Body-cam footage shows Fairfax officer shooting woman with knife in hallway
The officer fired five shots at the woman who appeared to slash his face, the footage shows.
By Emily Davies
A missing 5-year-old, a desperate search, and a ‘nightmare’ outcome
Miles McMahon, a 5-year-old nonverbal child with autism, was found dead in a Maryland pond after hours of search and rescue efforts.
By Jasmine Hilton
Teen charged in fatal crash that killed 19-year-old in Arlington
Police identified the victim as Nicholas Rados, 19. Online records show he graduated from Washington-Liberty High School this year.
By Salvador Rizzo
Man, woman found dead in Manassas basement; person of interest detained in N.J.
Police said that the incident was a double homicide and that the “parties involved are known to one another.”
By Paul Duggan
At a job fair 37 years ago, he saw a police table. Now he’s the chief.
Marc Yamada, Montgomery County’s new police chief, shares his views on policing, working undercover and officers in schools.
By Dan Morse
Former Montgomery College student suspected in school threats, police say
Montgomery College closed all its locations and suspended services Friday because of email threats from a former student.
By Nicole Asbury and Dan Morse
Police arrest two men in fatal shooting inside store near Iverson Mall
Prince George’s County police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred inside a store in the Hillcrest Heights area.
By Jasmine Hilton
Teen girl sentenced to 3 years in fatal beating of Reggie Brown in D.C.
The 15-year-old girl is the first of five teenage co-defendants convicted in the 2023 fatal kicking and beating of a disabled man in Northwest Washington.
By Keith L. Alexander
Pr. George’s police officer accused of riding in missing rental cars
Sierra Alston is charged with three felony counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and has been suspended without pay.
By Jasmine Hilton
Montgomery elementary teacher accused of selling fentanyl indicted
Sarah Magid, 34, also suffered a drug overdose after her recent release from jail.
By Dan Morse
Exec admits stealing $4.8M from Va. birth-injury fund for jet trips, gold
John Hunter Raines, 38, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering offenses that carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
By Laura Vozzella
D.C. audit of police ranks for links to white supremacy nears completion
Officers at the Jan. 6 riot, and a D.C. lieutenant supporting the Proud Boys, led council to call for audit of D.C. police.
By Tom Jackman
Five men killed in separate D.C. shootings over four days
The shootings mark a spike in homicides even as the number in D.C. has declined by almost 30 percent compared with the same time last year.
By Martin Weil
D.C. finally made strangulation a felony. Prosecuting it is challenging.
The city elevated strangulation from a misdemeanor to a felony in hopes of reducing domestic violence. But proving the offense at trial remains a hurdle.
By Keith L. Alexander
Father charged after 5-year-old son dies; boy remembered as ‘vibrant, creative’
D.C. police charged Deandre Pettus with cruelty to a child while an investigation of the death continues, authorities said.
By Paul Duggan, Emily Davies and Keith L. AlexanderFirst, warning signs. Then, 3 die in alleged arson in Southeast D.C.
Police responded to the home in Southeast Washington five times in five days.
By Emily Davies, Paul Duggan and Keith L. AlexanderPr. George’s officer suspended, charged with unauthorized use of vehicle
Sierra Alston, a Prince George’s County police patrol officer, has been arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, authorities said.
By Jasmine HiltonA Maryland teen wasted away at home to 79 pounds. Was it murder?
The trial of Cynthia Moore, 41, is set to continue this week in Montgomery County Circuit Court.
By Dan Morse
Pr. George’s officials aim to tackle rise in domestic violence
Police, prosecutors and community advocates rallied together to underscore the alarming numbers and launch new strategies.
By Jasmine Hilton
Alexandria man sentenced to 58 years in fatal shooting of landscapers
Alexandria Circuit Court Judge James C. Clark rejected prosecutors’ request to impose a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
By Salvador Rizzo