during rally for cannabis clemency 10/24/2022 11:09pm • One person was taken into custody during a protest for cannabis reform near the White House on Monday. Cannabis reform groups, including D.C. Marijuana Justice, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Last Prisoner Project, protested President Joe Biden’s recent announcement on pardons as insuf 4-year-old shot in Northwest DC 10/24/2022 09:44pm • Two men and a 4-year-old were injured in a shooting in Northwest D.C. on Monday night, D.C. police chief Robert Contee said during a news conference. The shooting, Contee said, occurred between several people in the 100 block of Kennedy Street Northwest. When officers arrived about 6:30 p.m., he Why Hyundai, Kia owners should be especially concerned about car thieves 10/24/2022 08:07pm • As the weather gets colder, you may be tempted to leave your car running in the driveway or outside a convenience store when you go indoors. But Maryland State Police say that practice increases the chances that your car will be stolen (something that happens every 49 minutes in Maryland) -- and Montgomery Co. police search for suspects in shooting that left car, restaurant damaged 10/24/2022 07:16pm • A bullet hole in a CAVA window in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Oct. 24, 2022. (Courtesy NBC Washington/Paul Wagner) Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are searching for suspects in a downtown Silver Spring shooting that damaged a car and nearby restaurant Monday morning. The incident occur Police ID man hit, killed by car in Gaithersburg 10/24/2022 06:10pm • The Montgomery County, Maryland, police on Monday identified the man hit and killed in Gaithersburg on Saturday night. Selvin Reniery Flores Lagos, 39, whose address is unknown, was hit at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday near the Midcounty Highway and Miller Fall Road, police said. Officers and fire and